tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52679977989293580862024-02-19T10:23:45.217-05:00Vicky and Jay PCT hikersmama pct hikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04942776155014646517noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267997798929358086.post-49687076379149724532015-05-03T16:44:00.001-04:002015-05-03T17:00:17.823-04:00Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee with pix<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nothing Like a nice Sunny Start to a thru hike. And this was nothing like a sunny start.</div>
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Utah thinking "this? again?"<br />
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We met Doug Eastman and his dog Jennie on the first day. We hiked together for most of the first month.</div>
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Here I am with Molly Rose now known as Ruach:</div>
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<span class="_Tgc" style="font-size: 16px;">In a living creature (nephesh chayah), the <b>ruach</b> is the breath, whether of animals (Gen 7:15; Psa 104:25, 29) or mankind (Isa 42:5; Ezek 37:5). God is the creator of <b>ruach</b>: "The <b>ruach</b> of God (from God) is in my nostrils" (Job 27:3).</span></div>
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In Georgia and the part of North Carolina before the Smokies we travelled through a string of Wilderness areas.</div>
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These photos were taken from the top of Alberts mountain. From the South, it is a scramble. I was very proud to have made it over the top and discover I had completed my first 100 miles.</div>
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On the way to the highest point on the AT.</div>
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Clingman's Dome the highest point on the AT at 6,643'</div>
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Our first pine forest starts at about 6000' this far south.</div>
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Sometimes gaps have ice cream!</div>
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I have hiked on and off with Foodtruck and She Wee. Here we are on a knife edge ridge with a 360 view.</div>
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I have walked 300 miles and I have walked 5000 more</div>
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Leaving the Laurel General Store and hostel was gorgeous. The hillside was blooming in 500 shades of green with Trillium and violets.</div>
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At the top I found deep purple larkspurs, and even better cell service. I talked to Kevin for an hour at this spot. North Carolina and ATT don't get along.</div>
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Utah and I camped in this high meadow near a bald called Beauty Spot </div>
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On one rainy day I discovered a whole hillside of Dutchman's Breaches. So many there was a lovely fragrance. I have never seen that many</div>
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Way up high I discovered this flowering plant. Do any of you know what it might be?</div>
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Yeah! Done with North Carolina. 75 miles of Tennessee and I will be in Virginia! </div>
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The red barn has been converted to the Overmountain Shelter. It is at the confluence of the Overmountain Historic Trail and the AT. </div>
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The trail goes ever on and on </div>
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Roads go ever ever on,<br />
Over rock and under tree,<br />
By caves where never sun has shone,<br />
By streams that never find the sea;<br />
Over snow by winter sown,<br />
And through the merry flowers of June,<br />
Over grass and over stone,<br />
And under mountains in the moon.<br />
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Roads go ever ever on,<br />
Under cloud and under star.<br />
Yet feet that wandering have gone<br />
Turn at last to home afar.<br />
Eyes that fire and sword have seen,<br />
And horror in the halls of stone<br />
Look at last on meadows green,<br />
And trees and hills they long have known.<br />
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The Road goes ever on and on<br />
Down from the door where it began.<br />
Now far ahead the Road has gone,<br />
And I must follow, if I can,<br />
Pursuing it with eager feet,<br />
Until it joins some larger way,<br />
Where many paths and errands meet.<br />
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The Road goes ever on and on<br />
Down from the door where it began.<br />
Now far ahead the Road has gone,<br />
And I must follow, if I can,<br />
Pursuing it with weary feet,<br />
Until it joins some larger way,<br />
Where many paths and errands meet.<br />
And whither then? I cannot say.<br />
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The Road goes ever on and on<br />
Out from the door where it began.<br />
Now far ahead the Road has gone.<br />
Let others follow, if they can!<br />
Let them a journey new begin.<br />
But I at last with weary feet<br />
Will turn towards the lighted inn,<br />
My evening-rest and sleep to meet.<br />
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Still 'round the corner there may wait<br />
A new road or secret gate;<br />
And though I oft have passed them by,<br />
A day will come at last when I<br />
Shall take the hidden paths that run<br />
West of the Moon, East of the Sun.</div>
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Kevin drove all the way to Hampton TN to spend the weekend with me. We went to Damascus, VA and are now spending time together in Elizabethtown. Tomorrow I will start hiking again. Next time I will be in Virginia!</div>
<br />mama pct hikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04942776155014646517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267997798929358086.post-18250290110031017402015-04-21T10:49:00.001-04:002015-04-21T10:49:26.653-04:00mama pct hikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04942776155014646517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267997798929358086.post-40168004758867324182015-03-29T10:42:00.002-04:002015-03-29T10:42:51.638-04:00North Carolina TodayWell friends sorry about no Pictures. I am sitting in Hiawasee Georgia after hiking about 60 miles from Springer mountain. I have been hiking with a crew of friends since the first or second day. Doug Eastman and his dog Jennie made friends with Utah and I on the first day. We have hiked together quite a bit. On the second day We met Rainbow and Molly Rose. This is my core group so far. We hike at about the same speed and travel similar miles. So far 10 to 12 every day. What we have learned about the trail is injuries happen in the first 70 miles. I turned my ankle hard enough to knock me off the trail for a few days. Today I am eager to return. I will be sleeping in North Carolina tonight. My next resupply is Franklin NC. I will be there in 4 days so around Thursday of this week. I promise there will be pictures on my next post. It has been beautiful. My favoite day so far was when we camaped in a stone shelter on top of Blood Mountain. We hiked up in the pouring rain but when we woke in the morning the clouds were clearing from the peaks and valleys with us in the shining sunlight. Unforgettable!<br />
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Happy Trails<br />
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Jay grinds in a snow storm at Canaan Valley in West Virginia. We skied at Canaan Valley and Timberline. </div>
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Then we traveled down to Cumberland Island National Seashore, GA for some gear trials.</div>
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This is the remains of an African American community from the 1800s. The white house was the church.</div>
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The island has many armadillos. These guys don't even run from Utah.</div>
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I tried out my sleeping system for the AT. A gossamer Gear Spinn Shelter made of Spinnaker cloth. Inside I have an Equinox Mantis bug screen and an Equinox Sprawler Bivy.</div>
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Plum Orchard Mansion was built in 1898 for George Carnegie.</div>
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Here I am sporting my newly repaired 2010 Gossamer Gear Mariposa. My niece Lara Eventide is a gifted seamstress and patched it up with some super tough dyneema.</div>
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Jay and Kevin enjoying the beach near Stafford Camp</div>
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On Wednesday March 18 I board the Go Bus in Athens at 5:05 PM for Atlanta then Hiker Hostel picks me up and gets me to the trail on Friday March 20th.</div>
<br />mama pct hikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04942776155014646517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267997798929358086.post-30608401744433707882015-02-14T16:55:00.002-05:002015-03-09T14:15:33.915-04:00CHeck out my new blog at Appalachian TrialsIf you have been following this blog I wanted to let you know that I will be blogging on a differnet site this year. <br />
Please follow the link below to my most recent post.<br />
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http://appalachiantrials.com/start-date-march-19/<br />
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If you want to contact me while I am on the trail Here are the post offices I will be checking:<br />
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To my friends and family,</h1>
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One more thru hike! This year I
will spend 6 months hiking the Appalachian Trail. As in the past, I will be picking up mail and
packages at a few places. If you would like
to drop me a line or a box of goodies while I am hiking you may follow this
schedule. To send mail to me address it
to Vicky Mattson c/o General Delivery
<Town Name> <Town Zip>.
