Hey Bob. We live in Green Mountain Falls, about 7 miles uphill from Manitou. The flood took out 1.34 of the two bridges we can use to access our home (well, I can ride across both of them, but it's not safe for cars). The creek went from 4" to 12', spilling over the far bank from our house and flooding the town park (the construction I avoided was park restoration). It's amazing it didn't do more damage.
What's your interest in burn scars? (The fire came within a mile as the crow flies of our home last year), fortunately we're out of the burn scar drainage. When you do make it out here, holler my way. With abandon, Patrick On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 8:47:52 PM UTC-6, Robert Barr wrote: > > 200 year - are you in Manitou? We will talk about that one of these > days! I had planned to be out in October to look at some streams in the > Waldo Canyon fire area and intended to find you. That is postponed for a > bit. Bob > > > On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 10:38 PM, Deacon Patrick > <lamon...@mac.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Yeah, even after the local "200 year flood" in the creek a few yards from >> our house a few weeks ago, I still love the rain. I guess I'm just a >> mountain bumpkin at heart. Grin. Though I'm baffled how they can call it a >> 200 year flood. Once you get past the time of keeping records, shouldn't >> you just call it a millennial flood for effect? Sardonic grin. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> >> On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 8:20:37 PM UTC-6, Robert Barr wrote: >> >>> Patrick, as usual your pictures are beautiful and make me miss the >>> mountains. I hope the gray days gave you some comfort (your smile makes me >>> think they did!). Bob >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 10:02 PM, Deacon Patrick <lamon...@mac.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Indeed! The way we say that here is "There's no such thing as bad >>>> weather, only bad clothing." >>>> >>>> With abandon, >>>> Patrick >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 7:59:09 PM UTC-6, Shoji Takahashi >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> what an adventure and great pics. I guess it's true: weather's no >>>>> problem when you have the right clothes (and bike!). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, September 11, 2013 8:58:09 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> The hope was that getting away from the hustle and bustle of our wee >>>>>> town (700 year round residents) with a lot of construction going on >>>>>> would >>>>>> help me recover the "brain cushion" I'd lost over the past >>>>>> month >>>>>> (for a variety of reasons). >>>>>> >>>>>> My wife dropped me off at the base of Craigs Road (not sure what it's >>>>>> really called, but Craigs Campground is on it) and I rode to the single >>>>>> track 4 miles in. This was to save my brain from the long climb up Ute >>>>>> Pass >>>>>> on Hwy 24 with way too much traffic. After that, it was all amazing >>>>>> single >>>>>> track, with a bit of LCG (lowest common gear: walking), especially with >>>>>> gear for up to five nights (I wasn't sure how long I'd stay in). This is >>>>>> the kind of single track that is sheer fun to ride. Short stretches of >>>>>> smooth easy, mostly either climbing or descending, rooty and rocky. >>>>>> Riding >>>>>> it loaded puts the riding skills to the test! >>>>>> >>>>>> Camped Northwest of Sentinel Peak 12,500ish feet), on the Western >>>>>> tail of Pikes Peak. Rained steadily both nights, but day one and two >>>>>> were >>>>>> rain free. Day three was steady rain for all but 15 minutes. Hilltrek >>>>>> Cotton Analogy once again proves it's worth: riding and hiking and >>>>>> running >>>>>> and never getting wet inside, either from sweat or rain. Beautiful! >>>>>> >>>>>> I returned home via Hwy 24 (descents are much faster and I mostly >>>>>> keep up with traffic, so noise is less of a brain risk). It's always >>>>>> wonderful to return home on my own power, brain cushion greatly >>>>>> increased. >>>>>> >>>>>> I have to say the Sackville bags continue to do wonderfully in the >>>>>> rain. I do not double bag anything and it all stays dry even in day long >>>>>> (or multi-day long rain). Also, Hilltrek's Cotton Analogy gear (jacket, >>>>>> breeches, gators) continue to work beautifully: not wet from sweat or >>>>>> rain >>>>>> -- impressive considering my exertion level returning home and the the >>>>>> precipitation rate. >>>>>> >>>>>> Photos here... >>>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/**3**2311885@N07/sets/**7215763548225** >>>>>> 1165/<http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/sets/72157635482251165/> >>>>>> >>>>>> With abandon, >>>>>> Patrick >>>>>> >>>>>> *www.MindYourHeadCoop.org* >>>>>> *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-bun...@**googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owne...@googlegroups.**com. >>>> >>>> Visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/**group/rbw-owners-bunch<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >>>> . >>>> >>> >>> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to >> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com<javascript:> >> . >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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