ok, first things first.
i managed to disassemble my bike enough to fit it into an old television box and ship it on the plane as my checked luggage...kinda sweet, no extra cost or anything. after getting back to longmont, i crashed cause the whole wake up at 4.30 was brutal. anyways, now that my bike was in colorado...in pieces, i had to reassemble it. once it was re-assembled, i had to scout out a rack so i could carry it on my car. Well, the plan was to head out of longmont the next day, but after visiting 4 or more stores, i ended up having to go to boulder to pick up a bike rack that would fit into a 1.25 inch trailer hitch.
done deal. i then headed out to rocky mountain national park for the second time on this trip. on the way, i ran into some fog, and though that it was going to be a bad trip. it was cool to see the fresh icing on the pine trees. i went to the long's peak area. i went to go check into the campground, but they wanted to charge me 14 bucks to go camp...naw... so i went backcountry camping...which is free (and i think it is free in most parks until may). i went, filled out the permit and then began the trip. the snow, for the most part, was packed and slightly icy on the trail. i did post hole in a few spots, but thats alright. the original plan was to go to an area by estes cone, but being unprepared once again, i didnt have any snow shoes...which were highly needed in about 2 foot of snow. anyways, i went back the way i had come to a nice plain that was for the most part snow free. i went back off of the trail and pitched my tent. yes i did say tent. (cmon, that was slightly humorous for those that saw the vid).
my goodness. the wind sure blew that night. couple of different times i woke up ready to get going...but it was still dark. i felt as if so much time was wasted not doing anything...with limited resources...at night...in the middle of the boonies... i got to see some stars, but was to cold to get outside and view many more in the hurricane that raged outside. i was cool though to get to hear the wind go through all the trees and race down the mountain.
well, during the night, the wind blew so good that it pulled the fly off. it didnt help that i decided not to put the pole in the fly, but i decided to do it different tonight. normally it wouldnt have mattered, but because the wind was going so much...the fly flew off, but was still attached at three of the points...so i just pulled it inside and went back to sleep with a view of the tree tops swaying and the stars in the distance.
i woke up to see the sunrise...it was pretty nice. packed up the tent, and then headed out. on the way back, i found my skull cap that had come out of my pocket sometime during the hike. it hadnt gone anywhere despite the crazy wind during the night. it seems weird, but it was nice to find something that i had assumed was going to be lost, either blown away, or taken by some animal.
i got back to my car and then headed towards estes park.
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