tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post2248051847933395042..comments2024-02-08T03:19:48.451-07:00Comments on Box Canyon Blog.com: Shortcutting Bear Creek Trail's Boring SwitchbacksBox Canyon Blog.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-90363453240007049972019-06-30T14:47:35.386-06:002019-06-30T14:47:35.386-06:00And when we do need a car to get to a trailhead, i...And when we do need a car to get to a trailhead, it's generally a short drive :)<br />Your appetite to return to Colorado mountains must be pretty whetted by now...<br />markBox Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-75328296314853903142019-06-30T09:37:38.482-06:002019-06-30T09:37:38.482-06:00Looks like you could have used Chris’s drone to sc...Looks like you could have used Chris’s drone to scout the short cut to Bear Creek. How adventurous to find that challenging new route. It must be rewarding to leave your car parked in the driveway and not burn gas to enjoy a hike. Thanks for sharing the great pictures.John Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898180689507479092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-8623369334218750052019-06-29T23:52:12.281-06:002019-06-29T23:52:12.281-06:00Sweet.Sweet.Arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01606166473683076046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-17498867677546838462019-06-29T21:55:29.367-06:002019-06-29T21:55:29.367-06:00I remember a few years ago you and Beat came to Ou...I remember a few years ago you and Beat came to Ouray...he was in some god awful super race...and you did something we've always wanted to do: hike that backcountry loop up Horse Thief Trail, to Bridge of Heaven, to Bear Creek, and back to Ouray...alone, and in one day! I think it's 17 miles with well over 10,000 feet of elevation gain and loss. Your blog post about that was where I first heard of the connecting trail from Bear Creek Trailhead to Ouray! <br />We are treasuring every adventure these days, knowing the time is drawing nye when just going to Walmart will be about all we can handle...<br />Thanks for your comments<br />mark Box Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-74196634018237601122019-06-29T21:43:57.332-06:002019-06-29T21:43:57.332-06:00Glad you enjoyed it, Sonoma pals!Glad you enjoyed it, Sonoma pals!Box Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-43165012216962663962019-06-29T21:43:05.755-06:002019-06-29T21:43:05.755-06:00Pick Sneffles :)Pick Sneffles :)Box Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-1813210643586422332019-06-29T21:42:16.402-06:002019-06-29T21:42:16.402-06:00Trust your shoes, Gayle :)Trust your shoes, Gayle :)Box Canyon Blog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032055509766739436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-67121104748857800222019-06-29T14:32:33.337-06:002019-06-29T14:32:33.337-06:00Glad we helped you connect some more dots, and eve...Glad we helped you connect some more dots, and even more glad we weren't with you on that one!Jim and Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13982110996137470496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-1048159732374610832019-06-28T18:58:00.362-06:002019-06-28T18:58:00.362-06:00Every so often you post about a place I've vis...Every so often you post about a place I've visited before, and then I understand a little better just how crazy you are (if the photographs didn't already illustrate their own precarious scenario, which they do.) On the Bear Creek Trail, the drop-offs over the gorge did not bother me much, but I became a little eeked out on those final switchbacks, cutting down the steep and loose talus slope. Never could I eye any of the nearby ridges shooting up from the highway, "Ooo, shortcut." Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-12815577620380841822019-06-28T15:09:41.456-06:002019-06-28T15:09:41.456-06:00I am going to hire you two to hike up somewhere to...I am going to hire you two to hike up somewhere to distribute my ashes when I die. You'll still be hiking at 100 so it should be no problem!Mindynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134981800236544647.post-57462823084085197692019-06-28T14:17:57.127-06:002019-06-28T14:17:57.127-06:00Wow, it was like seeing a side of Ouray we have ne...Wow, it was like seeing a side of Ouray we have never seen before (after 19 years) and getting to see the dam and spillway and all that water, maybe there is hope for lake Mead after all :-) <br />LITTLE SWITZERLAND INDEED.......what's next? <br />Sonoma Co guys Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com