RR: A Royal Mess

Ride-A-Lot said:

[Inline you know where]

Up in the Colorado high country lies a looming beacon of royalty. A
trail so high and so majestic it's name means the royal head. Behold...
Monarch Crest.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4548.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4555.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4557.jpg

But this Monarchy was angry. Angry at the poor peasants who gathered up
their belongings and headed out to pay homage to the kingdom.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4559.jpg

Reaching the start of the Monarch's castle gates, the clouds grew dark,
moist, and cold. But this wasn't enough to keep the peasants at bay.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4560.jpg

The lowly masses should have headed the warning signs the royal family
laid down. Even trying to obscure their view.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4562.jpg

But no, the deterrent was still not enough. So up the commoners charged.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4563.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4564.jpg

The King and Queen tantalized and teased us in their displeasure. They
began throwing rays of hope and visibility.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4565.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4566.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4567.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4568.jpg

And then laughing at the torture that followed.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4569.jpg

Then the Monarchy were threw playing with their puppets. They called in
their army and unleashed the mightiest assault the peasants had ever seen.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4571.jpg

Throwing skin peeling pellets from their skyward catapults, while
continuing the grueling of climbing to the castle center.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4572.jpg

And with a final call their Knights, the Monarchs unleashed everything
they hand with a loud bang and flash of light that sent the peasants
scattering for shelter.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4573.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4574.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4575.jpg

Cold, wet, weary, and beaten the once loyal subjects climbed with their
last icy gasp. Then they plummeted down a slippery rock step laden path
to their decision point.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4576.jpg

Do they bow their heads in shame, shivering from the cold and fright or
head on to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? The greedy
youngsters continued on while the elders (going almost the same
distance) went back to their huts to rest, eat, drink, and be merry.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4577.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4578.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4579.jpg

The moral of the thirty mile story...

Don't put your rain jacket on AFTER you are wet and cold. It doesn't help.

Hmmm. Can't get to your server at the moment, but I bet I know what it
was like. I bet Tom knows too and that's why we bailed. That hail can be
nasty stuff, eh? Glad you made it back, glad I didn't go! 🙂

Matt

MattB said:

Hmmm. Can't get to your server at the moment, but I bet I know what it
was like. I bet Tom knows too and that's why we bailed. That hail can be
nasty stuff, eh? Glad you made it back, glad I didn't go! 🙂

Matt

Hmmm... Server is up. Odd.

Hail would have felt good. Better than sleet pounding you sideways with
a 30 mile an hour wind. Then the thunder snow. Twice, Monarch has
ruined my ride! Now I'm mad.

They were going to do Agate this morning, but my neck was killing me
(rock pillows in the cabins) and I saw some clouds (I'm skiddish now) so
I bailed and hit Mount Falcon back on the front range.

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Hey Ride-A-Lot why are you copying me? You're posting URLs of picts
you've taken, then posting long captions for them, and I'm the one that
started this, is there a reason why you're copying me?

Do you want to be me Ridey-Sprinkler-TheLawn?

BTW, some really nice photos, I can stand your photos, but your videos
are just excelled boredom & nerd data.

Ride-A-Lot said:

[Inline you know where]

Up in the Colorado high country lies a looming beacon of royalty. A
trail so high and so majestic it's name means the royal head. Behold...
Monarch Crest.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4548.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4555.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4557.jpg

But this Monarchy was angry. Angry at the poor peasants who gathered up
their belongings and headed out to pay homage to the kingdom.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4559.jpg

Reaching the start of the Monarch's castle gates, the clouds grew dark,
moist, and cold. But this wasn't enough to keep the peasants at bay.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4560.jpg

The lowly masses should have headed the warning signs the royal family
laid down. Even trying to obscure their view.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4562.jpg

But no, the deterrent was still not enough. So up the commoners charged.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4563.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4564.jpg

The King and Queen tantalized and teased us in their displeasure. They
began throwing rays of hope and visibility.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4565.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4566.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4567.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4568.jpg

