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Going Camping
By PK | June 20, 2008
We decided last evening that this weekend we would go camping. Now, I haven’t been camping in 11 years or so. I don’t know if these old bones can handle any primitive camping, but I sure am game for it. It’s all part of my training to prepare me for the ‘Big Hike’ on the Flat Tops. The Flat Tops is one of the last Wilderness places in the United States. I was told it takes a day and a half hike to get to the top. You have to backpack all your water and food, your tent, sleeping bag…everything you’ll need for survival. That’s going to be quite an accomplishment for me.
Picture of the Flat Top in the distant. You can see why it’s called Flat Top. Enlarge picture to see what I mean.
On Tuesday, Dalton and I went to a high mountain ranch. It’s very secluded so I’d have to do some serious harm to you if I told you were it was….and I’m not saying what the owner might do if you knew!! LOL
I did some solo hiking, being careful not to run into any bears. I was looking for other wildlife, but most of them were down lower. One did call, I think it was a buck Mule Deer, but I couldn’t see it for all the foliage and trees.
Spring wildflowers were quite abundant and I’m a wildflower enthusiast. Here are some pictures I took of the Colorado Wildflowers.
When I was on this high mountain pasture, I felt like I was on top of the world. Well, okay, literally, I probably was pretty close to being on top, but it’s the feeling that it brings you. The beautiful serenity and scenery helped create the atmosphere that will take a long time before I will forget.
This was a very interesting trip, as to get to the ranch we had to travel mostly on dirt roads. To protect the privacy of the owner at his request, I did take this picture shortly after getting on one of the dirt roads. This one was in good shape.
But when we turned off this road, oh did the roads get interesting. There were quite a few times I caught myself holding my breath. Not only was it a single lane, but I found myself literally looking down a cliff with no guard rails, nothing to catch our descend if for some chance the road collapsed.
I also got these shots of the Colorado River as it flows through Grand County, Colorado. It rained briefly during our trip and the picture I took of the rafters was too blurry. Maybe next time.
We also saw a very old train tunnel. Dalton took this interesting picture.
We went through a very small community which consisted of homes, but no commerce that I seen, as I was looking for a rest room! What caught my eye was this beautiful yellow climbing rose bush. I have never seen one before.
One thing Colorado has a lot of is sage bushes. They are everywhere, on every hillside, on every mountain in various stages. They are quite tiresome to the ranchers who have to eliminate them out of their pastures, and they definitely aren’t very pleasant to the eye. But one thing about them, is they smell wonderful. Walking through a group of sage bushes is very refreshing and aromatic.
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Topics: "Post Cards From the West", Colorado, Hiking, Camping, Fishing, |
