Sunday, September 28, 2008

Photo taken at the Summit of Mt. Rose in Washoe County Nevada. I spent 3 1/2 hours climbing to the top alone.
T he rock formation is unique, so this photo is the proof. Actually, it took 30 minutes to get the self-timer on the camera to work just right!
Here I am staging the self-timer. I wasn't fast enough!
This was the nicest part of the climb.
Mt Rose is 10,776 feet high. The ascent is about 3,000 feet and took me 3 1/2 hours up and 2 1/2 hours going back down. The trail is well marked and the climb was not techical.
Stranger than fiction!! This is the "cattail trail" through a Nevada spring I had to make to get to the boat left behind years ago. Nevada is mostly desert but natural springs abound without explantion.
I was up to my chest! It reminded me of Humphry Bogart in "African Queen." I've been back in Nevada since March and am now doing stuff. The shoulder is 80%. I'm looking for another motorcycle!