Bob’s house is at 7000′. The first day up in the mountains with him, I felt like I had cotton in my mouth. But the next couple of days I felt surprisingly good. It was probably the elation of being out in the powdery snow, with the blue skies, the cold clear air, so different from California. After falling a few times I got the knack of snowshoeing.
On the 3rd day we went up with Bob’s friends Larry and Billy. It was a beautiful Rocky Mountain morning. Bob leads the way, he’s like a coyote following animal trails. He keeps his pace down so we can keep up. Larry and I discover common interests is Native Americans, Baja, and wild animal skeletons and I’m so excited I forget to be tired.
We’re up in the hills for almost two hours and on the way back discover these mountain lion tracks. This was a big cat. You can almost see him, bounding through the snow, fwump, fwump, fwump.
Right on Lloyd! I’m glad I finally got to meet you after all the great things Bob Anderson has told me about you. Glad too, that you got to give the world a taste of Colorado Rocky Mountain snowshoeing, sunshine, and the fun we had that day … nice blog! When you have time, make sure to send me some of the photos you took on our hike. I will do the same.
All the very best,
William “Billy” Elliott (HealthBuilding.com)