On the way up to the top of Mt. Evans
Jul 27, 2019 15:00:15 #
gnawbone
Loc: Southern Indiana
This was from a stop on the way to the top of Mt Evan (Idaho Springs, CO). Veeerrrryyyy thin air up there - 14,270' above sea level. As we neared the top my hands started tingling and began to feel light headed (altitude sickness) and given the road does not have guardrails up there - it can get a little harry. Obviously, we made it OK and for me, once in a lifetime will be enough!
Jul 27, 2019 15:06:30 #
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Jul 27, 2019 16:57:09 #
I've been up there with a 35 lb. pack. And, yes the air is getting a bit thin up there. That was a long time ago and not likely to happen again for me. But worth it to me at the time. Nice photo!
Jul 27, 2019 17:55:21 #
Jul 27, 2019 21:56:38 #
therwol
Loc: USA
gnawbone wrote:
This was from a stop on the way to the top of Mt Evan (Idaho Springs, CO). Veeerrrryyyy thin air up there - 14,270' above sea level. As we neared the top my hands started tingling and began to feel light headed (altitude sickness) and given the road does not have guardrails up there - it can get a little harry. Obviously, we made it OK and for me, once in a lifetime will be enough!
Hmmm. I was up there in 1975 and took this photo of the geological marker. 14,258 feet. Did the mountain grow since then?
Seriously, the drive up there was pretty spectacular, as was the view at the top. Yes, the air was quite thin to someone who basically came from sea level. I'm surprised I didn't get altitude sickness.
Jul 28, 2019 08:15:21 #
gnawbone wrote:
This was from a stop on the way to the top of Mt Evan (Idaho Springs, CO). Veeerrrryyyy thin air up there - 14,270' above sea level. As we neared the top my hands started tingling and began to feel light headed (altitude sickness) and given the road does not have guardrails up there - it can get a little harry. Obviously, we made it OK and for me, once in a lifetime will be enough!
Gorgeous shot of a gorgeous view...but the drive up there sounds scary😱!!
Jul 28, 2019 08:31:11 #
Jul 28, 2019 13:13:11 #
I went to go there a few years back but the road was closed at Echo Lake and we couldn’t go any further. That was in November a few years back. Had lunch in Idaho Springs that day. Nice capture....
Jul 28, 2019 20:36:50 #
shangyrhee
Loc: Nashville TN to Sacramento CA
Infinitely spectacular view !!! Been there many times but yearning to be there again. Shang
Jul 29, 2019 02:00:43 #
therwol
Loc: USA
gnawbone wrote:
This was from a stop on the way to the top of Mt Evan (Idaho Springs, CO). Veeerrrryyyy thin air up there - 14,270' above sea level. As we neared the top my hands started tingling and began to feel light headed (altitude sickness) and given the road does not have guardrails up there - it can get a little harry. Obviously, we made it OK and for me, once in a lifetime will be enough!
I want to bring up a question, and I'll have to post a couple of pictures I took in 1975. They are slightly out of focus and have some dust spots. (I just scanned over 8000 negatives and slides and haven't cleaned them up yet.)
These two photos were taken in August of 1975 on Mt. Evans. (Nikon FTn, 50mm f/1.4 lens, Kodachrome 64) What do you see? Snow. Snow is absent in your photo except for a bit on some peaks in the distance. I'm wondering if this is from some variation in precipitation from year to year or from climate change. Maybe it's impossible to answer. The difference is striking to me.
Jul 29, 2019 09:11:21 #
papaluv4gd
Loc: durham,ct
Cimbed 24 of the 52 fourteeners as they are called. For me, there can never a point too high. Absolutely love high altitudes. Wherever we go on vacation, I make it a point to find the highest point to climb. I'm going on 68, and have fortunately been blessed with good health and stamina. Brings back memories of carefree days of traipsing around the country exploring whatever the immediate local had to offer. Yeah,I was a hitchhiker back in my younger days. spent about 12 yrs. crisscrossing north america. Sadly, no can do anymore, BUT the wanderlust never dies. Thanks for the memories.
Jul 29, 2019 23:24:42 #
Sorry you had altitude sickness, you probably didn't stay to see all the wildlife at the top. Not just the Mt. Goats but the marmots squirrels, etc. You have to be in relatively good physical condition and stay hydrated when going to high altitudes. Pilots flying non-pressurized airplanes must be on oxygen by the time they get to 14,000 feet. If you live below 2,000 feet elevation and are not in good physical condition you should take oxygen with you, if you plan to go above 10,000 feet. Don't forget to have lots of water with you and drink it.
Aug 7, 2019 18:47:57 #
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