The last week was super. Super busy and just overall super. I finally listened to my body and didn't run yesterday. The run on Saturday almost killed me, literally, as the trail was so washed out I almost went over the cliff 4 times.
I consider myself an expert on this trail, and a damn good downhill trail runner, but the couple rainstorms of the last month destroyed everything I knew about the terrain. I actually stopped once and had a little chat with the mountainside.
Never commit to any one step.
Funny the little things you remember can save your life.... and give you a day off to get pictures sorted out! I took about 350 pictures, here are the ones I think are the best, or at least proof I took a dip in the water at 13,000 feet on a cold day.
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| Got permission to hike to a mine site close to an active mine |
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| About 9500 feet, lowest elevation all weekend |
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| There it is! Only a little snow left but still looking cold. |
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| Cold, super cold. |
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| Letting the sun thaw me out a little. |
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| Minerals oozing out of a mineshaft |
It's one of our favorite areas. The fall colors won't be in full for another 2 weeks but we chose warmer weather over waking up to frost on everything.
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oh Max - those pics are beautiful!!! i have never seen country like that with my eyes - just pics in magazines or in movies. i find it amazing that such places exist! it is breath-takingly beautiful!!!
ReplyDeletewhat was the temp of the water - it looks absolutely freezing!!!!
oh and you know that yer a hottie - so there!
your friend,
kymber
bah...
DeleteNo idea on the water temp. Freezing was all my body said, it rejected me getting in deep a few times till stupidity overcame sense. It was the coldest water I have ever been in, and that's saying a lot.
I'll get some more pics up in the next day or so, or the weekend.
Hi Max- I just read your caption on Kymber's blogroll. I love to see pictures - so I came over and did just that.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are super awesome ! Would I ever love to see that country ! And as my sis said - breath- takingly beautiful ! Lucky guy !
By the way - these shots are National Geographic worthy.
Take Care ... Helga
Thanks for stopping in, I'm not as picture crazy as K & J but I try to put some up. It makes reading my ramblings easier when I look back.
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