To Hell And Bike

Bill Wheeler said:

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Peace,
Bill

The First law, Inertia: Unless acted upon by an outside force,
a body at rest tends to stay at rest,
and a body in motion tends to stay in motion.
Sir Isaac Newton

"...an inelegant tether of nasal drip connecting his face to his
handlebars."

Nice!

/s

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Peace,
Bill

The First law, Inertia: Unless acted upon by an outside force,
a body at rest tends to stay at rest,
and a body in motion tends to stay in motion.
Sir Isaac Newton

A couple of comments:
- Snow in autumn in the Colorado mountains should not come as a surprise.
- I respect their determination.
- Unfortunately, hunters die often in these parts, from similar
circumstances.
- More unfortunately, rescuers also are injured or worse trying to save
the unprepared.
- I hope they were not as unprepared as the author lead us to believe.

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado

Owner/Operator of the Pekingnese Ranch.

Bill Wheeler said:

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Peace,
Bill

The First law, Inertia: Unless acted upon by an outside force,
a body at rest tends to stay at rest,
and a body in motion tends to stay in motion.
Sir Isaac Newton

I have to admit a little bit of smug pleasure when I read about tourists
coming up for a "Wilderness Adventure" and then actually getting one
they weren't sure they wanted. Now, I wouldn't wish permanent harm on
anyone, but a little lesson from Mother Nature can be good for you as
long as you survive.
Of course I've been there too, but I did it for free.

"I've been in similar situations. You have to have respect for the
weather up here, or it will kill you."

Matt

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Bill Wheeler said:

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Peace,
Bill

The First law, Inertia: Unless acted upon by an outside force,
a body at rest tends to stay at rest,
and a body in motion tends to stay in motion.
Sir Isaac Newton

"...an inelegant tether of nasal drip connecting his face to his
handlebars."

Nice!

I keep waiting to see all these bikes with more than one handlebar.

Bill "snotty pedant" S.

Craig Brossman said:

Bill Wheeler said:

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Peace,
Bill

The First law, Inertia: Unless acted upon by an outside force,
a body at rest tends to stay at rest, and a body in motion tends to
stay in motion.
Sir Isaac Newton

A couple of comments:
- Snow in autumn in the Colorado mountains should not come as a surprise.
- I respect their determination.
- Unfortunately, hunters die often in these parts, from similar
circumstances.
- More unfortunately, rescuers also are injured or worse trying to save
the unprepared.
- I hope they were not as unprepared as the author lead us to believe.

I learned my lesson. When I road in Vail this summer I always brought a
rain jacket, rain pants, lots of food, a filtering water bottle, wind
proof lighter, but most importantly three of those compact and light
space blankets (fold down to the size and thickness of a credit card).
All of those items weigh very little and can easily save your life in
weather changes. The jacket and pants (from REI) compress down to
nothing and attach easily to the camelback. The rest of the stuff
easily fits in a camelback Hawg.

--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

Bill Sornson said:

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Bill Wheeler said:

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Peace,
Bill

The First law, Inertia: Unless acted upon by an outside force,
a body at rest tends to stay at rest,
and a body in motion tends to stay in motion.
Sir Isaac Newton

"...an inelegant tether of nasal drip connecting his face to his
handlebars."

Nice!

I keep waiting to see all these bikes with more than one handlebar.

Bill "snotty pedant" S.

Okay, I'll play: "pant" or "pants"?
(I'm referring to the trouser kind, not the heavy breathing pederaster
kind.)
/s

Bill Wheeler said:

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That's my idea of a dream vacation.
Adversity, suffering, triumph, and margaritas. Hard to beat.
I'd have rain gear though.

Shawn

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"...an inelegant tether of nasal drip connecting his face to his
handlebars."

Nice!

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I keep waiting to see all these bikes with more than one handlebar.

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Bill "snotty pedant" S.

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Okay, I'll play: "pant" or "pants"?
(I'm referring to the trouser kind, not the heavy breathing pederaster
kind.)

Shirley you can't compare something seen every day and vital to one's life
to...trousers!

Sheesh.

/bs

I know that the whole idea of hut -to -hut travel is that you don't have to
take as much stuff with you, but the article doesn't really address the
issue of how prepared ( or not) these people were. Being prepared for
*anything* any time of the year is one of the basic tenets of mountain
travel. Any of the CO folk familiar with how that hut system works - do
they feed you dinner and breakfast, or is is a case of clearing the mouse
turd out of the bunks and making ramen on your Svea, being more self
supporting?

