Late last year Rylan's father had a serious stroke and just recently he
passed away due to the effects of it. Tonight Rylan and Golden reminisce about "Doc"...
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We drove up from Colorado Springs, through Estes Park and into the main entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park (aka "RMNP"" or just "Rocky".
For those that have never been to or looked into RMNP, it is located in
North-Central Colorado, about 2 hours North/NorthWest of Denver.
The
Continental Divide runs through the middle of the park. For those who
don't know what the Continental Divide is, it is basically the dividing
line for North America where water that falls on the west side of the
Divide runs west to the Pacific Ocean, water that falls to the east
runs south and east to the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. Needless
to say, the mountains in RMNP are BIG. There are more than sixty (60)
peaks higher than 12,000 feet, including Long's Peak at 14,259...
When I was preparing for my backpacking trip to Yellowstone, one of my concerns was carrying enough batteries for my headlamp, gps and a way to recharge my iPod. At one point we were on the trail for 8 days straight with no re-supply and I did not really want to carry that much extra weight. Being the cheap pseudo-geek that I am, I did some research and opted to build my own solar battery charger. This is a VERY simple task for anyone that has the slightest bit of soldering knowledge. I found lots of great ideas from the website Instructables.com. From these ideas I ordered a flexible 7.2V panel which is .02 inches thick (yes..2/100ths) and weighs 0.9 ounces...
An
alternate trail of the PCT, the Eagle Creek trail #440 is a fantastic
hike. It has enough challenging sections as well as some smooth hiking.
The view is what will keep you coming back. Waterfalls mark the pay off
of this sweet trail. Punch bowl falls, Tunnel Falls, and many more keep
your mind off the pain of a backpack or sore feet.
We
recently (April 17, 2009) completed a 14 mile round trip. We hiked from
the trail head at Eagle Creek campground to the 7 1/2 mile camp. About
1/2 way to the Wantum lake campground. Setting camp at the trail head
on Friday night got us an early start on the trail Saturday...
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For those that have never been to or looked into RMNP, it is located in
North-Central Colorado, about 2 hours North/NorthWest of Denver. 
When I was preparing for my backpacking trip to Yellowstone, one of my concerns was carrying enough batteries for my headlamp, gps and a way to recharge my iPod. At one point we were on the trail for 8 days straight with no re-supply and I did not really want to carry that much extra weight. Being the cheap pseudo-geek that I am, I did some research and opted to build my own solar battery charger. This is a VERY simple task for anyone that has the slightest bit of soldering knowledge. I found lots of great ideas from the website 
