powderburn
Active member
Well I posted that I was going into the high country with a friend for a few days to check some of his spike camps. Travel light carry water, trail mix, granola bars, couple of camera's, rifle, tarp and bedroll, and mickey of choice.
We were only taking a horse each, no pack horses so we packed pretty thin. Started out great saddled up, packed the goods into a couple of saddle bags and then found out my son packed my 6mm ammo and I took my 300 savage. My friend packed what he thought was a box of shell turn out to be 5 loaded the rest empty.
Oh well mount up were going. I pulled out the video camera a couple of times but used my 35mm
camera alot. 6 1/2 hours later we pull into grizzly lake. Storm is brewing so we tend to the horses, collect fire wood and set up a little shelter. From about 6:30 until 10:30 the lightning and thunder was fantastic. What an experiance to be right in the middle of that storm. After the storm died down we had a couple
drinks and some snacks and called it a night.
20 minutes later Capt'n Kill is puking and coughing and generaly not looking to good. Ends up he had eatin a couple of peanuts that he wasn't supposed to. I'm thinking do I use up a round and put him down, ride out with him in total darkness or wait until morning and bug out.
Capt'n Kill says it's OK I'll be fine in the morning. Well morning came none to soon for me, 5:30. By 6:00 I've got us ready to ride out because Capt'n Kill looks like death warmed over.
He did not argue about riding out and after a couple of hours he was starting to feel better. By noon we were at the truck loading the horses into the trailer and back to town we came.
Now for what really ticked me off. I started wearing glasses for my reading and close up work about a year ago. I had left my glasses in the truck when we left to ride. I took 8 rolles of 24
film and used it all up. After I got the film developed today I found them all fussy. I could not see good enough to focus the figgin camera although I thought I was. 172 pics that only a handful are worth a crap.I'm going to scan some and will post the better ones tomorrow.
We were only taking a horse each, no pack horses so we packed pretty thin. Started out great saddled up, packed the goods into a couple of saddle bags and then found out my son packed my 6mm ammo and I took my 300 savage. My friend packed what he thought was a box of shell turn out to be 5 loaded the rest empty.
Oh well mount up were going. I pulled out the video camera a couple of times but used my 35mm
camera alot. 6 1/2 hours later we pull into grizzly lake. Storm is brewing so we tend to the horses, collect fire wood and set up a little shelter. From about 6:30 until 10:30 the lightning and thunder was fantastic. What an experiance to be right in the middle of that storm. After the storm died down we had a couple
drinks and some snacks and called it a night.
20 minutes later Capt'n Kill is puking and coughing and generaly not looking to good. Ends up he had eatin a couple of peanuts that he wasn't supposed to. I'm thinking do I use up a round and put him down, ride out with him in total darkness or wait until morning and bug out.
Capt'n Kill says it's OK I'll be fine in the morning. Well morning came none to soon for me, 5:30. By 6:00 I've got us ready to ride out because Capt'n Kill looks like death warmed over.
He did not argue about riding out and after a couple of hours he was starting to feel better. By noon we were at the truck loading the horses into the trailer and back to town we came.
Now for what really ticked me off. I started wearing glasses for my reading and close up work about a year ago. I had left my glasses in the truck when we left to ride. I took 8 rolles of 24
film and used it all up. After I got the film developed today I found them all fussy. I could not see good enough to focus the figgin camera although I thought I was. 172 pics that only a handful are worth a crap.I'm going to scan some and will post the better ones tomorrow.