08-09-2013, 21:05
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Page/Lake Powell, Arizona
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Another long day at work.
The North Rim lawn mowers were also at work.
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08-09-2013, 23:00
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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GC,
Crap dude. I passed you. I was at North rim all day doing training. Passed the lawnmowers too. 
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08-14-2013, 17:03
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#1143
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Raeford
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I had to drive to Baltimore this morning to pick up 9 soldiers from my BN coming home from Afghanistan at 2300 tonight.
One of them is my wife.
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08-14-2013, 18:43
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Midwest
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 33army
I had to drive to Baltimore this morning to pick up 9 soldiers from my BN coming home from Afghanistan at 2300 tonight.
One of them is my wife.
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Outstanding!
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08-18-2013, 19:22
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Legacy
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Southern Pines, NC
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New Addition to the Family!
I am now a proud horse owner. 3-1/2 year old Friesian cross gelding named Memphis. He is a big boy and still growing!!!
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08-18-2013, 19:44
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Occupied Pineland
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Originally Posted by SpikedBuck
I am now a proud horse owner. 3-1/2 year old Friesian cross gelding named Memphis. He is a big boy and still growing!!! |
Congratulations! May it be a long, mutually rewarding relationship.
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08-18-2013, 20:49
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Join Date: Nov 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SpikedBuck
I am now a proud horse owner. 3-1/2 year old Friesian cross gelding named Memphis. He is a big boy and still growing!!! |
Cav now, huh? Got a Stetson to go with the gelding?  Have fun!
Pat
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08-20-2013, 07:07
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Western New York State
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No shirt no shoes I Still get service!
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08-23-2013, 13:27
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Location, Location
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For the want of a nail or how we climbed only Six 14ers in Three days.
We arrived vic. of Craigs Trailhead (11,800) on Monday and free camped. Up early Tuesday for the 13.25 roundtrip climb to Pikes Peak (14,110). 4,300 elevation gain. Long day with 6.5+hrs. up and 4.75hrs down. Damn pebbles. RON.
Early up and 2hr. drive to Fourmile Creek Trailhead (11,800) for the Mt. Sherman ascent (14,036). 2,850 elevation gain. 3.25hrs. up and 1.75hrs. down. Cheap (very nice) hotel in Fairplay, CO (dark and rain). Excellent dinner at the Southwestern Steakhouse.
Free breakfast and another early up along a bastard road to Kite Lake Trailhead (12,000). Today is four 14ers. Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross (14,286). 3,700 elevation gain. Round trip mileage was 7.25 and the saddles between peaks are about 13,000. Return to Fairplay and excellent burgers at the Brown Burro.
Free breakfast and another early up to a flat tire... We were planning to do Quandary Peak (14,265) but the time constraint moved it to another day.
I married a tough ole mule and blessed for it.
Awesome pic to follow.
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08-23-2013, 13:42
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Harrisburg, PA
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Originally Posted by MR2
Awesome pic to follow.
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Now that's a trip! I know what you mean about the damn pebbles at PP. Downhill was much harder because of them. Looking forward to those pics. I am sure they will bring back some good memories.
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08-23-2013, 13:45
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Driving the Texas highways
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Originally Posted by MR2
I married a tough ole mule and blessed for it.
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So jealous of you & mrs. mule! I know the blue skies and mountain scenery are so spectacular in late summer. What a great trip.
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08-23-2013, 14:29
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She's the mule, I'm the ass!
Taken from the top of Mt Cameron.
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08-23-2013, 14:34
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MR2
She's the mule, I'm the ass!
Taken from the top of Mt Cameron.
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What a great trip and great pic...prosit !
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08-29-2013, 11:03
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We arrived vic. North Elbert Trailhead (10,080) the day before and got a good secluded campsite. Up early the next day and started hiking at 0810. Mt. Massive (14,421) is a 13.75 mile round trip with a 4,500 elevation gain. It was another 'long' hike and included an extra 1,000 gain then we dis last week. I sucked wind the whole day! Took us ten hours to complete. Got pictures of a Rocky Mountain Goat which kept peer at us as we followed it (at a much slower pace) up the Summit Ridge. On our roll down the mountain we were delighted to see a couple of Ptarmigan. Plenty of Pikas, Ground Squirrels, and Marmots.
RON as the North Elbert Trailhead (10,040) was just across the road. Mt. Elbert (14,433) is Colorado's tallest peak and the trail was very crowded that day. Little earlier start at 0720 got us down in only nine hours! Elevation gain was 4,700 and the trail was only 9 miles. Above treeline I was surprised to see lots of Black Crickets and above the vegetation line, Grasshoppers - in addition to the usual scolding rodents.
Pretty beat up after doing only two 14ers this week. So we called it early and limped home.
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09-02-2013, 21:15
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Area Commander
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Page/Lake Powell, Arizona
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Took a nice, long ride today.
Been driving by this place for a decade in the brown truck.
Can anyone name this TV town?
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