[Grizzly]

<p>Should I stay or should I go now?</p>
<p>If I stay there will be trouble, if I go there will be double...</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Here's the situation.  Keen-eyed PRT denizens will realize that the weather in Calgary has reached a level of suckitude that is unparallelled... um, this year.  (it can be pretty sucky any time, but that's Calgary).</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So, we have a window of opportunity to go camping tonight (in the van), hike a bit tomorrow and then catch up with friends in the evening.  Most of the same friends might join us for a hike.  But it will likely be cloudy and drizzly and in the mountains some of that white stuff that falls from the sky might actually do so.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The alternative is to stay in town, dull and boring and omnipresent, but get a practice in for next week's folk club performance.  We could squeeze one in tomorrow after the hike... but...</p>
<p> </p>
<p>So should I be responsible and stay or should I be the eternal irritating optimistic and go?</p>
<p> </p>

 

[kerfwango]

<br><br><div class="quote-container"><span>Quote:</span>
<div class="quote-block">Originally Posted by <strong>Grizzly</strong> <a href="/forum/thread/70177/cleopatra-queen-of-denial#post_1946196"><img alt="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="/img/forum/go_quote.gif" style="border-bottom:0px solid;border-left:0px solid;border-top:0px solid;border-right:0px solid;"></a><br><br><p>But it will likely be cloudy and drizzly and in the mountains some of that white stuff that falls from the sky might actually do so. </p>
</div>
</div>
<p><br><br>
This is why we have whiskey. Go.</p>

 

[mrscoby78]

<p>White stuff falling from the sky?!?!</p>
<p> </p>
<p>:hysteria:</p>

 

[Mrtambalynman]

<p>Go.  If it sucks you can always bail and head home to be responsible. </p>

 

[Grizzly]

<p>Wife came up with the brilliant idea of practicing first, then driving out at 9:00, we arrived in a nearly deserted campsite at about 10, and woke up to this, not 30 yards behind our site:</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/57433/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="Bow River Dawn.JPG" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="14048" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/14048/width/1000/height/446" style="; width: 1000px; height: 446px"></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/57435/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="P1100380.JPG" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="14049" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/14049/width/375/height/500" style="; width: 375px; height: 500px"></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>And here's a pic from our hike.  Our destination is the peak to the far right in the panorama.</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/57437/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="Barrier Lake 1.JPG" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="14050" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/14050/width/1000/height/258" style="; width: 1000px; height: 258px"></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>And looking back after 4 hours.  The summit isn't what appears to be the highest part of the ridge.  Because the ridge is at an angle, the little nubbin to the right is the actual summit.</p>
<p> </p>
<p><a class="H-lightbox-open" href="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/57441/width/1000/height/800/flags/" target="_blank"><img alt="P1100403.JPG" class="lightbox-enabled" data-id="14052" data-type="61" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/content/type/61/id/14052/width/667/height/500" style="; width: 667px; height: 500px"></a></p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>