Being the change I want to see each day
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I have dementia so I documented everything I do so that I can remember later
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I come and empty ashtrays and scrape lids all the way .
Sweep in progress
I am the change I want to see
Made it to the stairs today
Please leave no trace
Thank you
First time doing, probably my last. My unit did it for PT this morning and I just raw dogged it, no stretching, no water, and 300mg of caffeine. I’m now tired, but the view was worth it. If you saw a dude with a black tank top and a metal tattoo sleeve around 7am to 830am on the stairs playing Metallica, it was probably me lol
Edit:
Start: 7am
End: Didn’t get a definitive time somewhere around 730 to 745ish area
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This is for locals to bring their dead fall
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Last one of the season I made a couple videos on my YouTube channel
I just noticed this piece of paper as I was walking past it at a city-owned lot.
I figured it’s worth a PSA that they’ll take your bike if you leave it overnight.
Being the change I want to see each and every day
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#nomoneyjusthands
I scrape lids and empty ashtrays each day on Manitou Ave
These pics are from this week
Please do your part and #leavenotrace
Thank you for your support as I go for societal change
7500 ft of elevation in one day (I would reccomend camping instead). Ran out of water. It was miserable but I think I gained some useful experience.
Which are your favorite California 14ers? I’m going to try and do Whitney and Shasta next summer.
Took my son up Grays peak and then traversed to Torreys. 9/16.
Great weather.
Up by 9am (Grays) then 10am (Torreys)
This summer I put a trip together on short notice that I’ll remember for quite some time. I flew into Denver from Illinois Friday morning and drove out to the San Juan’s Friday night. I stopped for a quick pit stop at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison before camping at a dispersed spot at the Blue Lakes trailhead just outside of Ridgeway, near Ouray. The plan was to hit Sneffels, and then hit the Chicago Basin peaks from Purgatory. Looking back, I should’ve taken the train, and I’m sure I will at some point in my life. But Purgatory was a great experience.
Friday morning I left the Blue Lakes TH at about 5 am to take on the Southwest route on Sneffels. I picked this route because I figured everybody and their mother would be coming up Yankee Boy Basin and I wanted a good class 3 scramble. I read reports the ridge was very solid. The blue lakes were spectacular early in the morning, and I made it to the saddle at about 7 am. At the saddle a group of 5 arrived just after me. I had no problems route finding and found most of the rock to be pretty solid. I stayed pretty direct on the ridge and made the summit at about 8:30. Definitely one of the more scenic summits I’ve experienced and I stayed up top for a good 40 minutes before heading down the standard route and looping around. The scree field was not fun. I made it back to the saddle around 11 and back down to the trailhead about 1 pm.. Saturday I totaled 13 miles and 5330 feet in gain. Making decent time in about 8 hours.
Next I headed south to Durango via the million dollar highway. I booked a hotel and started arranging my pack for a trip into the Chicago Basin from purgatory. This would be my first backpacking trip and I spent a lot of time organizing my pack and studying the route. My gear, food, and water were all dialed in down to the smallest details. As a former college wrestler I’m always looking for a challenge and this ~40 mile endeavor seemed like quite the beast. This would’ve been my longest adventure yet and I was excited for it.
I went to sleep early Saturday night and arrived at the Purgatory TH at around 4:30 am Sunday morning. I began the trek down into the flat and took my time on the way in. I made it to the bridge near the Needleton stop at around 9 am. My pack, weighing over 40lbs definitely slowed me down a little. Hiking into the basin on Sunday was nice as I got to chat with many groups on their way out from the weekend. I arrived into the basin about 1 pm and found a nice spot at around 11,300 feet. The furtherst spot I could find without camping in the twin lakes basin. I filtered my water and refueled, taking down two MREs and making sure I was hydrated. I thought about bagging 2 of the 4 today, and looking back in hindsight it would’ve been much better if I knocked 2 of them out. However, the weather had other plans. Some rain clouds and thunderstorms passed through and I chilled for most of the day before heading into my tent to sleep at about 6 pm. For it being my first backpacking night everything went smoothly. My Garmin Inreach Mini allowed me to check in with my mom. Totals for Sunday were 15.5 miles and 4k in vertical gain.
