2012 JULY 14 Cruise to Mt. Baldy

[NK BREKR]

Scratch me off, I won't be able to make it  >o

[VIPER28]

I'll be there tomorrow morning!  <2

[Specialty Performance Team]

I will be there---sounds like a lot of fun!

Dan

[PCH VIPER]

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow !

I talked to the Buckhorn this evening and they say that they will be ready for us   =19

[RandyT]

D & I will are going. Meet you at Krispy.
RT

[PCH VIPER]

I know I had a GREAT time driving Glendale Mountain Ridge Rd today and hope everyone else did too ! 
It has been quite a while since I last drove with Joel and it is always fun chasing him around the curves.
Even happier that he is back healthy again  >r

Near as I know, no passengers got sick  >v

We could not have asked for better weather and traffic was very light which made for some great driving.

I have pictures up on my site   www.kouchicentral.com

Here are just a few from today:










Happy 80th B-day to Rolf's Mom !!! <v

[OriginalRoot]

 <o Thank You for the kind words Lance,  It was Sooooo Good to get out with all the Viper Folks  !
I had a fabulous time .... Joel <L

[Speedtactics]

Great run on Saturday. Lots of fun seeing everyone.
Here is a link to the photos I shot. You can download any of the images by mousing over the image and it has a menu that pops up in the left top of the image with a download option.
http://hirkophoto.zenfolio.com/p99609130
Here are a few:

The boys.

Lance thinking about the margarita behind him.

The road.

[JonathanL]

Another great cruise! Thanks for organizing this Lance.

I headed to the visitors center after lunch to get a parking pass for the hike up to the summit.

Bottom of the chair lift


Getting higher


Been hiking for about an hour, up up we go!


Yep, that is the trail


2 hours and 5 bottles of gatorade later, the summit is reached!

[PCH VIPER]

I probably would have needed 2 bottles of oxygen too !!
So different seeing it without snow.  This is a great place to ski right after a big snow fall.

[NK BREKR]

Thanks for sharing Jonathan!

[ViperX]

Thanks for sharing Jonathan!

Agree, thanks for sharing. 

That's the only way I'll every get a look at that sign!

Glad you didn't get altitude sickness during your hike.  Some folks do.

Dan

[JonathanL]

Agree, thanks for sharing. 

That's the only way I'll every get a look at that sign!

Glad you didn't get altitude sickness during your hike.  Some folks do.

Dan

Thanks Dan. 10k isn't too much of a problem for me, although, I did get a very small cough while up at the summit which is the early stages of your body saying it wants more oxygen.

There's a 14,000 summit in Yosemite I want to try before the year is out. That will be fun  >g

[PCH VIPER]

You also need to climb Mt Whitney   14,505 feet.

I did it when I was a young guy like you.   Now I'm one of the old folk   O>   

[ViperX]

Thanks Dan. 10k isn't too much of a problem for me, although, I did get a very small cough while up at the summit which is the early stages of your body saying it wants more oxygen.

There's a 14,000 summit in Yosemite I want to try before the year is out. That will be fun  >g

Hey Jonathan,

When I was a bit younger, I spent quite a bit of time at higher elevations while hunting Elk, Deer, Bear, etc.

When I was even younger, I backpacked the High Sierra.  I learned early to "drive" as high as I could.  Spend at least one day and night at higher elevation, then take it easy going up really high, like 14K feet.  I've seen altitude sickness first hand.  It can come on pretty fast and be very hard on some folks.  Hiking this high is best with a group of friends in case anything unexpected happens. 

I was lucky, perhaps because I was always and athlete and always worked out (still do) to never have any serious issues with high altitude.

Good luck,

Dan  <2

PS  Any chance you'll join us at the track this fall?