On August 30th we (Tyler, Skyler, and Tshering) hiked Wetterhorn Peak. It wasn’t the conventional route, but perhaps a more exciting one. We left from Gunnison, CO at about 3:30 AM. The drive up to Lake City, and up Engineer Pass, was clear. We parked at the fork for the Henson Creek Road. It’s possible […]
Read more "Trip Report: The Non-Standard Route"As indicated by the lack of recent posts from either Skyler or I, school has started! In our finite wisdom, we both decided to sign up for a class that took place during the two weeks prior to the official school start day. It was called Colorado Ecoregions. Essentially, this upper division biology course would […]
Read more "A Path Less Traveled"Mt. Sherman and Challenger Point. The Wednesday started as so many do: promptly waking up at 7AM for a dentist appointment and an oil change. I had requested both Wednesday and Thursday off, and I figured that after my morning appointments on Wednesday I could take a few friends out to the Sangre De Cristo […]
Read more "Trip Report: An Unlikely Pair"Hey guys, Skyler here. Ty is still adventuring at his job in a distant summer camp, probably with limited dial-up internet access. I think and hope we might hear from him soon. Yesterday marked my one year anniversary of starting to climb Colorado 14ers (mountains in Colorado over 14,000 ft.). It was marked by my […]
Read more "Trip Report: Delectable DeCaLiBross"The writer half of the Overcast Adventurers finds himself working as a quartermaster for a summer camp this summer, so this entry is coming from just the photographer (and questionable writer) half. We miss you, Tyler. We’ll adventure soon. How’d this all start? Last semester (way before the earthquakes), a friend of mine named Jenn […]
Read more "Namaste: Traveling to Nepal after the Earthquakes"Like many great days, this one started with… classes? Yes, this adventure actually happened on a Thursday, so Skyler and I were hard at work until the afternoon. Upon fleeing geology lab, Skyler suggested that we actually go and do something, rather than a spend another evening working on projects. I couldn’t agree more, and […]
Read more "A Coal Day in Hell"Good day faithful followers and casual perusers! What follows here will be a fascinating account of excitement and intrigue… in two parts! Read in awe as the Overcast Adventurers brave the Black Canyon of the Gunnison not once, but twice! The Black Canyon is an ancient geologic feature in the Southwest quadrant of Colorado, roughly […]
Read more "We All Needle Little Love"Yes sir, that says lottis. Not lotus. Although, you might as well pronounce them the same way and save yourself the embarrassment of sounding weird when you discuss this post. Why the distinction? Because we’re about to go on a journey down the South Lottis trail, kids. It’s been a bit since we last made […]
Read more "Order of the White Lottis"With a pun that great, you’re probably expecting this post to be hilarious. Well, drop those expectations right now. The sooner, the better. What we do here is serious business. Anyhow, the morning began with an unsuccessful run of us trying to sight Bald Eagles north of Almont, Colorado. Or, rather, Skyler tried to find […]
Read more "Pinnacle-ada"The day started as days so often do. That is, an alarm was left to mingle for several seconds with a wrenching groan before finally being returned to the void of silence. Trail preparation, which had been so diligently neglected the day before, was now exacted with the utmost haste. Pants, shirts, hats, coats, and […]
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