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MamaMoab’s AT Post Offices</h1>
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4/3</div>
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Franklin NC</div>
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28734</div>
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3/14</div>
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Fontana Village, NC (ship resupply box as well)</div>
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3/14</div>
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204</div>
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4/11</div>
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Gatlinburg, TN</div>
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3/25</div>
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463.5</div>
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Damascus, VA </div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">24236</span></div>
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4/1</div>
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626.4</div>
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5/13</div>
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Pearlsburg VA</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">24134<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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4/15</div>
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993</div>
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5/28</div>
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Harpers Ferry WV</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">25425</span></div>
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5/1</div>
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1347</div>
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6/19</div>
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Vernon, NJ</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">07462</span></div>
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5/15</div>
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1481</div>
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6/26</div>
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Falls Village, CT</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">06031<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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5/29</div>
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1691</div>
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7/11</div>
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Rutland, VT</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">05701<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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6/15</div>
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1881</div>
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7/23</div>
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<td style="border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-left: none; border-right: solid windowtext 1.0pt; border-top: none; mso-border-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-left-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; mso-border-top-alt: solid windowtext .5pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 273.8pt;" valign="top" width="365"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
Gorham, NH</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">03581<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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7/1</div>
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1991</div>
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8/3</div>
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Stratton, ME</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">04982<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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7/15</div>
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2046</div>
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8/6</div>
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Monson, ME (send Bounce home)
Last mail drop</div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">04464<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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7/15</div>
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mama pct hikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04942776155014646517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267997798929358086.post-70206103142184062712015-01-11T16:16:00.000-05:002015-01-12T19:34:52.087-05:00Chihuahuan, Sonoran desert Christmas When I was little, I sang that song "all I want for Christmas are my two front teeth." Well this Christmas all I wanted was Ultralight hiking gear. What a haul. I got a two person Big Agnes Scout Tent, weighing in at 1 lb 9 ozs. (<a href="http://www.rei.com/product/846620/big-agnes-scout-ul2-tent" target="_blank">Big Agnes Scout</a>), a GSI 2 person cookset, a 5 oz Montbell vest, and a new floppy hat that replaced my PCT hat that had been finally shredded. <br />
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The best thing about my new stuff is we left the very next day to try it out. I am super-impressed with my new tent. We came out west to New Mexico and had a delightful day sledding on the white sand in <a href="http://www.nps.gov/whsa/index.htm" target="_blank">White Sands National Monument</a>. We set up camp in our designated site and enjoyed the weird feeling of being in a snow field made of sand. In the middle of the night a gigantic wind kicked up. Kevin and I were in the Scout. The wind was hitting us square on the side, and Jay was in the Big Agnes UL3 Flycreek. At around midnight we heard that dreaded call: "Mommmmmm, Daaaaaaaaaad, HELP!." The Flycreek had flattened with bent tent poles. Kevin helped extract Jay and Utah from the Flycreek, and I found out the two person scout fit all three of us for the night.<br />
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We were surprised to find that you are allowed to sled on the sand. They even sell little plastic sleds in the visitor center. Don't we look like we are on an arctic trek?</div>
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Jay had a blast sledding off steeper and steeper dunes.</div>
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The park has a backpacking camp a mile from the parking lot. You are only allowed to spend one night and there are ten sites. </div>
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From White Sands, we headed to a brand new National Monument: The Organ Mountains National Monument in New Mexico. Here we camped in a very nice campground over Christmas. Jay slept in the Highlander while Kevin and I camped in my Scout. </div>
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From the campground there are a few hikes. This one can be done as a one way. You hike from Dripping Springs Campground over the ridge and drop down the other side to a road that you can return on. Its six miles one way.<br />
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Once again, the Scout stood the challenge. We woke up the morning after Christmas and wondered what was on the tent. I touched the side to hear a distinctive swoosh of snow sliding to the ground. Testimony to a good ten is waking up in the morning without even knowing it snowed. </div>
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Our campground sat high above a valley that holds Fort Bliss. I seem to be following my Dad's training in WWII without meaning to. He trained here in the 1940s to join the US Army's 1st cavalry. He was then sent to Leadville, Colorado to train ski troops. You can see that post in my CDT Colorado Posts.</div>
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We seemed to be on a National Monument sweep this winter. The first stop in Arizona was Tucson and its REI that politely replaced our Flycreek and replaced our pocket Rocket that stopped mating to the propane cans. Next we headed to Saguaro National Park where we did a two night backpacking trip. We hiked in to a camp that was six miles in but straight up about 2000 feet. Kevin did a big day hike the middle day of 12 miles with snowpack and serious elevation gains and losses. I only hiked up to the pass with him then hiked back to camp. Jay spent most of the day sleeping in the tent.</div>