P.

small change said:

I know that the whole idea of hut -to -hut travel is that you don't have to
take as much stuff with you, but the article doesn't really address the
issue of how prepared ( or not) these people were. Being prepared for
*anything* any time of the year is one of the basic tenets of mountain
travel. Any of the CO folk familiar with how that hut system works - do
they feed you dinner and breakfast, or is is a case of clearing the mouse
turd out of the bunks and making ramen on your Svea, being more self
supporting?

From the article:
The great appeal for most riders is that the simple cabins -- padded
wooden bunks, cast-iron stove, remote latrine -- are kept fully stocked
with food, water, sleeping bags and beer. All you need to pack in your
panniers are clothes, flashlights, lunches, water, and lots and lots of
Motrin.

http://www.sanjuanhuts.com/

Shawn

Shawn said:

small change said:

I know that the whole idea of hut -to -hut travel is that you don't
have to take as much stuff with you, but the article doesn't really
address the issue of how prepared ( or not) these people were. Being
prepared for *anything* any time of the year is one of the basic
tenets of mountain travel. Any of the CO folk familiar with how
that hut system works - do they feed you dinner and breakfast, or is
is a case of clearing the mouse turd out of the bunks and making
ramen on your Svea, being more self supporting?

From the article:
The great appeal for most riders is that the simple cabins -- padded
wooden bunks, cast-iron stove, remote latrine -- are kept fully
stocked with food, water, sleeping bags and beer. All you need to
pack in your panniers are clothes, flashlights, lunches, water, and
lots and lots of Motrin.

http://www.sanjuanhuts.com/

Shawn

Must have missed that part.
So, you share sleeping bags with some unknown person who slept in it the
night before? Yuk.

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small change said:

I know that the whole idea of hut -to -hut travel is that you don't

have to

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take as much stuff with you, but the article doesn't really address the
issue of how prepared ( or not) these people were. Being prepared for
*anything* any time of the year is one of the basic tenets of mountain
travel. Any of the CO folk familiar with how that hut system works - do
they feed you dinner and breakfast, or is is a case of clearing the

mouse

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turd out of the bunks and making ramen on your Svea, being more self
supporting?

From the article:
The great appeal for most riders is that the simple cabins -- padded
wooden bunks, cast-iron stove, remote latrine -- are kept fully stocked
with food, water, sleeping bags and beer. All you need to pack in your
panniers are clothes, flashlights, lunches, water, and lots and lots of
Motrin.

Yep, but the article is definitely lacking in describing what kinds of cold
weather clothing they brought with them on the bikes.

Greg

small change said:

Must have missed that part.
So, you share sleeping bags with some unknown person who slept in it the
night before? Yuk.

Yeh. What could possibly go wrong with that?

Suddenly, I am itching all over.

--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

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small change said:

I know that the whole idea of hut -to -hut travel is that you
don't have to take as much stuff with you, but the article doesn't
really address the issue of how prepared ( or not) these people
were. Being prepared for *anything* any time of the year is one of
the basic tenets of mountain travel. Any of the CO folk familiar
with how that hut system works - do they feed you dinner and
breakfast, or is is a case of clearing the mouse turd out of the
bunks and making ramen on your Svea, being more self supporting?

From the article:
The great appeal for most riders is that the simple cabins -- padded
wooden bunks, cast-iron stove, remote latrine -- are kept fully
stocked with food, water, sleeping bags and beer. All you need to
pack in your panniers are clothes, flashlights, lunches, water, and
lots and lots of Motrin.

Yep, but the article is definitely lacking in describing what kinds
of cold weather clothing they brought with them on the bikes.

Greg

exactly - were they resonably prepared and things went wrong, or not
properly prepared and things went wrong? There are lots of ways for these
scenarios to play out in the mountains.

Penny

small change said:

So, you share sleeping bags with some unknown person who slept in it the
night before? Yuk.

Yeah, and if that unknown person was me, I would've been naked.

--
Slack

Bill Sornson said:

Shirley you can't compare something seen every day and vital to one's life
to...trousers!

If it weren't for trousers, something vital to one's life would be
seen every day.

And don't call me Surely.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

Slack said:

small change said:

So, you share sleeping bags with some unknown person who slept in it
the night before? Yuk.

Yeah, and if that unknown person was me, I would've been naked.

http://www.compsoc.com/~gav/others/rgghhh.wav

small change said:

Must have missed that part.
So, you share sleeping bags with some unknown person who slept in it the
night before? Yuk.

I think they suggest you bring a bag liner, IIRC.

--
Craig Brossman, Durango Colorado

Owner/Operator of the Pekingnese Ranch.