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We have a good friend that lives in Boulder. It was on our to-do list for this year (I also want to get to Pike's Peak). For one reason or another (mainly births & deaths) we have been unable to travel far for 3 years now. Hopefully next year willl be better.[/QUOTE]
Hope you can make it. Don't forget Mt. Evans west of Denver -- the highest paved road in the USA, also free. The road goes up to 14,130 ft and then is is a short out-of-breath hike to the top of the peak at 14,271 ft. (4,350 m).
I believe there is a charge to drive Pike's Peak now that it is paved. Also from Boulder, you'd consider a drive to Estes Park via Nederland and over Rocky Mt. Park to Winter Park ski area, then back to Boulder -- a full day's drive, but doable in the long summer days.
Rory - ok, I give up ... after spending 5 minutes on Google Translate .... ? is your signature suggesting " forbidden abrasiveness" .... or what ???
lol .....
It is a play on Latin. "don't let the *B@$T@RDS" wear you down."
Purely in jest.& nothing to be tense about!
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Hope you can make it. Don't forget Mt. Evans west of Denver -- the highest paved road in the USA, also free. The road goes up to 14,130 ft and then is is a short out-of-breath hike to the top of the peak at 14,271 ft. (4,350 m).
I believe there is a charge to drive Pike's Peak now that it is paved. Also from Boulder, you'd consider a drive to Estes Park via Nederland and over Rocky Mt. Park to Winter Park ski area, then back to Boulder -- a full day's drive, but doable in the long summer days.
Thanks, will bear that in mind. Breathless, yep you said it. I spent 2 years working on a gold mine ~15,000' above sea level.
Thanks, will bear that in mind. Breathless, yep you said it. I spent 2 years working on a gold mine ~15,000' above sea level.
So were you at La Rinconada perhaps? I made a number of trips to the Escondida mine in Chile. Loved 'playing' golf off of the fake grass mat you carried with you to place your ball on for a 'shot'; South American mining is a bit different!
No I was based on Irian Jaya (Indonesia) . I was working for Bechtel at the time - they did want me to go to a copper mine (I forget the name) near Iqueque in Chile (also very high) but the T&Cs were terrible ....
No I was based on Irian Jaya (Indonesia) . I was working for Bechtel at the time - they did want me to go to a copper mine (I forget the name) near Iqueque in Chile (also very high) but the T&Cs were terrible ....
2019 SL450, 2019 E450 Luxury Trim Wagon, 2024 BMW I7 xDrive60
The weather here along the South Pacific Coast is truly SENSATIONAL today! 72 degrees, a cool, ocean breeze and a clear blue sky. One thing I am astonished by is the lack of wind turbulence inside the cabin, with all the windows & deflector down, even at speeds of 50 to 60mph. It is nothing short of amazing.
Spending a few days in the East Tennessee mountains. Great weather, and some nice views. Here is a view across the Sequatachie Valley; IMO just a beautiful spot on this globe. Definitely a top down trip!
Well, a little dirty I will admit, but two days of driving does that sometimes.
2019 SL450, 2019 E450 Luxury Trim Wagon, 2024 BMW I7 xDrive60
I know, I’m boring, because when I take the SL out, I drive the same roads all the time. But, when you have a place like this to drive and it’s in the city you live in, well, the car sort of drives itself there. What can I say? That’s the Pacific Ocean out there and if you really squint, you can see Maui!
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Originally Posted by Utopia Texas
We are running 100F here in S.E. Texas for the next 3 days so it’s top up and AC full blast until October!
Whenever yet another truly insane, unbelievably idiotic political decision is made here in “La-La Land” California, I tell my wife we should move to Texas. But then she says something like “you know, it is probably never 73 degrees, with low humidity in July in Texas—and they have bugs the size of small dogs there.” So, we stick it out here on the “Left Coast.” It’s hell, but somebody’s got to do it!
Well, that makes TWO THINGS we don't have in the SE Texas area: 73 degree, low humidity July days nor long, steep hills !! Enjoy the beauty of Nature out there. It is quite special indeed.
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) we have been unable to travel far for 3 years now. Hopefully next year willl be better.[/QUOTE]