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At the start of the hike there are thousands of these Western icons. </div>
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As we got into the higher reaches I got to see this old friend. My favorite Mojave plant on the PCT was this amazing shrub with its deep red bark and olive leaves. It's called Manzanita.</div>
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Kevin got back from his hike right at our sunset dinner.</div>
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We did a long drive around the mountain part of the Monument. I was doing some fun birding, while at Organ Pipe, because the Rangers let me borrow some binoculars. Some of the prettier ones are the jays; out west they run to Blues. I saw a Mexican Jay, a Western Scrub Jay and a grey Jay. Two unique birds to the Mexican border are the Phainopepala, a black bird with a crest that we saw lots of at Organ Pipe,<img src="https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSmY-WAReDDBmCfSmsok6swZoxzKWeeV4EyrBolyUUBD22ryL7TzVvK1g" /> and the Pyrrhuloxia,<img src="http://www.planetofbirds.com/Master/PASSERIFORMES/Cardinalidae/pics/Pyrrhuloxia.jpg" /></div>
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I also saw a Crissal Thrasher, Spotted Towhee, Bohemian Waxwing, Gila Woodpecker. One bird eluded me, and that was the Cactus Wren. As we were driving back to the campground from the scenic drive, we saw two birds in the road. It turned out that one of the Cactus Wrens had been hit by a car or something. Its mate was trying to get it up. We stopped and found the bird was still alive, so we carried it back to the visitor center where a biologist would save him (or so we hope).<br />
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This is ice art: the opening to my water bladder one fine crisp morning.</div>
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Finally, we did a 4X4 trip to the Cabeza Prieta. We didn't have the ability to get all the way into it, but we managed to camp one night in the refuge.<br />
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After the desert we headed to Durango for the skiing part of our vacation. We got home finally last night January 10, 2015</div>
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Jay has been doing Junior Ranger since he was three years old. We find the workbooks help to enhance our understanding of each Park's natural world. Now some of the parks have "Not so Junior Ranger" programs. We completed a few of these. Most of the time the program is free. </div>
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Well that is our whole Winter break. I hope you liked the pix.</div>
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<br />mama pct hikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04942776155014646517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267997798929358086.post-12477624140664711722014-08-08T11:48:00.000-04:002014-08-08T11:53:57.474-04:00The Bob Marshall, Glacier and CANADA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We made it. Montana was a wonder. It was just like on the PCT where northbounders get the best last. The Bob Marshall, Scapegoat and Spotted Bear wilderness complex was intense. I don't think you can be more remote in the lower 48. Kevin and I hiked North from Rogers Pass near Lincoln, MT after dropping Jay off to build trail with the Student Conservation Association in the Grand Tetons National Park. Kevin and I carried very heavy food filled packs up the trail from Rogers Pass. We had sent about 4 days of food to Benchmark but were still hauling a lot. The hike from Rogers Pass to Benchmark was beautiful and we could see the craggy peaks of Glacier and the wild shapes of the Bob every time we got high up.</div>
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After Benchmark we entered the Bob Marshall along the Sun River. We camped that night high above the river and were astounded when about 25 Elk wandered past our camp and down the river. At about 6,000 feet the trail became lined with Bear grass, so thick and mature that it left white pollen puffs on our clothes as we hiked. With the fragrance and the puffiness it felt like a nature spa. On the third day we got to the Chinese Wall, the weather was foggy and stormy. Still we got great photos and had lunch huddled under a fir tree while it poured rain.</div>
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It was -- as usual on the Climbing and Descending Trail -- up, up, up from there, with a bit of down to lakes and other water sources. We made it over a beautiful pass and soon met the last people we would see for about nine or so days. Our route out of the Bob Marshall wilderness had us on a river that we crossed seven or eight times. Vicky's Asolo hiking shoes fell apart during this time. After the river crossings we got out out of the Bob Marshall Wilderness at the Teddy Roosevelt Monument on Highway Two. We hitched from there into East Glacier, picked up by a very nice couple who usually drove motorcycles but to our fortune had rented a car. We got into East Glacier; we were surprised to find that we could easily rent a car at a general store in East Glacier. </div>
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With our rented Subaru Outback, we made it down to Rogers Pass to pick up our car and then detoured to Great Falls to get new shoes (the trip was made easier by tracking down a brewpub in Great Falls). We rushed that trip, staying one night in Choteau, Montana (home of David Letterman), and so we started the next day to do our Glacier National Park trail. A meeting with a ranger took us -- we kid you not -- three hours. We wound up with a crazy itinerary of ten nights and some 25 mile days. Bizarre. When we got to our first campsite -- Upper Two Medicine Lake -- we found out about the enforced socialization scheme of the campsites. There are multiple sleeping areas separated from the food preparation areas. For the most part we had privacy in our camps, except when we were camping in burned areas. </div>
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We hiked for about three or four days, winding up at Red Eagle Lake -- a place we would not recommend. It was a burn area, and the night we got in a massive wind storm moved in, and this created a situation where trees were cracking and being swept into the air, landing close to our tent. That night was a night of wondering if we would win the life lottery. The next day we went into St. Mary -- facing a wicked second day of winds. We rearranged our schedule and itinerary to make it a more rational route and picked up some food at a local convenience store. That became a twenty mile day, fortunately done with no packs since we spent another night at Red Eagle. </div>
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In every camp, we met interesting folks. One couple recommended we take the Highline Trail along the Garden Wall. This was a flat and easy trail, which had its good side, but it also meant that there were literally hundreds of people hiking it. There were also mountain goats who had acclimated to human beings and who looked like they had been fed by people. Buck Mulligan, in typical Buck Mulligan form, had to pass a goat who was just standing on the trail. He ensured people, "This is not a wildlife situation." Nonetheless one woman yelled at him to "go home" after he passed the goat. Buck grinned and went on. </div>
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From the Garden Wall, we went to Granite campsite where we met a family hiking -- a father with five boys (one an in law). They were a fun bunch. All the boys were homeschooled and very nice. They had a fourteen mile hike the next day, and we had only a nine mile hike -- except that we had a 3000 foot descent with a 2500 foot climb up along a waterfall and onto Flattop Mountain. They left first, since we had slept in, and then we ran into them at the waterfall as we hiked up. We invited them to camp with us, since their camp was eight miles away and it was already about 4pm. They took us up on the offer, setting up their hammocks. We had heard about a grizzly bear that had charged a man on the trail in between our camp and the next, so we were happy to hike with the big family the next day. And what a hike it was -- to the glorious and best campsite we had, Fifty Mountain Camp. Here we saw our first grizzly bear lounging around on the hill across from us, and here Buck Mulligan hiked up to the Sue Lake Observation Point (a local had told him to do this, and as usual, locals know what they're talking about). </div>