And then laughing at the torture that followed.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4569.jpg

Then the Monarchy were threw playing with their puppets. They called in
their army and unleashed the mightiest assault the peasants had ever seen.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4571.jpg

Throwing skin peeling pellets from their skyward catapults, while
continuing the grueling of climbing to the castle center.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4572.jpg

And with a final call their Knights, the Monarchs unleashed everything
they hand with a loud bang and flash of light that sent the peasants
scattering for shelter.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4573.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4574.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4575.jpg

Cold, wet, weary, and beaten the once loyal subjects climbed with their
last icy gasp. Then they plummeted down a slippery rock step laden path
to their decision point.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4576.jpg

Do they bow their heads in shame, shivering from the cold and fright or
head on to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow? The greedy
youngsters continued on while the elders (going almost the same
distance) went back to their huts to rest, eat, drink, and be merry.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4577.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4578.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/090906/IMG_4579.jpg

The moral of the thirty mile story...

Don't put your rain jacket on AFTER you are wet and cold. It doesn't help.

--
o-o-o-o Ride-A-Lot o-o-o-o
www.schnauzers.ws

Ride-A-Lot said:

MattB said:

Hmmm. Can't get to your server at the moment, but I bet I know what it
was like. I bet Tom knows too and that's why we bailed. That hail can be
nasty stuff, eh? Glad you made it back, glad I didn't go! 🙂

Matt

Hmmm... Server is up. Odd.

Hail would have felt good. Better than sleet pounding you sideways with
a 30 mile an hour wind. Then the thunder snow. Twice, Monarch has
ruined my ride! Now I'm mad.

They were going to do Agate this morning, but my neck was killing me
(rock pillows in the cabins) and I saw some clouds (I'm skiddish now) so
I bailed and hit Mount Falcon back on the front range.

I think until we see pictures or a video of you doing Mnt Falcon we'll
know you're lying. Feel free to post your evidence. Until you do no one
believes you.

Ride-A-Lot said:

MattB said:

Hmmm. Can't get to your server at the moment, but I bet I know what it
was like. I bet Tom knows too and that's why we bailed. That hail can
be nasty stuff, eh? Glad you made it back, glad I didn't go! 🙂

Matt

Hmmm... Server is up. Odd.

Hail would have felt good. Better than sleet pounding you sideways with
a 30 mile an hour wind. Then the thunder snow. Twice, Monarch has
ruined my ride! Now I'm mad.

They were going to do Agate this morning, but my neck was killing me
(rock pillows in the cabins) and I saw some clouds (I'm skiddish now) so
I bailed and hit Mount Falcon back on the front range.

Well now I see them. Could have been a dns issue on my home ISP (shrug).
Yep, I've done that before. I'll try not to do it again.

If you get the bug sometime you should come check out some fall riding
on the stuff I did yesterday. We did something like 35 Miles mostly on
fantastic singletrack and it was the perfect temp. Warm when the sun was
out and refreshingly cool when clouds passed over. No precip.

Matt

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Ride-A-Lot said:

MattB said:

Hmmm. Can't get to your server at the moment, but I bet I know what it
was like. I bet Tom knows too and that's why we bailed. That hail can be
nasty stuff, eh? Glad you made it back, glad I didn't go! 🙂

Matt

Hmmm... Server is up. Odd.

Hail would have felt good. Better than sleet pounding you sideways with
a 30 mile an hour wind. Then the thunder snow. Twice, Monarch has
ruined my ride! Now I'm mad.

They were going to do Agate this morning, but my neck was killing me
(rock pillows in the cabins) and I saw some clouds (I'm skiddish now) so
I bailed and hit Mount Falcon back on the front range.

Well now I see them. Could have been a dns issue on my home ISP (shrug).
Yep, I've done that before. I'll try not to do it again.

