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Photos by Mike Miller and Mark Hanke |
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Trip to STAR 2000 |
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Mike Miller |
Mark Hanke |
New boots getting ready for 5 mile "Welcome to Camp Frank D. Merrill" full pack hike. | By the second day we had to tie our swiss seat and double ended safety knot within 5 minutes or do 10 Ranger pushups. |
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Had to pass this test to advance to 300' climb and rappell plus 150' night rappell. |
My youngest, Chris, we graduated. In ten minutes I'm off to meet Mark. |
Rabbit Ears Pass, can't you guess. Rock in background. |
Just before the rain at 39 degrees. |
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| Mark and Steve waiting to chow down on Cocker's famous BBQ. | Joe's Restaurant and Ice Cream Bar. | Glennwood Canyon, I-70, one of the few interstates that are fun. | Glennwood Canyon, how'd that car get in the picture? |
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| Mark with a big ol' smile after 10 miles of McClure Pass footpeg grinding. | Triumph Sprint ST connection and a couple of Hondas, hashing over the day. | Awesome bike, friend and scenery, not to mention Route 91. | Not the saloon at Minturn but old and still in use. Established 1879. |
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| End of June in Leadville. Is that snow in them thar hills? | Route 24. This is what you see every 100 yards. Ski run in background. | More of Route 24 | Blind corner on 24 going into "Redcliff". |
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| Still 24. The bridge is connected to the road below. | That's Mark and I'm Cecil B. D'mille. | Hard to believe, during WWII over 250,000 troops trained here. Army mountaineering school for D-Day and the Alps. Fitting after Ranger Camp. | HSTA Banquet, Christie Lodge. |
