I'm from NJ. I used to hike, backpack and canoe. Most of . We started at 2 a.m. the mountains that I used to climb were 3-7k feet although with full back packs. My buddies and I went out West once. Well twice if you count Lake of the Woods. There's two things that I remember from that trip. One was having my picture taken "standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona". The other was hiking and scrambling up Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. What a challenge and what a thrill
Continued. We started at 1 a.m. with flashlights. We were used to eastern black bears but apprehensive about western bears especially in the dark. We got to the summit and tried to have lunch when the biggest groundhog that any of us had ever seen showed up to join us. I was told that he was a marmot. I had never heard of them. We made it off the mountain dry and drove back to our campsite.I've crossed the country by car a few times since, I understand to a degree why flyover (Pittsburgh to Denver) country is called that. The West, of course, is beautiful.
great pics, thanks for sharing the adventure!!!!!
I'm from NJ. I used to hike, backpack and canoe. Most of . We started at 2 a.m. the mountains that I used to climb were 3-7k feet although with full back packs. My buddies and I went out West once. Well twice if you count Lake of the Woods. There's two things that I remember from that trip. One was having my picture taken "standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona". The other was hiking and scrambling up Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park. What a challenge and what a thrill
Continued. We started at 1 a.m. with flashlights. We were used to eastern black bears but apprehensive about western bears especially in the dark. We got to the summit and tried to have lunch when the biggest groundhog that any of us had ever seen showed up to join us. I was told that he was a marmot. I had never heard of them. We made it off the mountain dry and drove back to our campsite.I've crossed the country by car a few times since, I understand to a degree why flyover (Pittsburgh to Denver) country is called that. The West, of course, is beautiful.