Denver was kind of a disappointment when I drove through it. It's a midwestern town located conveniently close to mountains. The front range isn't even a great looking mountain range, it's not all that dramatic. You really have to get into the smaller mountain towns to find the nice places.
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HarrierThe Star Spangled ManRegistered Userregular
edited August 2010
I've stayed a night in Colorado Springs, which seemed like a pretty cool little city.
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I bought a new 2 man tent last week. It weighs 3 lbs and is single wall (no rainfly). All packed up it's smaller than my sleeping pad. Fucking technology man.
I bought a new 2 man tent last week. It weighs 3 lbs and is single wall (no rainfly). All packed up it's smaller than my sleeping pad. Fucking technology man.
yeah man! this is the 2 person tent i'm probably going to get (click)
2.6 kg, so that's like, what, 5lbs? Not bad at all. I may put a little more cash down to go lighter, but eh. (Also I'm noticing that it's 6' long and Bombs is 6' tall ... if not more ... so that might not work :S -- do you have a link to the one you got, gafoto?
and this is the backpack i'm getting for sure, it is superb (click)
i remember when i went backpacking when i was 19 i had a really uncomfortable orange backpack with steel poles all up ins.. i mean, it was OKAY but i wouldn't want to hike anymore than a few miles with it at a time.
looking for comfort this time around.
can anyone recommend a good stove for backpacking - light and resilient and easy to pack away?
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dead horses or something
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Denver was kind of a disappointment when I drove through it. It's a midwestern town located conveniently close to mountains. The front range isn't even a great looking mountain range, it's not all that dramatic. You really have to get into the smaller mountain towns to find the nice places.
Denver is cool because you can do Big City Livin' and still be 45 minutes away from the really cool places. The Rockies start to get pretty fucking dramatic once you get about 20 miles closer to them. "All up in their ass," you might say.
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SpudgeWitty commentsgo next to this blue dot thingyRegistered Userregular
edited August 2010
I dunno I've always lived right at the foothills (W Fort Collins, Green Mountain, Morrison etc) and they just seem to be the most awesome places to be near Denver. 30 minutes away from Downtown, 30 minutes away from mountainy goodness
Driving through Denver sucks - I-25 and I-70 both cut through some of the ugliest parts. Next time you come through, take the West-end roundabout - C-470, it's a much better drive.
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I've been working on Colorado on and off for the past few months, and man is it gorgeous. I sure wouldn't mind having a place up in the hills out of Colorado Springs.
2.6 kg, so that's like, what, 5lbs? Not bad at all. I may put a little more cash down to go lighter, but eh. (Also I'm noticing that it's 6' long and Bombs is 6' tall ... if not more ... so that might not work :S -- do you have a link to the one you got, gafoto?
can anyone recommend a good stove for backpacking - light and resilient and easy to pack away?
The tent I bought is the Black Diamond Lighthouse. I think it has been discontinued but you can still buy it for the outrageous MSRP some places. I bought mine for half off on geartrade.com. That site is the shit. 90% of the items on there are items sold by Backcountry.com that they got returned to them for various reasons. Usually you can get a super good deal on a mostly new item.
I'm 6'4" and I need a tent that is at least 86 inches long to sleep comfortably. I can make do by going diagonal but it really is a drag not having a tent that you fit in.
[Denver is cool because you can do Big City Livin' and still be 45 minutes away from the really cool places. The Rockies start to get pretty fucking dramatic once you get about 20 miles closer to them. "All up in their ass," you might say.
I just love towns like Ouray where the town is "all up in the San Juans ass" so to speak. Per say. As it were.
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So the 400 mi is give or take. Amarillo can be an okay place to visit, provided you have friends there
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amarillo is pretty nasty, but I don't like the panhandle at all
santa fe, however, is nearby and neat
and I'm bad at bbcode
but at least I've slept in the woods the right way
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cape alava near ozette, wa
it is so beautiful there
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one side is this:
and the other side is all lush forest and meadows and trails
yeah man! this is the 2 person tent i'm probably going to get (click)
2.6 kg, so that's like, what, 5lbs? Not bad at all. I may put a little more cash down to go lighter, but eh. (Also I'm noticing that it's 6' long and Bombs is 6' tall ... if not more ... so that might not work :S -- do you have a link to the one you got, gafoto?
and this is the backpack i'm getting for sure, it is superb (click)
i remember when i went backpacking when i was 19 i had a really uncomfortable orange backpack with steel poles all up ins.. i mean, it was OKAY but i wouldn't want to hike anymore than a few miles with it at a time.
looking for comfort this time around.
can anyone recommend a good stove for backpacking - light and resilient and easy to pack away?
Maybe I'll try setting up a camping trip in Point Reyes at some point. It's ridiculously pretty up there.
Yes this is why I was Not Serious.
Denver is cool because you can do Big City Livin' and still be 45 minutes away from the really cool places. The Rockies start to get pretty fucking dramatic once you get about 20 miles closer to them. "All up in their ass," you might say.
Driving through Denver sucks - I-25 and I-70 both cut through some of the ugliest parts. Next time you come through, take the West-end roundabout - C-470, it's a much better drive.
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The tent I bought is the Black Diamond Lighthouse. I think it has been discontinued but you can still buy it for the outrageous MSRP some places. I bought mine for half off on geartrade.com. That site is the shit. 90% of the items on there are items sold by Backcountry.com that they got returned to them for various reasons. Usually you can get a super good deal on a mostly new item.
I'm 6'4" and I need a tent that is at least 86 inches long to sleep comfortably. I can make do by going diagonal but it really is a drag not having a tent that you fit in.
I just love towns like Ouray where the town is "all up in the San Juans ass" so to speak. Per say. As it were.
I live in Moab. The dominant language in this town is French or German depending on the day.