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Mike in Colorado
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Mike and T. J. did some excellent hiking in the Colorado
mountains and one day Mike fulfilled a dream he had
as a boy of 9 years
old. Mike, Rusty and T. J. hiked around at the base of the park entrance
to the Maroon Bells region and Mike looked at the peaks and decided that one day
he would climb to the top. He did... I watched from the base of the
snowfield and took a few photos. Mostly he showed up as a speck way off in
the distance. Mike climbed a colour between the two peaks, started at 7
a.m. and reached the top at 11:15. I was exhausted from watching
him! He never took a break and climbed steadily and confidently and let
out a holler when he summited. His holler was echoed by a fellow climber
he met near the top and who had summited these mountains many times.
It took 90 minutes to get back down. We had an awesome day. There
will be more photos coming.
Click on a photo to see a full sized image. These were taken on a throw-away camera so definition isn't ideal.
Happy Climbing!
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Hanging Out With Dad In The UP of Michigan
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| Goin' downstream toward Lake Superior | Dragging the canoe across the bog | Nice Lake Trout caught row trolling on Secret Lake #19 | Heading for the Middle Branch of the Ontonagon |
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| Checkin' things out | A simple chute, nice water | Mike and Dad at Secret Lake # 4 | Years ago... Mike and his older brother Rusty, Major, U.S. Marines. |
Below are some images Mike took while on a
solo climb of Capitol Peak in September of 2003.
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