If you get the bug sometime you should come check out some fall riding on
the stuff I did yesterday. We did something like 35 Miles mostly on
fantastic singletrack and it was the perfect temp. Warm when the sun was
out and refreshingly cool when clouds passed over. No precip.

Matt

If it's not snowy and rainy like last October I'll be up again the second
week of this October ready to ride. Let's hope for that Indian Summer Tom
spoke about.

Gary

GeeDubb said:

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Ride-A-Lot said:

MattB wrote:

>
> Hmmm. Can't get to your server at the moment, but I bet I know what
> it was like. I bet Tom knows too and that's why we bailed. That hail
> can be nasty stuff, eh? Glad you made it back, glad I didn't go! 🙂
>
> Matt

Hmmm... Server is up. Odd.

Hail would have felt good. Better than sleet pounding you sideways
with a 30 mile an hour wind. Then the thunder snow. Twice, Monarch
has ruined my ride! Now I'm mad.

They were going to do Agate this morning, but my neck was killing me
(rock pillows in the cabins) and I saw some clouds (I'm skiddish now)
so I bailed and hit Mount Falcon back on the front range.

Well now I see them. Could have been a dns issue on my home ISP (shrug).
Yep, I've done that before. I'll try not to do it again.

If you get the bug sometime you should come check out some fall riding
on the stuff I did yesterday. We did something like 35 Miles mostly on
fantastic singletrack and it was the perfect temp. Warm when the sun
was out and refreshingly cool when clouds passed over. No precip.

Matt

If it's not snowy and rainy like last October I'll be up again the
second week of this October ready to ride. Let's hope for that Indian
Summer Tom spoke about.

Gary

Let's do something down by you. I'm sick of Monarch Crest! Bleck! 😉

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Ride-A-Lot said:

We were prepared, but it was still cold. I needed some mountaineering
training for my Mountain Bike Patrol certification anyway.

So you had portable lightning rods on your bikes or something?

CC

Corvus Corvax said:

Ride-A-Lot said:

We were prepared, but it was still cold. I needed some mountaineering
training for my Mountain Bike Patrol certification anyway.

So you had portable lightning rods on your bikes or something?

CC

No, but we had the smarts to know where to huddle for minimal striking
effect. 😉

And it wasn't under the metal roof lean-to a few hundred yards away.

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Ride-A-Lot said:

Corvus Corvax said:

Ride-A-Lot said:

We were prepared, but it was still cold. I needed some mountaineering
training for my Mountain Bike Patrol certification anyway.

So you had portable lightning rods on your bikes or something?

CC

No, but we had the smarts to know where to huddle for minimal striking
effect. 😉

And it wasn't under the metal roof lean-to a few hundred yards away.

I know that lean-to. That's the start of a fun DH trail, I've been told.
I need to give it a try sometime.

In RAL's defense, things move in very quickly up there. I've started on
a bluebird morning only to be dodging lightning and being hailed on once
we got on the the above treeline exposed area where your only option is
to just keep going to get lower.

But the weather report pretty much made the kind of ride a guarantee, so
you should have bailed out earlier!

Matt

MattB said:

Ride-A-Lot said:

Corvus Corvax said:

Ride-A-Lot wrote:

> We were prepared, but it was still cold. I needed some mountaineering
> training for my Mountain Bike Patrol certification anyway.

So you had portable lightning rods on your bikes or something?

CC

No, but we had the smarts to know where to huddle for minimal striking
effect. 😉

And it wasn't under the metal roof lean-to a few hundred yards away.

I know that lean-to. That's the start of a fun DH trail, I've been told.
I need to give it a try sometime.

It was fun, even slippery and wet! But by then I wanted off that
mountain so bad that nothing was going to stop me.

Quoted message said:

In RAL's defense, things move in very quickly up there. I've started on
a bluebird morning only to be dodging lightning and being hailed on once
we got on the the above treeline exposed area where your only option is
to just keep going to get lower.

But the weather report pretty much made the kind of ride a guarantee, so
you should have bailed out earlier!

