So I have quite a backlog of things I should be doing, hopefully I'll get my act together and start achieving some soon, in the meantime, time waits for no man. Unless your name is Time. I think Chronos stand's for time. If your name is Time or Chronos, then you can wait for whomever you wish.
Anyway, this week the drawing was done by touring folk star Kamesh.
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| He picks the hat like he picks the guitar soft and gentle |
The result, is a relief that this one finally got drawn during the summer, otherwise it would have been quite the pain in the ass.
It is of course "Hike A Mountain" I don't have a picture for some reason. But I'm sure you can imagine what it looks like.
Success!
After another few weeks of inactivity and things were not looking good for yours truly, the protagonist of this ... story? But, the planets must have aligned because I hit a burst of productivity not seen since the days of my youth when I first discovered women.
So that last sentence seems kind of creepy, or maybe not, I'll let you decide.
Back to the matter at hand I took my newfound productivity and set off with a couple volunteers to help me climb the eponymous mountain from this post.
The Mountain
Grays Peak, the highest mountain in the front range apparently. Don't let that fool you though, it is considered one of the easier mountains to climb. Named after its discoverer, Sir William Gray famed botanist. Or maybe named because of its color. I'm not sure, Wikipedia didn't say.
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| It's the strapping young fellow on the left |
Apparently there are 2 popular ways to hike Gray's peak, the way with a trail and other people, or the south side with a "trail" consisting of random piles of rocks to give a general hint as to where you should go. My intrepid companions being experienced climbers opted, of course, for the latter.
So we set off, and over the course of 3 hours and many, many, many stops to catch our breath, and listen to me try to convince us that "no one will know we didn't actually make it to the top", we made it to the top.
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| Started Off Easy |
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| We took a quick break hear for some "Sound of Music" reenactments |
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| And we climbed |
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| Pictured: Idyllic asphyxiation |
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| And we climbed |
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| And we finally made it |
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| And now I have the jacket photo for my upcoming novel |
The Result
After 6 hours we returned to the car, drunk on oxygen, and covered in blisters. So, will I now become one of those fourteener Coloradans? A REI customer loyalty card holder? Probably not. It's pretty and worth doing, but try as I might, I can never grow a full enough beard to be a true hiker. So I'll just post this to Facebook to give the impression that I am. That is, after all, a true Colorado tradition.
Stick with me kids, there's going to be a swarm of updates soon.
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