At 3:30 am Monday morning I left my pack and took off in hopes to summit all 4 peaks and be down back to my pack by 11:30. I was the first one on the trail and I reached the summit of Sunlight around 6 am at sunrise, and it was every bit of spectacular. The summit block was a little nerve wracking as I’m a short guy but I made the leap nonetheless. After spending around 20 minutes on the summit I scampered down and started up the boulder field towards Windom. I made quick work of Windom, the route was full of solid rock was a fun scramble near the top. I reached the summit around 7:45 and met a group of two who had made it up just before me.
I spent a good 20 minutes on the summit refueling before heading down. I made it back down to twin lakes at around 9 and filtered some water before starting up Eolus. I felt pretty fatigued and considered just heading back but decided I had enough in the tank to push on. Weather was good. Had plenty of food and water. I found the trail to be very well maintained as most of the way up the boulder field were perfect steps. I met an elderly couple, he was 65 and she was 67, halfway up. An incredible encounter to see both of them in such good shape on the mountain. I decided to do North Eolus first and made the summit at around 10:15 am, making great time after feeling rejuvenated from taking down a redbull and some energy chews. I made it down across the catwalk and found it to be very solid and not as exposed as many made it out to be. The route finding on South Eolus was a little tricky but I managed to make the summit at around 11 am. I headed down and made it back down to the lakes a little after 12, were I filtered water and met a mountain goat who curiously walked up to me. He walked right up to my pack and sniffed it, but didn’t take the clif bar I had sitting out, surprisingly. I made it back down to my pack at about 11,300 at around 12:30 pm where I refueled and ate another freeze dried meal and drank a liter of water. At this point my legs and feet were really hurting and I still had 15 miles carrying my pack on the way out.
Next up was the daunting 15 mile trip back out to my car. My legs were fading and I wanted to just set my tent back up and relax into it, but my flight back to Illinois on Tuesday said otherwise. I was already 38 miles in and about 15,000 ft of elevation gain since Saturday. But, as David Goggins would say, who’s gonna carry the boats? I started the trek back to my car at about 1 pm. I made certain to drink another 2 liters of water as well as mix in a hydration packet to make sure I was hydrated. Despite feeling like someone took a baseball bat to my knees, I ended up making decent time. Making it back to the Needleton stop bridge at around 3:30 pm. I passed several groups heading into the basin, who, ironically seemed to be struggling. After making it to the bridge I stopped and drank another liter of water and had a snack. This is where the fatigue really kicked in. 9 miles and the 1500 ft of gain back up to the trailhead. I kept trudging along and made it across the railroad bridge just past Cascade around 6:30 pm. At this point I was wondering why I chose to do this. The last 4 miles the mosquitos also whipped my ass. When I got service I called my grandpa, who had introduced me to 14ers and who I give credit to most of my mental toughness today. He was pretty worried and had been following my location all day. He was very supportive and that helped me a lot. I reached the grueling final 800 feet in gain in the last mile and eventually made it back up to my car at 9 pm.. someone had left a wine seltzer on the hood of my rental. I had no interest in it. I made it back in about 8 hours from the basin and had 17.5 total hours on trail. I tracked 23 miles and 7k in vert.
In 3 days from Saturday morning to Monday night I had a grand total of 53 miles, around 16k ft of vertical gain, and 5 peaks. A total of 40 miles and 11k of vertical gain in a day and a half. Gaining valuable class 3 experience. I was proud of my effort. I whimpered into my car and retreated to Durango where I stayed for the night. My legs and feet were not happy with me. My shoulders were even aching so bad from carry my pack. But I had done
My cat Milo accidentally stowed away in my father’s trailer, he was last seen near the Bob Penkus Motor Company dealership off of Motor City Drive. I contacted them and they promised to keep an eye out. He’s probably scared and hiding. If anyone in the area sees him please don’t hesitate to contact me. —UPDATE HE IS HOME SAFE, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH
It’s that time again and there’s lots of produce
It’s first come first serve and there’s already a line
Everyone is welcome you just need a name
I hope this helps someone feed someone today
I try and be the change I want to see in this world each and every day
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