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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Original Post - Aug 3, 2015 - 03:08pm PT
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The San Juans offer up world class hiking....steep trails bring you to beautiful alpine meadows resplendent with the best displays of wildflowers in America. And you get all of this while rarely seeing other hikers.
Angela and I did the Hayden Trail today. You get 2,600 vertical feet in the first 2.4 miles and then a couple of miles of undulating alpine meadows.
I love Indian Paintbrush and got to see four shades of them on this hike.
Hiking today, climbing tomorrow.....fresh limestone awaits.
Come visit!
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lisae
climber
Santa, Cruz, CA
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Absolutely beautiful photos!
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steelmnkey
climber
Vision man...ya gotta have vision...
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The flowers are out!
Shots from near the summit of Mount Lemmon (~9000 ft) a couple days ago.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Desert variety
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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From an area West of Banner/Ritter and just down basin from Blue Lake.
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Kalispell, Montana
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Those are a amazing Jim. But I invite you up still this summer to Glacier. Along with bear grass, huckleberries and glacier lilies, Indian Paintbrush is another thing this national park is known for. Come stay at the cabin.
Arne
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Mike Friedrichs
Sport climber
City of Salt
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Very nice in the Snowy Range mountains of southeast Wyoming a week ago as well. It is the Wyoming state flower.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Okay, only the first is Indian Paintbrush, but the other
two are some of the gorgeous flowers I saw today at one of
our local open space parks.
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k-man
Gym climber
SCruz
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I love Mr. Donini.
He can be my Ambassador any day of the week.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Baseball, hiking, wildflowers? Do I see a trend here Jim. New PR agent? Trying to tell us something?
Christ, next thing you know you will be off sailing.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 3, 2015 - 07:24pm PT
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Tell you what Guido....I'll get a Standup Paddleboard and practise religiously on the Ridgway Reservoir......sorta like sailing isn't it? Then in December we'll sail down to the Anarctic Penninsula.....some wicked looking climbing down there! I guess we better bring Vitaliy for rope gunning and Moosedrool for humor.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Sounds good to me and we can stop off at the Ridgway Drug Store for some supplies to hold us over in Patagonia or at least until we get there. SUP across Drakes Passage?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 3, 2015 - 07:39pm PT
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You're on, I here the Drake Passage is a bit breezy but only about 600 miles. By the way...the Ridgway Dispensary is offering some awesome Summer specials if you but them by 4:20.
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krahmes
Social climber
Stumptown
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I can play. Pearly Everlasting, Paintbrush and Fireweed....
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Darwin
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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Donini
I guess we better bring Vitaliy for rope gunning and Moosedrool for humor.
This sounds like the start of that joke. Hell is where the mechanics are ..., and heaven is where Vitaliy is the rope gun and Moosedrool is our master of ceremonies. Or something like that.
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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^^^^^Moose funny!
Patty and I were thinking of driving through Ouray on our way back from visiting in Denver anyway; we stopped off last year and just enjoyed a couple hours in the area. With the beautiful alpine meadow shots, you have us sold on going hiking there at a minimum. I think we will be coming through on Wednesday after the Vedauwoo sushifest. If you are around it would be great to meet up with you and Angela again. If not, we will likely take you up on the Hayden Trail advise.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 4, 2015 - 09:59am PT
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We will be here.....come by and spend the night.....no turkey but i do a mean roast chicken. Perhaps a hike and maybe a little sport climbing if you so desire.....short approach, excellent climbing. The flowers are at there peak in the high country!
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skcreidc
Social climber
SD, CA
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Thanks Jim! That all sounds great, and we are up for whatever seems appropriate given the weather. I'll PM you later about details. We are both super psyched to be on the road again.
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DM88T
climber
free solos 3rd class
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