So, them altie tudes get to me. I cain't hardly move ifin I'm at 10-12 thousand ft. fer very long.

So's I been thinin bout leavin on thursday an drivin out to Canon City. Used ta be the American Inn haded rooms fer $29 a night an were nice an clean. Then git up friday and drive up to Nathrop an up to do Mt. Antero (85 miles from Canon City to the trail head-2 hours). After doing Antero back down to Nathrop then on up to Buena Vista and maybe git a cabin ur 3 fer folks ta share. Cabins have kitchens and 1,2, or 3 bed rooms. Thunder Lodge is what I was thinkin. They have sofa sleepers for little ones. I'd kick in 1/2 on a 2 bed room for a room for me. Or 1/3 on a 3 bedroom. Then git up Saturday and go on up an over Williams Pass. Back to the cabin saturday night. Then sunday git up early and load up and go on up Iron Chest. Then back down to Canon City fer nother $29 room. Then home on Monday.

Whatdayathink? Bring the womin folk and youngins along an they can hang out in town saturday ifin they'd rather. Ur if ya have an open seat I'll kick in on fuel and we kin share a cabin. I don't care much bout drivin I just want ta see an map them trails. Ifin I take Jr. I might even have an extree seat.

I'm kinda low end on stuff an thar is a Wendy's just 1/2 block west of the American Inn. But there are fine places to eat in Canon City (ur useded ta be) ifin folks want.

Haft ta do this in August as that thar is the onlyist time Williams is open. If gas prices continue to go up reservations won't be as much of a problem. Ifin fuel goes down a bit we'll need ta git ur locked in fore summer.

 

Sounds like ya got some great plans right there, good luck withat Jack,...........

 

Dad blamed cabin fever an a few 80 degree days in KS has all sorts of stuff spinnin round in my head. I'll be alright soon as May gits here an I go spend a week in the Utah desert.

Only other trail I never completed is Holy Cross. Don't have a powerful draw on me like it used ta. Maybe thets cause I heard thar weren't much of thc old city left ta see at the top no more. Ur maybe thet was Iron Chest. So manny trials it's kinda hard ta keep it all straight sometimes.

Mt. Antero is my fav. The view from up there would knock me on the ground. Had ta hold on to the truck the last time I was up there just ta stay on my feet. Never done Williams ur Iron Chest.

 

Git ure self 1 o em er GPS thangs so in ya don git loss up er, good luc & happy trailz.

 

Naw we's don't never git lost. We have cided a time ur two ta go off an see where a different trail went. We was boldly goin wheres we never had been afore. I have me 3-4 of them gps thangs. Don't trust um so's ya hafta carry spares. An a puter ta do some mappin. Course ya cain't trust um either and I carry a back up fer thet.

Dang folks, Ya remeber how hot August is in KS? May or may not find any snow but it sure will be cool up thar.

 

Yup, pic a trail & c where it goes eh, its an adventure & hav som fun 2. I nevr get dose GPS tangs ether me, happy trails Jac......

 

I checked with the wife, I was real proud of her, she didn't say no right away,she didn't even laugh when I asked, she was mostly concerned about where I was going to get the money from to do it, I didn't know, with putting the money into the old IH and all. I am afraid I have to back out.

 

With the price of gas I may fed-ex the truck out- then ride the train out myself-- :-) I am out finacially. I promised the wife no big trips this year-- Disney is my big'un. I might be able to do a few smaller trips-- but not CO. :-(

 

Garrett says he is gonna try to make it.

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