Yes, probably. But, it was an adventure. I just add it to the life
lessons.

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www.schnauzers.ws

Ride-A-Lot said:

MattB said:

Ride-A-Lot said:

Corvus Corvax wrote:

> Ride-A-Lot wrote:
>
>> We were prepared, but it was still cold. I needed some mountaineering
>> training for my Mountain Bike Patrol certification anyway.
>
>
>
> So you had portable lightning rods on your bikes or something?
>
> CC
>

No, but we had the smarts to know where to huddle for minimal
striking effect. 😉

And it wasn't under the metal roof lean-to a few hundred yards away.

I know that lean-to. That's the start of a fun DH trail, I've been
told. I need to give it a try sometime.

It was fun, even slippery and wet! But by then I wanted off that
mountain so bad that nothing was going to stop me.

Wait - you took the turn at the lean to? I'm forgetting the name (not
Fooses but something else), but it's not the Crest and it's supposed to
be pretty gnarly (3' drops and such - people like to do it on big
bikes). From what I've heard I wouldn't want to do it in the wet.

Matt

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

In RAL's defense, things move in very quickly up there. I've started
on a bluebird morning only to be dodging lightning and being hailed on
once we got on the the above treeline exposed area where your only
option is to just keep going to get lower.

But the weather report pretty much made the kind of ride a guarantee,
so you should have bailed out earlier!

Yes, probably. But, it was an adventure. I just add it to the life
lessons.

Remember it. It could have been much worse.

Matt (off for a SS evening cruise)

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>
>> Ride-A-Lot wrote:
>>
>>> We were prepared, but it was still cold. I needed some
>>> mountaineering
>>> training for my Mountain Bike Patrol certification anyway.
>>

this things been quoted so many times I may have messed up the
attributions... however *whomever* posted this, what training are you
getting for MBP? Some patrol use OEC ( Outdoors Emergency Care), just
wondering.

MattB said:

Ride-A-Lot said:

MattB said:

Ride-A-Lot wrote:

> Corvus Corvax wrote:
>
>> Ride-A-Lot wrote:
>>
>>> We were prepared, but it was still cold. I needed some
>>> mountaineering
>>> training for my Mountain Bike Patrol certification anyway.
>>
>>
>>
>> So you had portable lightning rods on your bikes or something?
>>
>> CC
>>
>
> No, but we had the smarts to know where to huddle for minimal
> striking effect. 😉
>
> And it wasn't under the metal roof lean-to a few hundred yards away.
>

I know that lean-to. That's the start of a fun DH trail, I've been
told. I need to give it a try sometime.

It was fun, even slippery and wet! But by then I wanted off that
mountain so bad that nothing was going to stop me.

Wait - you took the turn at the lean to? I'm forgetting the name (not
Fooses but something else), but it's not the Crest and it's supposed to
be pretty gnarly (3' drops and such - people like to do it on big
bikes). From what I've heard I wouldn't want to do it in the wet.

Umm, yeah. I was just following the others. I don't remember much
other than getting down it without falling and I was going pretty darn
fast. I guess it helps when there is mud in your eyes and you can't see
where you are going.

I don't recall any 3' drops but there were some things I flew off off.
I also witnessed the guy in front of me do a face plant right in a pile
of mud.

I'll tell you that when you are cold, wet, and shivering you really
don't think much about the terrain. I just wanted out.

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www.schnauzers.ws

small change said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>>> Ride-A-Lot wrote:
>>>
>>>> We were prepared, but it was still cold. I needed some
>>>> mountaineering
>>>> training for my Mountain Bike Patrol certification anyway.

this things been quoted so many times I may have messed up the
attributions... however *whomever* posted this, what training are you
getting for MBP? Some patrol use OEC ( Outdoors Emergency Care), just
wondering.

