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| desainme | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | Great page on the northern Sawatch. Fools peak is near the 4000m peak Gold Dust. There are a couple of lakes and probably lots of trout in the brooks. Camping details, weather and avalanche updates are available. A route traversed by the author is described | |
| Posted Sep 27, 2003 9:33 am | ||
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| Colonelpyat | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks for the vote. Fools is indeed near to Gold Dust and it provides a fine view of the mountain. At the top I imagined the roar of an A-10 passing by. As for fish, they are there too. There were some nice fish cruising the outlet of Mystic Island Lake. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2003 1:53 am | ||
| Aaron Johnson | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | Great job on a really great mountain. Its beauty is matched by its ruggedness and would be a climber's paradise with many technical options available. Certainly a solid piece of rock! This page describes the mountain and area very well and the pictures are great! | |
| Posted Sep 28, 2003 9:15 pm | ||
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| Colonelpyat | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks for the vote. Thanks also for your advice on the area as a whole. I've been in love with the area since my first step over Half Moon Pass. You helped make this page possible. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2003 2:15 am | ||
| Andy | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | Nice page, I would like to get into this area some day. It looks really beautiful. Do you have any idea where this mountain gets its name? | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2003 8:37 am | ||
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| Colonelpyat | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | I'm not sure how the name came about. There was some mining back in there and I would guess that miners gave it the name. Maybe some fools were digging in a bad place up there. | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2003 2:06 pm | ||
| nader | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | Very nice. | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2003 9:42 am | ||
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| Colonelpyat | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks for the vote. I think you would like the area. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2003 1:30 am | ||
| Grant | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | Very nice page. | |
| Posted Sep 29, 2003 12:40 pm | ||
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| Colonelpyat | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks for the vote. Although this is a wilderness area, the hanggliding opportunities are profuse. I say, "Damn the red tape and give it a go!" | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2003 1:28 am | ||
| Kane | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | Nice job Jim, it's good to see you posting a page. Looks like my kind of mountain! | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2003 12:51 am | ||
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| Colonelpyat | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks for the vote. Yes, I think you would like this mountain. An even better option might be Eagle Peak, located a mile to the west. Looks like you could combine it with Fools for a long day hike. | |
| Posted Oct 1, 2003 1:14 am | ||
| JonBradford | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | Fools Peak is a nice looking mountian. Thanks for sharing it. The idea of spelunking and climbing in on one trip sounds apealing too. -Jon Bradford | |
| Posted Nov 3, 2003 9:08 pm | ||
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| Colonelpyat | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks Jon. Fools is really nice. Pictures can't do it justice. It's awesome when viewed from just below Mystic Island Lake. Fulford is nice too. It's been many years since I visited it. If memory serves me, Spring Cave is in the neighborhood too. | |
| Posted Nov 7, 2003 3:46 am | ||
| Brad Snider | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | This might be a good "CO intro" peak for my girlfriend. Great page! | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2004 10:46 am | ||
| truchas | Untitled Comment | |
Voted 10/10 | Nice page and peak! | |
| Posted Jun 15, 2005 1:57 am | ||
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| Colonelpyat | Untitled Comment | |
Hasn't voted | Thanks Barry. There are quite a few good peaks in that area. Some of them would be right at home in the Gore Range. | |
| Posted Jun 16, 2005 3:10 am | ||
| leesmith3 | Fools Name | |
Voted 9/10 | Hey Everybody, this peak is really one of the best in Colorado if you come from the north. It is probably named for Fools gold since this is a mining area. The traverse between Fools and its easterly neighbor Eagle Peak is a technical climb, not a hike. There are some gendarmes to overcome. A light alpine rack and 50 meter rope is sufficient. | |
| Posted Nov 2, 2006 9:18 pm | ||
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