Mt. Baldy 12/20/2009
After doing a test run on the 17th where I stopped at the Ski Hut, I decided to try for the summit today. Took my dog, Bandit, and he was a trooper. It was the first time I've summited a mountain in the snow. I took the Ski Hut Trail and did not attempt the Bowl since I'm very new at climbing in the snow. About 8.5 miles and 4000' gain. Took 5 hrs 30 minutes. A lot of the snow had melted; I think the snow level was about 7500'. Forgot to bring my digital camera, so I had to take pics using phone.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20856672@N ... 915303375/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20856672@N ... 915303375/
Yeah, that's exactly what I was telling people. His claws are like little crampons, and since his center of gravity is naturally low, he generally doesn't have a problem scampering up the slopes. Going down can be a problem though, since he's over enthusiastic at times and just charges down. He's still a puppy, so I'm keeping him on a leash until he mellows out.
Congrats on making it !
Last Thursday was my first extreme snow travel adventure...
Hopefully I'll win a $600 million lottery jackpot soon! Then I can get out more often...
I like this photo of your huge dog... 8) It certainly has grown since last Thursday
Yeah I know.... Without any scale it looks like a gigantic dog dwarfing the trees on the mountain..Or at least it does to me....
Last Thursday was my first extreme snow travel adventure...
Hopefully I'll win a $600 million lottery jackpot soon! Then I can get out more often...
I like this photo of your huge dog... 8) It certainly has grown since last Thursday
Yeah I know.... Without any scale it looks like a gigantic dog dwarfing the trees on the mountain..Or at least it does to me....
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Winston-Bandit is so adorable....can't wait to hike with him.
Yeah, whoever photoshopped the dog into the picture really did a good job, especially with the shadow effect.TacoDelRio wrote:Some nice artwork in this thread...
you guys really know how to crack a joke hilarious!HikeUp wrote:Yeah, whoever photoshopped the dog into the picture really did a good job, especially with the shadow effect.TacoDelRio wrote:Some nice artwork in this thread...
Points off - but wait, didn't you see my - let me add one more for good measure. + Erkle, that aint a bad thing - Erkle even likes fast cars on mountain roads, that is a fact.