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From here it was onto THE END, beautiful friend. We hiked up Waterton River to the last campsite we had. Here we met Bill and Polly, the authors of numerous trail guides that we actually used (especially helpful was a guide to the Gila). We had a great evening conversation that was cut short by a massive rainstorm that moved in. We arose the next day at 6am and took off on our last stage of the the trip along beautiful Waterton Lake to the border with Canada and the terminus of the CDT. When we then got into the Canadian town of Waterton, we found Bill and Polly who had stepped of the boat across the lake. So we had a celebratory lunch -- avec brewtowskies for Mama Moab and Buck Mulligan -- and then took two shuttle buses back to East Glacier, where we headed for the next two stages of our trip -- one through the wonderful Anaconda Pintler Wilderness and then back onto bikes and the Great Divide Trail through southern Montana. </div>
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We sped onto the Anaconda Pintler wilderness in about two days. It was strange being back on rough trail and without the spectacular scenery of Glacier. But there were beautiful views nonetheless and some gigantic mountains. We were back to 2000 foot descents followed by 2000 foot ascents. We were fortunately still in good shape, so we made it into Anaconda tout suite. And now we plan for the next leg of the trip which will be on wheels (bike wheels that is).</div>
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This is Mama Moab and Utah the trail dog actually LEAVING the Anaconda Pintler Wilderness very near Storm Lake where we got a short ride into town by two very friendly college students who worked at the most expensive guest ranch in the United States.</div>
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The trail near Goat Flat that heads between Tiny Mountain and Little Rainbow Mountain<br />
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Where's Vicky can be played on the photo above and the photo below -- these are taken just after Goat Flat, just about to exit the Anaconda Pintler Wilderness for good.<br />
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In the Anaconda Pintler we encountered these beautiful birds. I think they are Spruce Grouse. The male had a fantastic tail fan.</div>
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Vicky's Gossamer Gear Spinnshelter set up in the bowl that's formed by Rainbow Mountain in the Anaconda Pintler (we descended from the ridge that you see above)<br />
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Rainbow Mountain sign and below Vicky and Utah enjoying the views from on top of Rainbow Mountain<br />
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Female Spruce Grouse in the AP<br />
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Kevin, aka Buck Mulligan, fishing Marshall Lake -- actually there are no fish there. This is what we call a wilderness glamour shot.<br />
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Vicky showing off her happiness at the obelisk that's at the boundary of the U.S. and some place called Canada -- the terminus of the CDT.<br />
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Kevin at the entrance to the AP wilderness.<br />
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Anaconda Pintler: atop Rainbow Mountain.<br />
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What do you call three marmots on top of a rock? You call it three marmots on top of a rock.<br />
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The perfect way to view a grizzly from camp, maximum telephoto! Do you see it?<br />
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The next photos you see are those taken close to Dawson Pass, just up from Upper Two Medicine Lake and after a BIG ascent... but, as you see, well worth it.<br />
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Photos that follow are Buck Mulligan's taken from the Sue Lake Observation Point, near where the Highline Trail comes in and close to Fifty Mountain Camp:<br />
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Utah the trail dog reflecting on the meaning of life as she takes in views close to Dawson Pass in Glacier Natinal Park<br />
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The Crazy Mattsons (sans Jay) atop Dawson Pass, photo taken by a guy who we returned the favor to...<br />
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Yes, the following sign is posted right in the area we were just about to hike. We sang songs and clapped our hands for the next few hours.<br />
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This is in the Anaconda Pintler, at Flower Lake. Artsy fartsy huh?<br />
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Buck and Utah at the infamous Chinese Wall in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.<br />
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A sample of Bear Grass that we hiked through<br />
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This shot of Buck Mulligan taking notes was taken by Utah the trail dog (she's getting very talented, don't you think?) our first day going north from Rogers Pass. We had a gorgeous camp but a windy night.<br />
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It was from Salmon, Idaho up to the Anaconda-Pintler Wilderness area. It was from wheels to backpacks. We did about twenty five miles into the area and then hit snow. The snow hid the trail as usual and -- more importantly -- SLOWED US DOWN TO A CRAWL. So at a trail intersection, we deliberated and looked at maps and thought and deliberated and grew our indecision and thought about how much food we had and decided, finally, that we had to head down Hell Roaring Creek. Which turned out to be a good way out, except for approximately seventy five downed trees blocking the trail. Splinters in the behind time. Then it was onto Mussingbrod Lake. We found a campground a friendly family who gave Vicky a drive back to our vehicle. And from there it was north to Helena to do a different section, the last hike we'll do with Jay who heads for Jackson soon to learn rock-building skills and trail maintenance with SCA ( Student Conservation Association). Mama Moab and Buck Mulligan shall take off through the Bob Marshall Wilderness and Glacier National Park, or at least we hope...</div>
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Good beer bought in Sula, Montana for the Indian Trees Campground (Forest Service).<br />
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Beginning the Anaconda...<br />
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Hunter equipment?<br />
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CDT intersects with Nez Perce Trail...<br />
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Snow -- again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And from here straight down switchbacks to the trail intersection where we decided to leave the snow behind.mama pct hikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04942776155014646517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267997798929358086.post-59096868959360612022014-06-26T10:16:00.001-04:002014-06-26T10:16:44.317-04:00Cuba to Cumbres Pass on Bikes Steam Trains and White Water<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our ride from Cuba to Abiquiu, NM was a difficult climb up into the Santa Fe National Forest. We climbed a couple thousand feet then dropped into Georgia O'Keeffe's landscape. Her favorite Mountain is Cerro Pedernal. She painted it over and over again. She was known to say that if she painted it enough someday she would own it. Well we all own it now and the trail went all the way around it. It is the main massif around Abiquiu. I am a huge fan of O'Keefe so this part of the ride was fantastic for me.</div>
