We'll definitely have to get together when I'm back! My son and I made it up to the refugio on Cotopaxi today at just under 16k'. It's currently very active - made for a great picture of my son on the way up!
That is so cool!! I would love to see that as a volcano junkie
I'd say she is defending her turf. Zoom in and I can see the fear in your eyes via the reflection in Juniper's.
Training hikes the past two weekends have taken me back to Cuyahoga Valley. Rather than write redundant trip reports I'll stuff a summary here in the member's thread.
Still lugging the 45lb. pack holding weights and concrete pavers around; thinking I might start swapping in some actual camping gear to better balance things out.
The Canon R5 with 24-70mm lens was used both days. I hope to haul this combo down Yellowstone's Thorofare in August as my luxury item.
Saturday, June 17th Mrs. TractorDoc and I walked a patchwork of trails to Brandywine Falls.
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The Stanford Trail was mostly wooded and had some nice ups and downs to it.
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Our route took us around Brandywine Gorge; the highlight of which could be considered Brandywine Falls.
If I was included in the design/layout process of the area I would have suggested moving the pedestrian walkway back further so you don't see a linear chunk of concrete at the top of the falls. . . but no one asked my opinion.
Playing with shutter times.
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Infrastructure around the falls was in tip top shape.
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Different views of the waterfall could be had at different points along the gorge.
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Not all of the trail was boardwalks and stairs.
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The Stanford Trail did open up near the trailhead. The grove of young walnut trees will probably obscure the sky 50 years from now.
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Ice cream was enjoyed at the end of this shorter hike. For extra credit we took a quick walk around Deep Lock Quarry after ice cream. The Mrs. wanted to stop at a roadside flea market -- I ordered up a serving of nachos from one of the vendors there.
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Sunday the 25th I was on my own and wanted to get more distance in, so I repeated my route from a couple weeks ago on the towpath trail.
I parked at the Ira trailhead -- finding a space was much more competitive than I expected it to be early on a Sunday morning.
I walked the towpath from Ira to Peninsula, with a side trip to the abandoned rock quarry this time.
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Storms and rain were in the forecast, but I had mostly sunny skies to contend with.
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The beaver marsh and old canal hosted some of the usual suspects.
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This must have been the place to be if you were a turtle. And I thought finding a spot at the trailhead was a challenge. . .
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Waiting on the train. The camera remote's range was limited so I think it is time for a new battery.
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There it is! Check out those Budd Company domed observation cars.
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Halfway point ice cream -- Blue Cosmo flavor. By now this could be considered a tradition or an addiction.
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BCP Member down by the river.
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Great Blue Heron hanging out as I neared the Beaver Marsh.
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As was this snake. The cloudy eyes suggest it may have recently shed its skin.
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Snapshot of the route from Gaia GPS.
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The End!
