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Black
Diamond, Aspen Alpine
Guides, and the Ute
Mountaineer teamed up to
sponsor a Women's Hut
Trip to the McNamara
Hut. Deb Kelly
from Aspen Alpine Guides
was our leader and
taught everything one
needs to know to plan a
hut trip---from staying
warm to cooking
delicious meals.
While it might have been
one of the coldest
Saturdays this season
(it was 10 degrees
Fahrenheit mid-day!), we
had gorgeous blue skies
and warmer weather on
Sunday for a short tour.
Thanks to Tara, Jessica,
and Lauren for the great
photos!! |
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Lauren
and Kim are geared up
and ready to go at the
trailhead.
Everyone was eager to
get moving, mostly in
order to warm up in the
cold weather. |
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Kim and
Tara pose for one last
photo at the trailhead. |
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All of
the 10th Mountain Huts
have blue diamonds to
serve as trail markers
between the trailhead
and the hut, but they
can be snow-covered and
not always readily
visible. While
helpful, they don't take
the place of a map and
compass. Here's
Lauren pointing to a
snowy blue diamond with
Kim and Deb smiling in
the background. |
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Deb Kelly
has been a professional
guide for many years,
and we were lucky to
have her as our leader.
Her knowledge,
expertise, and sense of
fun made the trip a
success. |
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Chris and
Megan arrive to the hut
ready to warm up with
hot chocolate and a
blazing
fire. |
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After a
delicious dinner of
pasta with smoked salmon
and spinach, we played a
spirited game of
Pictionary---every woman
for herself. |
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The
Pictionary players, from
left to right, were Kat,
Lauren, Anne, Kim,
Sarah, and Megan.
We got a bit carried
away, and Kim counted
over 100 rounds at the
end of the night. |
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To ensure
that the next group has
a full supply of
kindling, one of the
closing chores at each
hut is to replenish the
kindling containers by
each stove. Here is Kim
getting ready to chop
some wood. Tara
spent the most time
swinging the axe, but
unfortunately no one
snapped a photo. |
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Sunday
morning we ventured up
Bald Knob to check out
the snow and take some
turns. |
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All of
the smiles are a
testament to the
beautiful day and fresh
powder. |
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Another
photo from a gorgeous
morning... |
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Here's
the group ready to head
home. Thank you to
everyone for coming out
for (hopefully!) a first
annual event. Many
thanks to Deb Kelly and
Scott Messina of Aspen
Alpine Guides and to
Steve Kropf of Black
Diamond for making this
happen. |
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