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Kevin with Pedernal in background...<br />
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In Abiquiu, Kevin and Jay went on a float trip down the Rio Chama. We had tried this river about five years ago and got turned around due to very high water and a number of flips in our canoe. Kevin and Jay went with Los Rios River Runners and did an overnight (this filled in space on CDT between Chama and Abiquiu. Then after that trip, during which Vicky painted the O'Keeffe landscape, we took the tourist train (narrow gauge) up to Cumbres Pass. Kevin did a solo trip to finish out the Great Divide Trail in northern New Mexico. The wind was horrific, and Vicky and Jay joined Kevin via car and then drove back to Chama. From there it was north so that Jay could visit the Colorado Timberline Academy (a boarding school he's very interested in). From there it was further northward...<br />
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Above are two photographs of us coming into O'Keeffe landscape on the Great Divide...<br />
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Jay floating the Rio Chama, coming into O'Keeffe country.<br />
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Pedernal during sunset as we were on the Great Divide Trail -- taken from our campsite that evening.<br />
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Kevin about to start solo trip in northern New Mexico (at this point we're in Colorado, as the next sign makes clear)<br />
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The end of New Mexico, and from here onto Montana...mama pct hikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04942776155014646517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267997798929358086.post-46551445130907458672014-06-06T00:03:00.000-04:002014-06-06T00:03:35.900-04:00Silver City to Cuba<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
The following photographs are out of order, but please deal with this. First off, here's our first stop since Silver City, after a long foray through the Gila and other places. It's called the "Toaster House," a wonderful hostel that was created by a woman named Nita. She raised five kids here and then decided to turn the house over to the the Continental Divide Trail, and to our advantage, the Great Divide Trail. Both cross right on her front sidewalk...</div>
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Here is where we met plenty of people, including two CDT thru-hikers, City Food and Let it Be. Let it Be is a veteran thru-hiker, and now on his second or third CDT hike. We also met Brook, who is running the trail (yikes!), and Ben who is riding the trail. We also met many people using four wheels to see America -- one group with whom Buck Mulligan discussed the Situationist International with, and another friend of Nita who Buck Mulligan talked about Sun Ra with.</div>
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Vicky at the Toaster House, next to our bikes, leaned up against a tree...<br />
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Here is Vicky, rather close to Pie Town, with the marvelous mountains in the background. Boy, Mama Moab can really pedal hard...<br />
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A typical view on the Great Divide Trail...<br />
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This was awhile after Pie Town. This is close to where we camped before heading to El Malpais National Monument on Route 117. It was hell getting to here, in terms of washboard roads. But we turned off at a water supply route where we met a wonderful couple who gave us water and who talked about the husband's role in the Korean War, plus many other things. A wonderful couple...<br />
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Here Kevin (Buck Mulligan) gets one of the few wilderness shots that he could on this trip. He got to this point not by bike but via foot up a sandy, sandy road that stopped at this parking place...<br />
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Sunset at campsite close to where Buck Mulligan just hiked up to. This might be glorious due to fires in Arizona. Nice huh?<br />
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The bike ride after our stay as described above...<br />
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We took this road from -- guess where??? -- Pie Town to the road around El Malpais...<br />
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Pie Town.... Down south from this sign post.<br />
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On our way by El Malpais, the Narrows, a beautiful canyon which we enjoyed while pedaling hard...<br />
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This is just past the Narrows. This is supposed to be a Native American woman looking out at El Malpais. I think she looks angry, like about the future of her young uns. Why wouldn't she be angry?<br />
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Close to the Narrows. Jay pedaling hard on the shoulder.<br />
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This is way out of order. This is just above Grants, New Mexico. We were out of water. The area close by to here had its aquifer contaminated by uranium. So the Cold War still has its effects... And boy did we really want some water at this point. No windmills, no nothing.<br />
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On the trail... above Grants, New Mexico. We should mention here that in Grants, we met Gabe and Josh who were bicycling the Great Divide. Josh had broken his back storage rack, which we tried (unsuccessfully) to help him fix. <br />
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Dust Bowl, anyone? Yes. Some of our path, especially in Grants, New Mexico was on Route 66. In essence, the Joad family all over again. Mama Moab got checked up in Grants for a nasty cut on the back of her leg. Her leg was not dusty but oozy.<br />
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On the trail. Doing what needs to be done -- taking water break.<br />
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Camp on the trail. On cattle land. No cows, just the San Mateo Peaks in the background, which you can't see but, hell, there they are. Just imagine them. Jay helps Mama Moab while she covers up the fact that she's undressing...<br />
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On the trail... We are now close to (or on) the big four corners Navajo Reservation.<br />
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This is where we're getting closer to Cuba, New Mexico. A big peak. Not sure what the name is, but fairly volcanic and quite beautiful set against the landscape.<br />
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Vicky huffing it. Mama Moab work those legs!!!<br />
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Finally up to the top.<br />
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Remember that sunset mentioned above? Here it is again, a bit later.<br />
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Whew, this is way back in the Gila. Looking at one of the few water places in the Gila. Otherwise, it was dry, except a few places.<br />
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This is a Gila turn. The Gila was awesome, but it was also straight up at times. Up, up. up...<br />
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Cactus with Mama Moab's shadow looming in the sunset...<br />
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This is way back to the Gila, leaving the National Forest behind. Notice the new bags on the back of Buck Mulligan's bike. These were picked up in Silver City out of necessity. Seems that twenty buck Ebay packs don't last that long -- hence, Buck's new packs. And it's here that you see Buck Mulligan on the Continental Divide in reality. <br />
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Typical scene on the GDT... Nice huh?<br />
