Beaver Mountain

A beautiful snowfall started this Monday. By the time we began hiking, no more snow fell. Soon after the first half-mile, the sun came out.

We found nice one-foot-deep snow on the pretty path just south of town.  We eleven trudged a mile, then followed our nice path back a mile to the parking lot.

 

NEXT MONDAY, we'll try to find another lovely place and lots of snow to make it worthwhile.  If it's snowing, we'll rejoice in it; (it doesn't hurt as it falls).  MEET by 10 a.m. at the South Fork Visitor Center.

--Doug Knudson   873-5239 for questions

 

Marty,Linda,Barbara,Lloyd,WayneO,Bonnie,Marilyn,Pat (back from the seaside),Bob. Wayne M and I hid.

 

Nice view of S. Fork

 

The cabin of the Pennsylvania Four

 

Ponderosa/Deer Park looking NW

Lloyd in the landscape; Sentinel Mountain folds are on his left.

Place of the long views and pretty pines

 

We found we had an aspiring angel with us--Bob found her and took her home with him.

 

Sled Races

 
Due to the parking at tucker ponds parking lot on hwy 160 everyone should try to be there by 9AM Saturday
 
morning on the 25th. Bring your own drinks and something to share.
 
 
Joe DeGrado

snowshoe photos

 

Ten well-equipped snowshoers found refuge from wind and cold in this little valley.

Deep and shallow snow gave us some huff-'n-puff breathing exercise and some beautiful scenes to enjoy.

 

Thanks to Ashlee Bratton for coming to work on a holiday to greet us at the Visitor Center.  She has some ideas for our participation in community service. Ashlee takes over the legacy of Josephine Pierce, after Josephine's 14 years of outstanding service to this community and the San Luis Valley.

 

Thanks also to the 9 pushers who got my Subaru moving on the slick snow (yes, even a Subaru can spin its wheels on occasion).

--Doug Knudson

 

Join us next Monday at the So. Fork Visitor Center before 10 a.m. with snowshoes and friend(s).  (Jim Griffin expects to join us.)

 

 

This area was Marty's refuge when he operated River Bend. He's back!  … with nine friends.

 

 

 

Can it get better than this?

 

Cliffs overlooking the South Fork of the Rio Grande

 

Yon hillside was burned in 2002--wasted wood, future Fall colors.

 

Ponderous ponderosa branches

 

winter's blanket

 

Old yields to new.

 

Fencewire and snowshoes mixing it up

Back East

 

On a beautiful day before St. Valentine's day, a couple of couples and four singles set out from the Mould's palace through state lands and back.

Sunshine started to turn to light clouds when we returned to the palace for cupcakes, ice cream, and cocoa 'n alternatives.  Thank you Linda.

We enjoyed the comfort of the lovely new room. We'll be back to this trail in the summer.

 

We'll repeat a similar event elsewhere next Monday at 10 a.m. Meet at the Visitor Center Parking Lot in South Fork to set up car pooling.  No pets, please. Friends with snowshoes are welcome (rentable at two places in town). Strangers welcome, as well. 

Questions?  Doug Knudson 873-5239

Progress plus our youngsters  Bob and Bonnie

 

Just follow the big shoe-prints.

 

Decision time?

 

Frank, Marty, Bob,Linda,Wayne, Mayebelle, Bonnie

 

View of the Rio Grande Valley from the trail.

 

Queen Mayebelle on the most comfortable sofa in town.

 

Moonlight shoeing

We had some great food, fellowship, 14 hardy souls came out and a leisurely loop of the campground on snowshoes with Doug leading the way.  There was several inches of new snow on top of the track we made Sunday so it was necessary use artificial light to find the way.  Usually the moonlight is sufficient but not this night; we were getting light snowfall on us while we were out there.

 

Thanks to everybody for making it a pleasurable night for all of us and a special thanks to Joe DeGrado for the use of his sled and the firewood.............

 

Dennis

 

 

 

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Boulder field

We started at Lower Beaver CG and broke trail over to the Million Road, then up the road to the cutoff to the Boulder field.  We had our lunch at the South end of the boulders and then started back.  A few of us took a side trip to the Million Lake and then back to the trucks.  We went about 2.5 miles in some really deep powder and it was great!!

 

Our moonlight outing is tonight, meet at Palisade CG at 6 PM; Wayne & Linda are going up earlier to get the campfire started.  The fire is about 100 yards from the parking area.

 

Christy is bringing a pot of chili and some others are bringing brownies and other goodies, bring some dish to share with the group.  Mary & I will bring the coffee, hot chocolate, capuccino and the tableware.

 

Bring a chair and a flashlight and anything else you feel is needed..........

 

Dennis

 

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Saturday snowmobile ride

Meet at the visitor center at 8 AM and plan to ride to Fox Mountain.

George Powell, president
Silverthreaders Club
Silverthread Outdoor Recreation Club
PO Box 343
South Fork, CO. 81154-0343
H 719-873-5902
C 719-850-0080
Email ghp0181@gmail.com