Summer 2005
The Great West...
For the third year in a row I was able to take 3 weeks in July
and head out west for hiking, sightseeing and camping.
The first 1,000 miles.... nothing! That only gets you to the edge of Colorado!
Dot 1- Mt Princeton 14,197 ft. 4 days acclimatizing, camping and hiking. Climbed Mt Princeton and back in a mere 10 hours (ugh)
The long view | 11,000 ft.. easy part done |
12,000 ft nothing but bolders |
Summit (O2sat= 78% for those who care) |
Great Sand Dunes National Park
and Preserve (CO)
sand trapped by the Rio Grande | 900 ft high |
Petroglyphs National Monument
(N.Mex)
see the turtle? |
Petrified Forrest National Park
(AZ)
Largest Petrified trees in the world |
Meteor Crater (AZ)
from a distance |
big hole (500ft deep, 4,000 ft across) |
Grand Canyon (AZ)
note "fog" from forrest fire |
Zion Canyon (UT)
tall sandstone | and a zillion people |
Bryce Canyon (UT)
be sure to camp at the canyon | |
take the long hike! |
buffalo hangin near a mud pot |
Black Hills (Custer
State Park) SD
Needles highway.. |
from the top of Harney peak (~ 7,200ft) |
Books Read: 6 Books- all Clive Cussler books-- Dirk Pitt (action/adventure), no brain needed to read - novels
Miles Hiked- enough
Pounds Lost- 6
Miles driven- 6,000
Days spent- 21
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