Just got back from 4 days in the Rockies. PICS!

[Ryan556 43]

I spent 4 days in the Colorado Rockies on a survival expedition with an Army buddy. We are taking baby steps to build up to a 1 month expedition to Alaska. Next we are doing 2 weeks in Montana, next spring.

 

We had a great time. The weather was great. The hardest part was keeping up with the fire. Lots of wet stuff up there right now. We spent a LOT of time gathering firewood.

 

We dined on fine cuisine....squirrels, grass hoppers, grubs, and I kinda saved the day on saturday by shooting a grouse!

 

I am still beat. I feel like I could sleep for 2 days. On my flight back, I had a layover in NYC...what a different world. Pics of the city from the plane is as close as I ever want to get to that place!

 

 

[RJTravel 32]

  Great pics!  Typical Colorado.  Lemme guess - Mt Evans or Lost Creek?  Spent most of my life in or near the Rockies - you won't need a firearm for grouse in N Montana or much of Alaska.  You can kill all you can eat with a rock or a stick.  That's why they are 'fool hens'.  Same with fishing - carry a handline in your pocket for all the fish you can catch.  In the summer 'survival' is very easy.

Richard   

[RPetry 564]

... We dined on fine cuisine....squirrels, grass hoppers, grubs, and I kinda saved the day on saturday by shooting a grouse! ...

 

 

Ryan,

 

That is very hardcore, certainly not typical camping out in the boonies.

 

Spent 4 yrs. undergaduate school in Denver.  Did a few snowcave winter snowshoeing trips, but miserable, cold, wet, experiences and never ate grubs.  Freeze dried cuisine tasted and worked out fine.

 

You and your friend are a bit crazy.  Good for the both of you.

[Beth n Rod 1,279]

Nice pics! It's always fun to see how people spend their hard earned time off.

 

Beth