Long's Peak, Colorado
Feb 8, 2022 07:44:43 #
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Feb 8, 2022 08:24:46 #
halraiser wrote:
I understand the desire to lighten the load by carrying less water, but that is dangerous. Dehydration causes problems that interfere with your ability to both think and move. And if there are streams available, you can get filters or chemical purifiers that will make the water safe to drink.
Great set. I couldn't even finish the drive up the road - that's how much I love being in high places....
"Beaver fever" is caused by giardia which can be spread via water by beaver, marmots, and other animals. Giardia are parasites, which are "large" microorganisms and thus easily filtered by various filters, even the type that look like large sraws.
Feb 8, 2022 08:35:07 #
Caribou
Loc: St. Louis, MO
sb wrote:
Great set. I couldn't even finish the drive up the road - that's how much I love being in high places....
"Beaver fever" is caused by giardia which can be spread via water by beaver, marmots, and other animals. Giardia are parasites, which are "large" microorganisms and thus easily filtered by various filters, even the type that look like large sraws.
"Beaver fever" is caused by giardia which can be spread via water by beaver, marmots, and other animals. Giardia are parasites, which are "large" microorganisms and thus easily filtered by various filters, even the type that look like large sraws.
Next time I will have a filter with me. Speaking of marmots, here's a guy we passed along the way. He was very curious about us. I guess he was used to seeing people.
Feb 8, 2022 09:06:24 #
What a spectacular adventure to experience and share with your S.I.L. Great memories documented with these marvelous images...thanks for sharing!! 
Feb 8, 2022 09:08:00 #
Caribou
Loc: St. Louis, MO
jederick wrote:
What a spectacular adventure to experience and share with your S.I.L. Great memories documented with these marvelous images...thanks for sharing!!
You are very welcome
Feb 8, 2022 09:57:35 #
Every once in a while there’s local news of a climber who didn’t observe the easy rule of “climb in the morning and be off the mountain no later than early, early afternoon.” Lightening is not your friend. I see Long’s Peak every morning. Not once have been tempted to drive to one of its trailheads. Your pics show why…. 🥴
Feb 8, 2022 10:07:22 #
granbob
Loc: SW Wisc; E Iowa; W Illinois
BarnOwl mentioned using good judgement. I remember once reading:
Good judgement comes from experience -
Experience comes from poor judgement
Good judgement comes from experience -
Experience comes from poor judgement
Feb 8, 2022 10:20:15 #
Photomac
Loc: The Dalles, Or
I too, really enjoyed your work. I've been to base camp, Mt Everest at 17,000 feet then up to view Everest at 18,000 feet in the morning. I trained at Manitou Springs, Co climbing Pikes Peak in preparation. In Nepal, we used Chlorine Dioxide for water purification at All Times on all Water, domestic or not. The lightening danger in Colorado is notorious, often killing unaware climbers, even in the absence of close storm. I hiker was killed on Pikes Peak standing on a rock above the trail in the open under clear skies, by a strike from a storm west of the mountain. Herds of elk have been killed in a single strike by traveling through the ground up one leg and down another. I always wanted to climb Longs, but alas, age has caught up, at 76, not going to happen.
Feb 8, 2022 10:50:46 #
Feb 8, 2022 11:28:10 #
Caribou wrote:
Next time I will have a filter with me. Speaking of marmots, here's a guy we passed along the way. He was very curious about us. I guess he was used to seeing people.
What a great shot of a fine specimen ☀☀☀☀☀
Feb 8, 2022 13:38:06 #
The legend on this photo says: " That little shelter on the left was built in honor of a climber who died from exposure during a winter storm."
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Feb 8, 2022 15:37:23 #
Thanks for posting. I sure miss RMNP. Did a lot of hiking all over the park when I accompanied my Mom back for her reunions. Everyone has passed on now and though I always wanted to attempt Longs I never will. Too much time as a flat lander to get acclimated in one weeks time. Your photos are explicit in showing the areas they describe along the hike. The part of starting at 3AM and putting in miles and hours with the possibility of being stormed off before the homestretch was always disconcerting.
Feb 8, 2022 15:43:13 #
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