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This is above the Gila and on the typically teeth chattering, butt spanking, tire twisting, knee gashing, soul stealing gravel road...<br />
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Yes! This is what we call scenery. This is close to Pie Town... And a good photograph to leave on.<br />
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Antelope Wells, the US Mexican border. We started on a 125 mile trip from here to Silver City, New Mexico. The biggest surprise for us was the Border Station's water wasn't potable. One of the Border Patrol hand filtered all of our water for us, but, if you plan on doing this bike ride, bring your own water. Fortunately, the day was warm, and we had a tail wind -- wahoo!</div>
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First night camp: Hatchet Mountains just past where the CDT crosses the road we were riding.</div>
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Blooming Cholla</div>
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Hachita was a tiny -- and I mean tiny -- town we went through on our second day. According to Yogi and other sources this town has groceries, a bar and a PO. We found nothing open but the post office. The post master graciously gave us 10 small bottles of water that we transferred to our various larger bottles. </div>
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Pancho Villa paid a visit to the area around Hachita. Though Democrats, we wonder if Woodrow Wilson did the right thing entirely. I think we will stop for every one of these road side signs on this trip.</div>
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Do you remember our post at the Monarch Crest Store in Colorado? Probably not, but this place was very much the same, although this store did have some useful stuff. Jay got some earbuds, and they kept a box for us for the rest of our ride to Silver City. And if you want a ton of fireworks to light up in the desert, well, this is your place...</div>
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Camp on the Separ Rd.</div>
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Sunset the first night on the Separ road.</div>
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The Separ Road 30 miles of Sandy hills culminating in a 1200'climb to meet up with hwy 90</div>
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The cactus are in bloom! Awesome flowers</div>
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We camped on the Divide about 25 miles from Silver City and awoke to a beautiful sunrise.</div>
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Tonight we are in Silver City with Bikers (not the self powered kind) in rooms all around us. We are dreading the late night partying. Ready after Kevin's hard work for our next leg through the Gila to Pie Town!</div>
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In a couple of weeks I will be starting a northbound Bike trip in New Mexico on the CDT. It has been a bit of a journey figuring out how to make all that heavy bike gear work with my Lightweight gear. And what could a backpacking company do for me. Here's what I am using from Gossamer Gear on a bike packing journey.<br />
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First there is one of GGs newest packs. An 8 oz daypack shaped like my favorite book bag in college. It sports a pocket for a water reservoir, Side mesh packets deep enough for water bottles, Cool shoulder straps, and by cool I mean well ventilated and cool in styling. It has both sternum straps and another clip down lower, these keep the pack in place even in that awkward biking position. This is will carry my water and food while I am riding. <br />
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Gossamer Gear also sells a ground cloth that weighs less than half a homemede Tyvek tarp. We will use the large size under our Big Agnes Fly Creek UL3. </div>
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We are biking New Mexico which means getting water from stock tanks. So we will be using the Sawyer water filtration system.</div>
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This time of year some of us are getting on the trail and others are still preparing. We all have our own way of rigging and getting ready for multi staged wilderness trips. I have developed a system over the years that involves drying my own backpacking food. About 2 months before I start a trip I dry my own beans, tofu jerkey, stirfrys, pasta sauces and any reasonable meal leftovers. <br />
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My dryer is a top motor stack that air drys 4-6 trays.<img src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41wq1%2Be2WlL._SX425_.jpg" /><br />
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It also has clear plastic sheets that are for leathers and drying liquid things<br />
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On the PCT a hiker introduced me to dried yogurt. .Yogurt will dry into a chewy leather, and you know how you will sometimes miss that creamy dairy flavor. This stuff is nirvana after a few days out. <br />
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A big item for us is sauce. You can only eat so much Knorr noodles before they all taste like crap. I dry red Pasta Sauces, Strogonoff sauce, and Alfredo Sauce. You dry them into leathers, then chop them into powder. I keep sauces in big plastic jars and put them and some dry beans in my bounce box. To reconstitute the sauces you spoon or pour some hot pasta water into the ziplock and knead (in a high altitude windy camp this process is therapeutic) By the time the pasta is ready the sauce is ready to toss with the hot noodles. <br />
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I also dry a lot of beans to add protein to Knorr sides. I like black beans, lentils and white beans. You can be gourmet and cook the beans then dry them. I buy canned, rinse them, then dry them.<br />
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Missing fresh veggies? The trick to fresh veggies for me is to dry frozen peas, corn and various mixes. Anything that dries bigger than a pea should be processed in food processor until the bits are smaller or they will take too long to rehydrate. You can dry spinach fresh from the farmers market -- just put it on the tray and dry it. It tastes so good out there.<br />
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I know a lot of you are stoveless. I have dried and reconstituted cream cheese, Yogurt, fruit smoothies and lots else. I make my own tofu jerky. <br />
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The best thing about drying your own food is it makes your house smell fantastic. And you get the benefit of healthy diverse food on those long trails.<br />
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This summer the crazy Mattsons have decided to bike the New Mexico portion of the CDT instead of hiking it. Using all frame packs we are hoping to keep our gear even more minimal than backpacking. We have a trunk bag, two frame packs and a handlebar bag. To experiment with all the new gear and packing it I did a solo trip to Ocala National Forest (Florida) in March. On my bike I carried my Marmot Helium in an OR silnylon UL dry bag, a 6.5 oz bivvie sac from Equinox, a tyvek tarp and the old footprint of a Sierra Designs tent, various string and tent stakes, an ultralight Thermarest. In my triangle bag was a repair kit and my pataogonia down sweater, my handlebar bag carried my wallet and keys and the rest of my clothes, sunscreen and bug juice. I went stoveless so 3 days of food and a MSR bladder of water was all the kitchen I needed. My trunk has </div>
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Join veteran backpacker Vicky Mattson as she presents
stories and lessons learned from a lifetime of heavy packs and reforming her
gear into a 9-15 lb base weight for her Pacific Crest Trail hike and her Continental
Divide Trail attempt. In 2011 and 2012
Vicky and her family hiked the 2,650 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. She is currently working on Section
Hiking/biking The Continental Divide Trail (very large chunks) Last year we
hiked the Colorado and Wyoming portion of the CDT, this year we will finish
with the CDT in New Mexico and Montana.
