You're right, Hugh, attitude always matters. But the wrong clothes in the wrong conditions will still kill the most determined, uplifting person. I'll take both, please. As one who has nearly lost his nuhnie and other bits a few times, ask me know I know. Grin. The coldest I've ever been was on a canoe trip in June. 40˚F, raining day and night, and I was in the river for a few hours try to free the other couple's canoe wrapped around a rock. I gave them my clothing since theirs was lost to the river. I don't recommend stage two hypothermia without a fire or half the sleeping bags you need. Wet and near freezing is as dangerous as it gets, if not more so because most people think "it's not freezing," forgetting how much heat moisture sucks out of our wanna be carcasses.
With abandon, Patrick On Thursday, March 27, 2014 7:45:23 PM UTC-6, hsmitham wrote: > > Deacon, > > I suppose it's just setting your mind for what ever. Great images...love > the Hung propped up in the snow, you don't need no stinking kickstand! I'd > love to hear that ice song, and for that matter witness the Aurora > Borealis, bucket list stuff. I've also become a huge fan of the LCG. Thanks > for sharing. > > ~Hugh > > On Monday, March 24, 2014 1:27:37 PM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> It was below 20˚F when I started out, so the snow and ruts on the >> unimproved road was frozen solid. Freeze/thaw cycle in Spring makes >> backcountry riding extra adventurous. >> >> I tested out the theory that riding faster over crusted snow means you >> don’t fall through. Worked great, until it didn’t. Crunch! Flip! Plop. >> Hysterical laughing for way too long. It’s great being a kid! >> >> Made the reservoir after some mid-thigh snow pushing. The ice was singing >> from the heat change in the morning sun. Fantastic deep melodious tones, a >> lot like whale song. Mesmerizing. >> >> Heading back things had warmed up to 40˚F and were fantastically sloppy, >> muddy, and grand. Had to dodge people out shooting as much as possible >> (seriously? on Monday morning in spring? Who does that? But they were >> likely asking the same thing of me). A fantastic way to spend 6 hours! Now >> to recover from the gunshots sounds and massive construction vehicles >> blowing air horns. It’s a risky world out there when you don’t have a fully >> functioning brain! >> >> Here’s a few photos: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/sets/72157642864727485/ >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.MindYourHeadCoop.org>* >> *www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.OurHolyConception.org>* >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
