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Thanks for your input. It seems like a tough place to reach. It may have to wait.

Has anyone been there this year (2013)?

School me on getting to Royal Gorge. According to Jerry Schad this a 20 mile bushwacking kind of trip. In other reports I read about scaling a rock face with a rotten rope. Then in others it can apparently be easily reached from Switzer Falls parking lot? What's the best way to go about it? Does any...

Wow, awesome trip + photography!

Yes, all headlamps are compatible with my feather, you just have to be careful when putting them on. The other option is to wear the feather on the same headband as the lamp.

Here are my requirements: a) easy to turn on and off without cycling through modes b) prefer it to have a red filter mode so I can leave it on while eating, making dinner etc. without blinding my companions c) doesn't cost too much d) not heavy or bulky e) Won't turn on accidentally in my pack and w...

Friday, 7/12/13 about 1 mile from the bottom, moving across the trail. https://eispiraten.com/images-archived/photobucket/i1183/albums/x471/tekewin/Cucamonga%20Peak/BE923162-D581-4A2D-B31D-A05E8CBC434D-3794-00001694B5A938F0_zpsc53a4bad.jpg I'm assuming that's a Southern Pacific Rattlesnake. I'm goi...

Saw a gopher snake there.

How can it be legal to carry a firearm while hunting or fishing if you can't carry near a waterway (prohibited area)? How are you supposed to fish without water?