tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post1174511410671068328..comments2023-06-27T01:15:30.176-07:00Comments on Feather Chucker: The Day HikeFeather Chuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17816824282816730471noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-72736413119419803022011-08-11T16:39:48.160-07:002011-08-11T16:39:48.160-07:00Kev
Fantastic scenery, and the way you told the st...Kev<br />Fantastic scenery, and the way you told the story had me from the beginning. Those lakes have to be the highlight of the hike. Great Post.Bill Trussellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15351692272817692157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-22557063900252364522011-08-10T15:34:51.179-07:002011-08-10T15:34:51.179-07:00Truly beautiful. Natural and wild.
Great post.Truly beautiful. Natural and wild.<br /><br />Great post.Brk Trthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12677442640158367831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-19497183295169776512011-08-10T10:04:00.078-07:002011-08-10T10:04:00.078-07:00Beautiful pics Kev and great post to! It's fun...Beautiful pics Kev and great post to! It's funny how frustrating our outdoor adventures can be at times but we continue to do it over and over again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-74209806256772830732011-08-10T09:45:18.128-07:002011-08-10T09:45:18.128-07:00Thanks Drew, I've heard a lot of stories like ...Thanks Drew, I've heard a lot of stories like that. There was one I read about where these guys were hiking through Kings Canyon in July I believe, It was so warm they stripped down to t-shirts and flip flops. I guess as they went over a ridge they met a storm coming the opposite direction it started to hail and sleet. The weather can change in 5min up there.Feather Chuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816824282816730471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-22970658020634153852011-08-10T09:42:01.187-07:002011-08-10T09:42:01.187-07:00What beauty...and it still always amazes me how de...What beauty...and it still always amazes me how deceiving distance is in the backcountry. I hope you get to go back here again someday...e.m.b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07745417913275444905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148053610537598768.post-64746446749493396122011-08-10T09:28:01.011-07:002011-08-10T09:28:01.011-07:00Kev - awesome post! It reminds me a lot of backpa...Kev - awesome post! It reminds me a lot of backpacking to the remote glacial lakes of northern NM and southern CO. I used to it almost every weekend with my roommate when I lived out west. I don't know how many miles I covered in 2007-2008, but it was a TON. Those lakes can be HARD to fish though. So big and open without much shore cover, typically. Plus they really funnel wind, so it always made it tough with my fly rod. <br /><br />And usually going downhill is much harder on the body. Your legs are under constant pressure and it really takes a toll. Glad you made it out safe and can look back with fond memories!<br /><br />I think my scariest trip was into the Pecos Wilderness in NM. We went in early March and started the hike. The first 2 miles we ascended something like 4,500 feet....just crazy. Turned out we chose a horrible trail. Anyway, get to a ridgeline and see a huge snow, ice, and hail system moving in that hadn't been in the forecast that morning. We hiked about a mile more before realizing it switched gears and was heading right for us. We booked it down the mountain and out of the canyon as fast as we could. Thankfully, we JUST beat it out of there. Then we went back a few weeks later and finished the hike up to 13,000 feet...gorgeous! <br /><br />Again, thanks for sharing!Drew Haererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01319433688354490644noreply@blogger.com