I was sad. Devin was delirious.
On our way up.
Luckily, we did make it to the top to see the sunrise. Due to the excessive amounts of wind, I was lying down to take this picture.
Right after Devin got sick. He was a trooper.
Living in Utah has it's benefits- this being at the top of the list.
Aren't shadows fascinating? They kept getting in my way, so I decided to take a picture of Jeff and I.
My favorite part of hiking Timp is getting to the meadows on the saddle.
The hut by Emerald Lake.
Inside.
As we started down, we were able to get unbelievably close to some mountain goats. They're beautiful creatures.
This reminds me: I was reading a history book the other day about the weaknesses of a eurocentric view, but then the author said, "There were no sheep, no goats, no dogs, no horses, and no draft animals amongst the Natives until European conquest."
ReplyDeleteYou done never been to the Rockies, sir. Plenty of sheep, plenty of goats, a fair number of dogs, and Shoshone/Inuits were known to use elk and caribou as draft animals. I'll give you the horses though, 'cuz I'm nice.