The Hardrock contingent:
Joyce and Ann having a grand time:
The water fights started at the back of the parade:
And continued all the way down the street for some major soakings of firemen and spectators alike:
Monday, July 13, 2009
July 4 in Silverton
It wouldn't be the Fourth of July without a parade in a small Colorado town!
The Hardrock contingent:
Joyce and Ann having a grand time:
The water fights started at the back of the parade:
And continued all the way down the street for some major soakings of firemen and spectators alike:
The Hardrock contingent:
Joyce and Ann having a grand time:
The water fights started at the back of the parade:
And continued all the way down the street for some major soakings of firemen and spectators alike:
Trail work day #1
John and I did a couple of trail work days for extra tickets in next year's HRH lottery. The first day was on Bear Creek Trail above Ouray. Rick led us along and instructed us in the fine art of widening a narrow trail on the side of a cliff.
Robert, Rick (our fearless leader), and Paul:
Julian and John adding timbers and dirt:
John Not-The-Plumber:
Digging out rocks:
Doesn't this trail look a lot less scary now?
Joyce got into the action:
Joe and Don bringing rocks over:
Enough of that! Joe, Joyce, and Ann head down to Ouray for some hot springs soaking and Mexican food:
Robert, Rick (our fearless leader), and Paul:
Julian and John adding timbers and dirt:
John Not-The-Plumber:
Digging out rocks:
Doesn't this trail look a lot less scary now?
Joyce got into the action:
Joe and Don bringing rocks over:
Enough of that! Joe, Joyce, and Ann head down to Ouray for some hot springs soaking and Mexican food:
HRH trail marking - day 5
Day 5: From Telluride up to Wasatch Saddle/Oscar's Pass and back down
We drove around to Telluride for some trail marking, shopping, Baked in Telluride, and internet access at the library. Another beautiful day!
Looking up toward our destination:
A selfie of either the mountains in the background or some random tree (you decide):
Site of an avalanche:
Nancy at a creek crossing:
The area we traversed at the start of PQ 2002 - still hard to tell what the best route would have been:
Bridal Veil basin and the snowfield traverse over to Oscar's Pass:
A pretty waterfall John pointed out on the way down:
We drove around to Telluride for some trail marking, shopping, Baked in Telluride, and internet access at the library. Another beautiful day!
Looking up toward our destination:
A selfie of either the mountains in the background or some random tree (you decide):
Site of an avalanche:
Nancy at a creek crossing:
The area we traversed at the start of PQ 2002 - still hard to tell what the best route would have been:
Bridal Veil basin and the snowfield traverse over to Oscar's Pass:
A pretty waterfall John pointed out on the way down:
HRH trail marking - day 4
Day 4 (for us): Arrastra Gulch to Maggie's, a l-o-n-g day, and hence, a large # of photos...
Joe, Jennifer, Ann, and Andy:
The mine above Arrastra:
Some trail work (thanks guys!):
Ann near the top of the first (and highest) pass:
John coming up after finishing the first bit of trail work:
"Snow work" on the traverse at the top (probably all melted by race morning):
Cunningham aid station way down below:
The Gospel According to Charlie (The Book of Wildflowers):
Crossing the creek into Cunningham:
James and Joe know how to optimize their wait time:
Looking back where we came down:
Heading up the next valley:
And down...and up...and down...
Cramming into the back of Jim's pickup for a ride down (7 in the back) - maybe should have run down instead! Lots of good learning on this trip:
Joe, Jennifer, Ann, and Andy:
The mine above Arrastra:
Some trail work (thanks guys!):
Ann near the top of the first (and highest) pass:
John coming up after finishing the first bit of trail work:
"Snow work" on the traverse at the top (probably all melted by race morning):
Cunningham aid station way down below:
The Gospel According to Charlie (The Book of Wildflowers):
Crossing the creek into Cunningham:
James and Joe know how to optimize their wait time:
Looking back where we came down:
Heading up the next valley:
And down...and up...and down...
Cramming into the back of Jim's pickup for a ride down (7 in the back) - maybe should have run down instead! Lots of good learning on this trip:
HRH trail marking - day 3
Day 3: John, Andy, and I parked at Grouse Gulch for an up-and-back to Handies Peak, forgoing the long 4WD trip over Cinnamon Pass to Sherman. That worked out to be an excellent choice.
Coming up a snow field:
Mountain lakes are awesome:
A bear print or something else?
Handies Peak:
Coming up from American Basin:
I wouldn't step there if I were you:
View from the top of Handies (14,048 ft):
We hiked down the trail on the other side so I could get a feel for it. The snow fields (on the right side of the photo) where you have to go down in the CW direction can be icy and slippery at night, but now I have a better idea what to look for:
John and I did a bit of off-trail exploration, including climbing up the ridge back toward Handies. It was good training for me, and a continuous mystery whether we could keep going over or around the next set of rocks. John did good route finding, it wasn't TOO difficult overall (despite how it looks from a distance), and we made it!
Pretty wildflowers:
My legs were dang tired by the end of the day. We were going to take the next day off, then we decided not to, then our battery was dead in Howie so that sealed it. The following trail marking day (Maggie Gulch to Sherman) was an "off" day for us while we figured out the problem (the generator is only a trickle charger and cannot be relied on to keep the battery going) and did laundry.
Coming up a snow field:
Mountain lakes are awesome:
A bear print or something else?
Handies Peak:
Coming up from American Basin:
I wouldn't step there if I were you:
View from the top of Handies (14,048 ft):
We hiked down the trail on the other side so I could get a feel for it. The snow fields (on the right side of the photo) where you have to go down in the CW direction can be icy and slippery at night, but now I have a better idea what to look for:
John and I did a bit of off-trail exploration, including climbing up the ridge back toward Handies. It was good training for me, and a continuous mystery whether we could keep going over or around the next set of rocks. John did good route finding, it wasn't TOO difficult overall (despite how it looks from a distance), and we made it!
Pretty wildflowers:
My legs were dang tired by the end of the day. We were going to take the next day off, then we decided not to, then our battery was dead in Howie so that sealed it. The following trail marking day (Maggie Gulch to Sherman) was an "off" day for us while we figured out the problem (the generator is only a trickle charger and cannot be relied on to keep the battery going) and did laundry.
HRH trail marking - day 2
Day 2: From Kamm Traverse aid station back toward Silverton...
Smiling Sue, with John messing around in the background:
Charlie telling tales to Jeff and Jennifer:
One of the sections without a trail - therefore we go straight up, of course!
Geology is cool:
At the site of our aid station (Putnam), John couldn't resist starting work. Here he is clearing branches off a log to make a bench for runners to sit on:
On the way down toward Silverton - I love this sign! Never did find the "End" though:
A couple of Columbines:
Lunch!
The Mineral Creek crossing (the most interesting part of this section) - I heard the water was lower by race day:
Smiling Sue, with John messing around in the background:
Charlie telling tales to Jeff and Jennifer:
One of the sections without a trail - therefore we go straight up, of course!
Geology is cool:
At the site of our aid station (Putnam), John couldn't resist starting work. Here he is clearing branches off a log to make a bench for runners to sit on:
On the way down toward Silverton - I love this sign! Never did find the "End" though:
A couple of Columbines:
Lunch!
The Mineral Creek crossing (the most interesting part of this section) - I heard the water was lower by race day:
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