the way i like to spend a saturday morning
Our 9-mile hike began with sunny skies and cool air. Many of the roads accessing national forest trails in these parts don’t open until July because there is still a lot of snow in the backcountry. We prefer it that way.
this is my home
99.9% of the trail was under snow… a lot of snow
barely thawed alpine lake
clouds building to the west
thunderheads catching up from the east
frozen pond on the hike out
the one who had the most fun
May 30th, 2009 at 11:49 pm
Wow — these pictures are absolutely breathtaking! I wish we had mountains like these in my part of the US.
(And I think it’s pretty much impossible for your dog to take a bad picture — so adorable!!)
May 31st, 2009 at 12:33 am
whew! 9 miles! You certainly earn all the wonderful goodies you make!
Lovely photos and I can’t wait to read your next post. :)
May 31st, 2009 at 12:37 am
Wow! I will love to have a Saturday morning like yours! Kaweah seems to have grown bigger!
May 31st, 2009 at 12:46 am
Oh, wonderful! Now I know why they use such awesome landscapes for cigarette ads– the beauty balances out the vileness of a pack of smokes. :P
May 31st, 2009 at 1:04 am
I love hiking on saturdays too. But too bad there’s never snow in HK…Kaweah’s so cute as always!
May 31st, 2009 at 1:31 am
Your photos are beautiful. The raw and untouched beauty of our land is simply….indescribable.
I love your Kaweah – what a cutie!
May 31st, 2009 at 2:30 am
Gorgeous! I used to consider myself a beach person, but after a few weeklong backpacking trips in the Sierras, I now would rather live near mountains.
May 31st, 2009 at 2:36 am
so beautiful!
May 31st, 2009 at 3:25 am
I’d also love to spend my Saturday morning in that way ;-P! What a stunning area and goregeous shots!
Cheers,
Rosa
May 31st, 2009 at 5:34 am
Awesome. Gotta love CO!
May 31st, 2009 at 5:43 am
I’ll have to show this post to Boris. Mr. B learned yesterday (at the vet) that he’s 115 lbs! That’s about 6 lbs too many, dude. So I tihnk some 9 milers are in his future, though here in KY there will be no snow. I figure he’ll see sleek, fit Kaweah and think, “hmm…maybe I should kick up my exercise regimen?”
Love that shot showing the layers of snow several feet deep. It takes a long time to thaw. We once hiked a bit in Glacier in April – cold and snowy with a bunch of hungry bears roaming around. Very different from the Appalachians, for sure.
May 31st, 2009 at 6:28 am
Wow these photos are awesome, but my absolute FAVORITE photo is of your dog! I LOVE DOGS!!!!!!!!!!!! The scenery is fantastic!
May 31st, 2009 at 8:44 am
love that last shot…perfect.
May 31st, 2009 at 9:24 am
Thanks for posting these. I’m coming out to Boulder in about 3 Weeks. Hoping to go to Rocky Mtn Nat’l and Wild Basin. I’m excited. Great shot of Kaweah!
May 31st, 2009 at 9:48 am
That is an EXCELLENT saturday morning! So beautiful. I just love that picture of K & J!
May 31st, 2009 at 10:04 am
such a gorgeous setting – you almost convince a southern girl that snow is fun.
May 31st, 2009 at 11:13 am
Wonderful! These pictures make me miss the high country of Provence, at the border with the Southern Alpes. WTH am I doing at the beach….I do not know :(
Beautiful trail!
May 31st, 2009 at 11:48 am
amazing! what a great saturday…gorgeous pictures.
May 31st, 2009 at 1:13 pm
beautiful picture of kaweah!
May 31st, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Wow, what beautiful scenery and fabulous photography. The colour are amazing!!
May 31st, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Wow, beautiful photos. It’s 100 degrees in the sunny southwest, the only hiking I can do now is early in the morning or in the middle of the night. My German Shepherd would love to lay down in that snow!
May 31st, 2009 at 6:35 pm
The pictures are breathtaking and how I would have loved to have join you guys on this hike. It would have been so exhilarating. The best pic of all is the last with Kaweah staring at the lenses.
June 1st, 2009 at 6:28 am
oh nice!!!
June 1st, 2009 at 8:31 am
Stunning photos – I can see why you enjoy it hike, such beautiful surroundings. Hopefully you carried along a flask of hot coffee and a couple rich scones. (oh wait, that would be *my* favorite way to spend a saturday morning) :-)
June 1st, 2009 at 8:46 am
Great photos! Mary and I love to hike. We wish we had the same scenic vistas and beautiful trails as you guys! I’m sure that Lorna would love the snow also. See a pic of her above.
June 1st, 2009 at 11:51 am
Wonderful place!!!
June 1st, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Great post today. I have been in Texas for 6 weeks now and I am missing the Colorado weather.
I will check in on your blog while I am deployed. Your food stories make me smile and the CO pics give me comfort.
June 3rd, 2009 at 5:42 am
Jealousy rears its ugly head…again. I’m glad we have to pass through CO when we want to travel to points west. But this summer it will be the “mountains” of Scotland & England instead.
June 3rd, 2009 at 9:51 am
Thanks everyone! Glad to share my Colorado with you. It gets more stunning as we march on to October :)
Steve – Lorna is adorable.
Deb – You’re in luck, you will get to see more and more pics as summer progresses. Stay safe. I will keep you in my thoughts. And thank you for your service. Really and truly. xxoo
June 4th, 2009 at 12:10 am
Beautiful scenery! It is also one of the reasons why I really enjoy hiking. We have a different view though which although is nice, it doesn’t have any snow :(.
June 4th, 2009 at 10:14 am
Wow gorgeous photos! What a wonderful place! And a cute cute dog.:D
June 5th, 2009 at 1:18 am
Beautiful website and photos. Your life story is really inspiring. Congratulations for being chosen by Times as one of the 50 best blogs.
June 7th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
Thanks :) Glad you enjoy Colorado as much as I do!
June 8th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Woweee I have to visit your *home* one day!
June 9th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Y – oh, definitely. summer is probably best for an aussie as it’s *pretty* cold here in winter :)