I've been thinking the same thing. I haven't been to Colorado in 1.5 years. I need to continue ticking off the 14ers.
On a related note, I have two 3-day weekends coming up. You guys still interested in a mid-winter Zion trip?
Alternately, I'm open to ideas for a 9-day late March trip to...somewhere. Could be Zion, could be Colorado, could be Grand Canyon, could be CO Plateau canyoneering, could be a combo!
Your pictures are fantastic and it's great to see the BV area in winter; I've only been in summer to raft. Looks like a whole different world; arctic-almost!!!
Can I ask what camera and lenses you used? Thanks for the info!
I have a Canon Powershot A720IS. Most of the time it's in point and shoot mode. It's an 8MB with 6x optical zoom. You can't go wrong with a Canon! Yeah, the Sawatch looks a lot nicer with snow!
Great pictures. I can feel the chill come through the monitor! Then the sun!
Doublecabin - Jan 15, 2010 10:40 pm - Hasn't voted
At first I thougt...
You might have done the ridge. Although not truly intense I'm pretty sure it would have been a whole lot scarier with snow and ice. But your sane. That's cool. Great stuff, excessive exclamation and all. LOL. Nah, you guys really had a great trip and thanks for sharing it with us. Beautiful photos.
How far past the "No Winter Maintenance Beyond This Point" sign did you park? We are heading up this weekend to the Horn Fork basin to do Harvard and are trying to decide between this approach and Frenchman Creek. Thanks in advance!
cp0915 - Jan 7, 2010 9:52 am - Voted 10/10
Fantastic!I wish I'd been there to join you guys.
SarahThompson - Jan 7, 2010 1:30 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Fantastic!Me too! When are you going to get out here to suffer through a winter 14er???
cp0915 - Jan 7, 2010 4:38 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Fantastic!I've been thinking the same thing. I haven't been to Colorado in 1.5 years. I need to continue ticking off the 14ers.
On a related note, I have two 3-day weekends coming up. You guys still interested in a mid-winter Zion trip?
Alternately, I'm open to ideas for a 9-day late March trip to...somewhere. Could be Zion, could be Colorado, could be Grand Canyon, could be CO Plateau canyoneering, could be a combo!
silversummit - Jan 7, 2010 10:47 pm - Voted 10/10
Great report!Your pictures are fantastic and it's great to see the BV area in winter; I've only been in summer to raft. Looks like a whole different world; arctic-almost!!!
Can I ask what camera and lenses you used? Thanks for the info!
shknbke - Jan 8, 2010 1:08 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Great report!I have a Canon Powershot A720IS. Most of the time it's in point and shoot mode. It's an 8MB with 6x optical zoom. You can't go wrong with a Canon! Yeah, the Sawatch looks a lot nicer with snow!
DMeiser - Jan 7, 2010 11:58 pm - Voted 10/10
Nice work.you're pictures came out really nice. That was a fun weekend.
Cheers,
Dominic
John Duffield - Jan 10, 2010 8:16 am - Voted 10/10
Long NightsYup. Nice report and Photos. The spectacular days make up for the long cold nights.
Luciano136 - Jan 10, 2010 6:33 pm - Voted 10/10
Beautiful!!Looks like a great trip!! Fantastic scenery!!
Snowslogger - Jan 11, 2010 2:49 pm - Hasn't voted
Hyde and JekyllNice trip and writeup. I think Mr. Hyde was the nasty one though!
Bucky - Jan 12, 2010 3:27 pm - Voted 10/10
Great pics!Excellent report and some awesome pictures! Looks like an excellent trip.
Matthew Van Horn - Jan 12, 2010 7:22 pm - Voted 10/10
PIXGreat photos.
MountainHikerCO - Jan 15, 2010 6:57 pm - Voted 10/10
Nice reportGreat pictures. I can feel the chill come through the monitor! Then the sun!
Doublecabin - Jan 15, 2010 10:40 pm - Hasn't voted
At first I thougt...You might have done the ridge. Although not truly intense I'm pretty sure it would have been a whole lot scarier with snow and ice. But your sane. That's cool. Great stuff, excessive exclamation and all. LOL. Nah, you guys really had a great trip and thanks for sharing it with us. Beautiful photos.
puddlecruiser - Jan 16, 2010 7:29 pm - Hasn't voted
I want to go!That sounded like a fun trip. I'd love to join you guys sometime. I like winter climbs.
tmcconnell - Feb 12, 2010 1:07 am - Hasn't voted
trailhead in the winterHow far past the "No Winter Maintenance Beyond This Point" sign did you park? We are heading up this weekend to the Horn Fork basin to do Harvard and are trying to decide between this approach and Frenchman Creek. Thanks in advance!