White Rim October
2008 - There were 6 of us on
this smaller than usual White Rim trip:
Topher, Gertjan, Shari, Florence,
Benjamin, and me.
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Jan flew in
from Vancouver on Friday and arrived at
Topher's in the early afternoon. Shari,
Topher, and I all took the day off,
hoping for an early start, and we were
almost ready by the time Jan arrived.
We camped at the usual spot (Dubinky
Well Road) and showed up about 90
minutes late for our 10am rendezvous
with Flo and Ben. They were just
starting to get worried.
.
Our
late starts were a problem the whole
trip. It felt like we didn't have so
much time to stop and see the sights
because we get such a late start every
day. Birgit does a good job of
organizing and motivating people. I
didn't. Still the scenery's beautiful.
We'll just have to get out there again
so we have time for Turk's Head, Wilhite
Canyon, Monument Basin, and whatever
else we missed.
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I-70 was closed
at Vail on the Tuesday night return so
we spent an unexpected night at a hotel
in Eagle. Somehow this 4-day White Rim
trip turned into a 6-day
trip.