She is planning to hike the AT alone next year, completing the Triple
Crown of America’s long trails. Along
the way Vicky has learned many strategies regarding gear, food prep, and
planning for these long hikes. The
program will include some photos of Vicky’s hikes as well as examples of gear
and going light. Vicky will also have
some Gossamer Gear (<a href="https://gossamergear.com/">https://gossamergear.com/</a>
)products to share, and discount coupons. If you are planning any long trail hiking or
are just sick of heavy packs this workshop is for you.</div>
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9 AM Saturday April 26<sup>th</sup> at the Buckeye
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mama pct hikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04942776155014646517noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5267997798929358086.post-4337768264185249922014-02-17T08:35:00.002-05:002014-02-17T08:35:25.975-05:00Winter Vacation by Jay Mattson<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">
Winter Vacation 2014 </div>
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On Friday, December 13, 2013 I opened 5 My
Christmas presents because we were traveling on our winter vacation. We drove
across Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas over two days then into
Colorado. December 16 we checked into
the good night Lonesome Dove, at about 11 AM. We have stayed at Lonesome Dove
on many other occasions. Almost every time we stayed in our favorite cabin
“Clara.” Mom dropped me and dad off at Wolf Creek ski area, while she went
grocery shopping. We skied for four hours, warming up our skills. Mom picked us
up at the ski hill. I was very hungry. Mom made one of the best dinners that I
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Ski hills have color and shape that
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The first time I went
extreme skiing was at Wolf Creek on this vacation. At the top of the Alberta lift
I took off my skis, and then hiked with them on my back on steps that were
kicked into the snow toward the High ridge. There was a sign at the top with the
E X symbols. The sign said “watch for unmarked obstacles and avalanches.” I
walked through that gate by myself. I felt like I had let go of a lifeline. I
hiked for about 15 minutes. Then I got to
the top of the ridge. The view was amazing, I felt like I could see 500 miles of
snowy peaks and big plains. I turned my Go Pro camera on to record a 360 view. At
the start of my run I looked down. My heart was racing and my hands were
sweating, all I could see was rocks and trees and a very steep drop. So I
started to think “is this really a good idea?” I said to myself “I'm here I'm
not going back and I will not fall!” Then I dropped in. The snow was
unexpectedly powder. It was like skiing through whipped cream but nowhere near
as tasty. I did turns the whole way down this steep section, then I look back
at my tracks then skied through some trees. It was so much fun that I did it
again while dad took pictures.</div>
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On a ski hill you can
meet a bunch of different people at different skill levels. Here are the people
I met. When I was going down Alberta face I saw three kids. I asked them what
they were doing. They were building a jump. I asked them if I could ski with
them. They said, “ok.” Ethan went first. He hit the jump and went really high
and did a tail grab. Then Cody went. He did a nose butter which looks a little
bit like a handstand at the end of the jump. Evan did a straight jump. It was
my turn. I started towards the jump, I knew exactly what I was going to try… A
backflip. As I left the jump, my right ski came off. I knew landing with one
ski wasn't going to be easy. Then I realized I wasn't rotating fast enough to
land on my feet. I landed on my back which sounds more painful than it was. Ethan
skied over and said “dude are you okay?” Cody and Evan skied over and invited
me to ski with them. We skied to more jumps then the three of them showed me
some terrain I hadn't been in before. I skied with them for two days. We had so
much fun skiing together that we exchange contact information, and I hope to
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Since my dad's
college switched to semesters this spring break was really long. After our skiing
trip we went to the Grand Canyon and camped in the campground and then started
hiking the next day. T<v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f">
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feet. The next day we descended about 2000 feet to Bright Angel camp ground.
After we left Bright Angel we hiked across a big suspension bridge that ended
in a tunnel. We climbed 2000 vertical feet and found the Tonto trail on a plateau.
We spent three days on the Tonto trail. Then we camped on horse shoe mesa. The next day we left camp and went up some of
the scariest trail that I have ever hiked on. In some places the trail was
built above air with ice and snow on it! After we finished hiking the Grand Canyon
we drove to Durango, CO to ski at Purgatory. We skied there for two days then
we drove to our next stop in Gunnison Colorado so we could ski Crested Butte.</div>
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Then we drove to
Monarch ski resort where I got injured. After that we drove to Michigan to see
my aunt and uncle. As we got close to Michigan it got really snowy, and the
roads were really hard to drive on. We made it to Aunt Lauri and Uncle Tom’s
safe and sound. It was so snowy that we stayed inside for the three days we
were there. Dad had driven to Ann Arbor Michigan to do research so my mom and I
got on a train and rode to meet him. Then we drove home to Athens, OH.</div>
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We delivered 98 gallons of clean fresh water to Charleston today. Thank you to all of our friends who donated water. Please try to donate water to the Pat Thomas trip next week<br />
Drop off Monday's & Thursday's, 4-6 at Grace Christian Center, 9322 Johnson Rd. (next to Athens Messenger) & Saturday's Chelsea's Real Food, Adams Rib (when I'm there) at the Athens Farmer's Market 10-1:00.<br />
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Along with bottled drinking water, we would like to include plenty 2 1/2, 5 gallon containers for bathing, shampoo, cooking...
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<span style="font-size: medium;">We will be attributing this donation to the Sierra Club so please donate generously if you are a club member. email Vicky Mattson at <a href="mailto:Vicky.mattson@gmail.com" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Vicky.mattson@gmail.com</a>, message her on facebook or call<a href="tel:7408186737" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank" value="+17408186737">7408186737</a> with Questions.</span></div>
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Last Year Kevin's University switched from quarters to semesters, giving us a long break in December and January. We are still trying to figure out the best stuff to do during this time. We started out with a ski trip at Wolf Creek. Some of you blog followers might recall that we started our CDT attempt there last summer. Jay and Kevin skied every day for a week I got what's becoming my traditional sinus infection and spent the week in the cabin. bummer. Jay had a fantastic week; he skied double X, double diamond, hike to the top terrain, then pulled off a 360 Degree jump. We left Colorado and headed across the big Navajo reservation to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. After a frosty camp at Mather Campground then on Christmas Eve we hiked down the Bright Angel Trail to Indian Garden. It was really strange to be headed into a canyon and getting warmer. The trail was icy at the top then sandy and dry at Indian Garden. The next day we hiked down to the Bright Angel Camp and Phantom Ranch. Kevins Birthday is Christmas Day so I hiked some Santa gifts and a can of Happy Camper Ale down the Canyon for gifts. Kevin met a ranger at Phantom Ranch that had his exact birthday 12/25/66. We chose an unfortunate camp right at the bridge, everybody in the campground stopped to talk. One of the coolest was a young woman named Sirena Dufault She is a Gatway Community Liason for the AZT or the Arizona Trail. She showed us the brand new guide book and now Jay is hot to try biking it.<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0899977472/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1565792793&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=04PX1ETQ0JKYJAFSCT73">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0899977472/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=1535523722&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=1565792793&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=04PX1ETQ0JKYJAFSCT73</a><br />
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From Bright Angel camp we hiked up the Kaibab to the Tonto trail on our way up the trail there was a one horned desert Bighorn posing for a perfect photo. The Tonto trail runs the length of the park on an apron of rock about a thousand feet above the river. We hiked for three days on this trail. Short miles for the short days. Our Longest trail days on this hike were 7 miles. With the sun coming up at 7:30 and setting at 5:30 We didn't have time for those summer treks. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hiking into Grapevine Canyon the trail got very narrow and cliffy</td></tr>
