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[Igloo Ed]

John and his friend arrived reasonably early yesterday with no problems and today was his first hike other than having time to go to Dream last evening.
Today the three of us started at the Ute Crossing and hiked out to Tombstone Ridge before dropping down into Hidden Valley.
We spent quite a bit of time hanging out in the big rocks of Tombstone and then headed down and north to get to the top of the snow in the top bowl of the old ski area. We had a blast glissading down parts of the bowl until we reached the road that crosses at the bottom of the bowl. John's friend had never glissaded before and he picked it right up.
The snow is melting fast but there is still a lot in the big snowfields and a reasonable amount in the high woods but that is going fast.
The weather was rather overcast and this is the best picture I got up on Tombstone Ridge:


John is having fun and we got down early enough that he headed off to the Alpine Visitor's Center with his friend and I headed home.

[Monica]

Thanks for the update, Ed.
So glad to hear John is in the park and probably loving every minute.

[Allie]

Great photo, Ed. Glad you got to hang out with John and his friend.

[SandyM]

Sounds like it was a very enjoyable day for all of you!

Thanks for the update, Ed.

[foxfire]

Great! Thanks for the report Ed!

Fox

[Becky J.]

Love that view.

Becky J.

[iceberg]

Igloo Ed, on 19 June 2011 - 04:38 PM, said:

The snow is melting fast but there is still a lot in the big snowfields and a reasonable amount in the high woods but that is going fast.

Good. Tell it to keep on melting.

[jflo]

Awesome! Sounds like a wonderful day ! Can't wait till I make it out there!!!

[mistylady]

Thanks for the update, Ed. I love the views from Tombstone Ridge. Sounds like a lot of fun.

[HighPlainsMedic]

forecasting snow above 10K feet today.. sheesh..

[hector]

Gorgeous photo, Ed! So glad you had a good time with John and his friend.

[mwilson]

Glad John made it out. He deserves a break in a place of beauty and I'm glad you could share his first day with him and his friend. Great photo, Ed!

[zzcoop]

Igloo Ed, on 19 June 2011 - 04:38 PM, said:

We had a blast glissading down parts of the bowl…

I'm sure John had a great time. Anything that involves sitting on his butt and sliding around a bowl is a winner in his book.

[DeeCeeM]

That's a beautiful picture. I'm jealous of the glissading down the Hidden Valley ski bowl part. I've always wanted to do that.

(I'll date myself - I remember when the Hidden Valley lifts were still running. I was very young at the time, though.)

[Rhonda]

HighPlainsMedic, on 20 June 2011 - 06:10 AM, said:

forecasting snow above 10K feet today.. sheesh..

Uh-oh, I think John and his buddy are camping at Sandbeach Lake which is above 10K elevation. They are getting snowed on. Hope it is not interfering with their fun. Right now, moisture in the form of snow sounds awfully nice to me, but that's because it's been over 100 every day and not a drop of rain in weeks.