There's some mountaineering first aid course they signed me up for being
taught by the ski patrol and some other S&R group. It might be the same
thing you are thinking of. The result is (although I am already
certified) is that if I could ski well enough (I can't) I could be a ski
patroller. Back East you didn't need to go through all of this extra
stuff. I'm not sure it was necessary, but the course was $40 and it
usually is $170.

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Quoted message said:

small change said:

Quoted message said:

>>>> Ride-A-Lot wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> We were prepared, but it was still cold. I needed some
>>>>> mountaineering
>>>>> training for my Mountain Bike Patrol certification anyway.

this things been quoted so many times I may have messed up the
attributions... however *whomever* posted this, what training are you
getting for MBP? Some patrol use OEC ( Outdoors Emergency Care), just
wondering.

There's some mountaineering first aid course they signed me up for being
taught by the ski patrol and some other S&R group. It might be the same
thing you are thinking of. The result is (although I am already
certified) is that if I could ski well enough (I can't) I could be a ski
patroller. Back East you didn't need to go through all of this extra
stuff. I'm not sure it was necessary, but the course was $40 and it
usually is $170.

Most like OEC if it's run by the ski patrol, and yes, it could be very
necessary. Outdoors Emergency Care - stabilizing and dealing with injuries
outside of an easy-access to EMS situations. This is much more beyond
"first aid" than you can ever imagine, and you will learn a lot.
What certification do you have? EMT? Paramedic? or just Red Cross first
aid... that's light years below the other training.

Ride-A-Lot said:

small change said:

Quoted message said:

>>>> Ride-A-Lot wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> We were prepared, but it was still cold. I needed some
>>>>> mountaineering
>>>>> training for my Mountain Bike Patrol certification anyway.

this things been quoted so many times I may have messed up the
attributions... however *whomever* posted this, what training are you
getting for MBP? Some patrol use OEC ( Outdoors Emergency Care), just
wondering.

There's some mountaineering first aid course they signed me up for being
taught by the ski patrol and some other S&R group. It might be the same
thing you are thinking of. The result is (although I am already
certified) is that if I could ski well enough (I can't) I could be a ski
patroller. Back East you didn't need to go through all of this extra
stuff. I'm not sure it was necessary, but the course was $40 and it
usually is $170.

Check my email and it's called Wilderness First Aid.

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small change said:

"Ride-A-Lot" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

small change said:

>>>>> Ride-A-Lot wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> We were prepared, but it was still cold. I needed some
>>>>>> mountaineering
>>>>>> training for my Mountain Bike Patrol certification anyway.

this things been quoted so many times I may have messed up the
attributions... however *whomever* posted this, what training are you
getting for MBP? Some patrol use OEC ( Outdoors Emergency Care), just
wondering.

There's some mountaineering first aid course they signed me up for being
taught by the ski patrol and some other S&R group. It might be the same
thing you are thinking of. The result is (although I am already
certified) is that if I could ski well enough (I can't) I could be a ski
patroller. Back East you didn't need to go through all of this extra
stuff. I'm not sure it was necessary, but the course was $40 and it
usually is $170.

Most like OEC if it's run by the ski patrol, and yes, it could be very
necessary. Outdoors Emergency Care - stabilizing and dealing with injuries
outside of an easy-access to EMS situations. This is much more beyond
"first aid" than you can ever imagine, and you will learn a lot.
What certification do you have? EMT? Paramedic? or just Red Cross first
aid... that's light years below the other training.

Still just the Red Cross first aid, resuscitation, and AED. It was all
good enough for the flatlands (like I'm gonna be carrying an AED around
with me). I am looking forward to the training.

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www.schnauzers.ws

MattB said:

I know that lean-to. That's the start of a fun DH trail, I've been told.
I need to give it a try sometime.

That would be Green's Creek. If that's what they actually did.

There's some DH-level stuff just at the beginning, if you actually ride
it all. But even if you aren't up to that, you can walk all the really
gnarly stuff in just a little while and then it becomes a really nice,
pretty bit of singletrack. Not a bad bailout, even if you don't have
full Ninja Turtle gear on...
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