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After the Grand Canyon we went back to Colorado and skied at Purgatory and Creste Butte and Monarch. reliving much of our CDT hike in Colorado. We even saw trail signs at Monarch. We stayed at hte Gunnison Hostel, it was a very homey place and we really enjoyed our stay there. They had $54 lift passes for Crested Butte.</div>
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After our stay in Colorado we headed to Michigan to see Aunt Laurie and Uncle Tom in Kalamazoo. Then the deep freeze started, Kevin went to Ann Arbor to do research on his next book while Jay and I stayed in Kzoo. We meant to go to several museums but instead we sat by the fire and chatted. Jay and I got on an Amtrak and hooked up with Kevin in Ann Arbor. Jay and I went to a great Museum called the Kelsey Archaeological Museum.</div>
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Have you read this book? Anyone who is hiking the west this summer should read about this mother of a fire storm. It's a fantastic read about the first forest fire the then new US Forest Service had to deal with. It was so big that it changed the global weather pattern. It started in the Panhandle of Idaho. One of the main characters in the book is a brand new train and its wildly expensive track.</div>
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The fantastic train track is now a rail trail. The path is like riding on an HO train set, you know, like the ones they put up around Christmas time, with matchstick Trestle bridges and mile-long tunnels. That is this trail: 11 tunnels and 9 high trestle bridges. The best part is the 15 mile route has a shuttle from Lookout Pass Ski Area. So the entire ride is downhill!</div>
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Even though pets aren't allowed, Utah, being a service dog, came. I didn't want the poor old gal to run the whole way, so we rented a trailer and I pulled her along.</div>
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There are interpretive signs all along.<br />
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Then we went to the St. Joe river. Kevin fished while I puttered, hiked a little, and crocheted.</div>
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The little town of Avery had a great little museum, including pix of characters in the Big Burn and stories about the guy who designed the penultimate fire fighting tool, the Pulaski. You can hike to the mine shaft where Ed Pulaski hunkered down with his whole crew as the 1910 fire storm passed over.</div>
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It's a great book, great bike ride, and beautiful area in the Idaho Panhandle National Forest.</div>
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Kevin and I drove Jay to Eugene, Oregon so he could start his trail-building program with Northwest Youth Corps. On the way, we traveled through some very nice areas, including a rather unscenic Scenic By-Way (Blue Mountains or something like that -- or perhaps "we extract resources from this place" highway) where Jay panned for gold and rode a train. We also visited the northern Oregon coast, numerous Lewis and Clark historical sites (Washington state mostly), and our good friends, the Wilsons (who pioneered the use of our now trademarked name, "Crazy Mattsons"). Here's Jay on a train ride through dredge tailings (no joke):<br />
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Here is Jay wakeboarding on the Columbia River. He developed new arm muscles.</div>
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Here we are with the Wilsons, playing ping pong on the Columbia River.<br />
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Notice in the above the photo the subtly changing range of heights in our family. Below is a picture of Buck Mulligan taking a quick and brisk dip in the Pacific Ocean, close by to where we camped.</div>
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Whoever said that acrobatics wouldn't come in handy when we traveled to the coast should check out this photo:<br />
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After dropping off Jay in Eugene, Kevin and I drove back to the CDT. The Big Sandy Lodge let us park our car at their guest ranch. The pre-trip night was fantastic. We had dinner family style with the other guests, then discovered that one of our table mates was "Captain Blye" from the book "Zero Days". While Jay and I were getting ready to hike the PCT we read this book aloud to one another. Even Kevin read it. When I found out who I was having dinner with I acted like a total groupie. And now some photos of our trip going through the Winds to the Green River:</div>
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We hiked the Fremont and Highline trail through the winds. It was fantastic. We met Pat, a science teacher from Durango. I hope to stay in touch with him as he has great ideas for science and math projects for Jay.</div>
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We met lots of cool people in the Winds. On our way out to Pinedale for resupply we met Kevin and his son Tate. They drove us in to Pinedale. I was expecting many items, but the thing I was looking for most was my 3 oz gossamer gear hiking stick. I eagerly ripped open the damaged cylinder only to find a stick in two pieces. Gage, from Gossamer Gear was fantastic and sent a new one to Brooks Lake Lodge. Three tries was the charm.</div>
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Where the Winds get especially beautiful:<br />
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From the Winds, the CDT goes down canyon to the headwaters of the Green River (a river we floated numerous years ago through Canyonlands):<br />
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Not a great idea, but we decided to camp next to a mama Moose and her calf. Vicky said, "Hey, we have the same initials: MM." The mama and the calf watched us closely then walked off into the woods.<br />
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Bald Eagle at Green River Lakes above</div>
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This section is 70 miles of ROADLESS coolio. Teton Wilderness then Yellowstone NP.</div>
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The orange butterfly and purple flowers were reoccurring visuals on the trail</div>
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These Monkshood flowers were illusive and very beautiful</div>
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Duck Family</div>
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The 1988 fire in Yellowstone and the Teton Wilderness leads to an abundance of Fireweed and many other wildflowers</div>
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Locked up ranger cabin above. Sequestration?</div>
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Crossing? At this site, Utah swam across and rolled down a waterfall, practically going into shock. The only option was to "toss" her across the creek. That worked. Though it didn't fix Utah's sense of humiliation.</div>
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Chipmunk, the only living thing we saw in the Big Burn</div>
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Beautiful Monkshood and Yarrow. The park is doing a great job looking at the sunny side of the burn by touting the abundance of wild flowers. Well, my grizzly paranoia seemed silly when I was walking through meadow after meadow of bee covered wildflowers. Where did I put that darn epipen? </div>
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Breccia Cliffs, Teton Wilderness</div>
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Mt. Sheridan. This mountain is yellow, red, grey, black; it all depends on the time of day.</div>
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This was an extremely bad day for Utah and us. She ingested something in the morning that had her losing control of her back legs. She had pinpoint pupils, and lost control of her tongue. At noon, we figured she had had a stroke and were saying goodbye and trying to figure out what to do once she passed. I squirted water into her mouth; we cried and waited. She started to get better. After a while she got her legs back, and we started hiking again by evening. </div>
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All better now. Grant Village and Zero got Utah squared and gave me time to doodle. Utah got a special serving of Dinty Moore Beef Stew.</div>
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The trail through the park has many hot features.</div>
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Our last campsite in the park was Summit Lake. We shared it with several duck families.</div>
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We packed up with our usual daily amount of water, left camp ready for our last few days on the trail. Then a few hundred yards down the trail we found a note saying it would be 25 miles to the next water. We loaded up. </div>
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Wow, a four state summer! Those last two were separated by about 20 miles. We still have more of Idaho and Montana to walk next summer. We will pick Jay up in a few days then head back to Athens.</div>
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