tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650130703584309038.post5645965564975366973..comments2023-08-03T03:06:27.575+12:00Comments on Courtney Schafer: Thursday Adventure: Quandary Peak (Colorado)Courtney Schaferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00593975028655479293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650130703584309038.post-81811529657444986222012-02-25T03:59:36.703+13:002012-02-25T03:59:36.703+13:00I love the mountain goats.
Mountain animals like...I love the mountain goats. <br /><br />Mountain animals like bighorn sheep are a particular favorite of mine...seen many of them in Yellowstone. Even babies.Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650130703584309038.post-74470751840149623452012-02-20T11:14:27.664+13:002012-02-20T11:14:27.664+13:00Wow, skiing poles are dangerous, aren't they? ...Wow, skiing poles are dangerous, aren't they? My other brother broke his thumb, too, but thankfully he didn't wear button-fly. :-)<br /><br />And someone should definitely write a fantasy called STABBY SWORDS OF DEATH.Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650130703584309038.post-13794221142684095802012-02-20T09:29:00.359+13:002012-02-20T09:29:00.359+13:00Ah, ski poles...so deceptively helpful looking, wh...Ah, ski poles...so deceptively helpful looking, while in reality they are STABBY SWORDS OF DEATH. (My husband broke both his thumbs thanks to his, when he accidentally skied onto a talus field only thinly covered by powder. His skis stopped dead, he catapulted out of bindings with hands extended, the ski pole straps were around his wrists so the ski pole handles were still in his hands, and the impact onto them broke both thumbs. The doc said it's one of the most common ski injuries they see. Ever since then, neither of us use the straps - I'd rather lose a pole & hike way back up the hill to get it, than endure weeks of double-thumb casts as my poor husband did. (Sucks when that happens & all your jeans are button-fly!)<br /><br />And yeah, the mountain goat mommy was totally blase, as baby hopped about on the cliff. I do have to wonder how many of them fall...but thankfully, this one didn't!Courtney Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00593975028655479293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650130703584309038.post-11979434726048947902012-02-18T18:20:23.707+13:002012-02-18T18:20:23.707+13:00Great glissading story - reminds me of one of my o...Great glissading story - reminds me of one of my own dumbass moves when skiing. Total beginner, my brother accidentally put me on an expert trail, and I tried to stop by the most sensible way I knew - shoving my pole in the snow in front of me. Ski pole met my chin, and the rest was all blurry sky and snow.<br /><br />P.S. Awesome goat photos. I'd be so scared for that baby, but looks like mother's cool with it.Steve MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15026970188928733645noreply@blogger.com