Today I enjoyed the outdoors. I chose to carry......

[Ugly Sauce]

Enjoyed the outdoors yesterday, and chose to carry a double barrel 12 gauge hammer-gun, vintage 1914 or earlier, and the Little Badger .22LR. The grandson carried the Little Badger. Not loaded, but he was thrilled anyway. He is a crack shot with it, so his official role was to take small game in a "survival situation". And he could do it too, we would not to hungry. 9 years old. I also carried the Luger, but you've seen enough pics of it. Edit: Ammo load out: Six rounds of .690" round ball over 110 grains of black, two in the gun, and a .410 chamber insert with 20 rounds of .410 shot loads for the hammer-gun, 56 rounds CCI "Quiet" and six rounds Agulia "Interceptors" for the Little Badger. One extra mag for the Luger.


The kid is comfortable in the woods. This was some remote mountain country, and Grizzly recovery area. (Harvey Creek Grizzly Recovery area, Eastern Washington State. Google it!)

Coffee time, of course! This "Firebox" stove works great. However, it's quite heavy. Don't have to carry fuel though, and of course it never runs out of fuel. We cooked hot dogs on it too, which taste terrible if you cook them over a fuel stove. Or if you do, then you need a pan. But most delicious over real fire, and it's safe to use (with common sense) when fire danger is a bit high. Of course if fire-danger is super high, I use a fuel stove. The Firebox has it's advantages, but I don't like the weight. They make one in titanium, but Mr. Moneybags I am not.
Sir Charles Makenzie-Lopez came along. He's turned into a super good woods/wilderness dog. Won't run off, obedient, not yappy. Doesn't get tired, like the energizer bunny. Good doggie.

Boonie hat.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

I find the boonie type hats to snag easily in the bushes/trees that I have to pass to get to the desired place and not offering real good protection from the Sun.

Interesting, just the opposite here. When I want to bust brush, I just put my head down and charge, boonie hat brushes it all aside and keeps the scratches away. I get plenty of sun protection, (some boonies do have small brims, not mine) and on hot days or in the kayak I dunk it in the water, and it air-conditions my head for quite a while.

 

[The Night Rider]

Interesting, just the opposite here. When I want to bust brush, I just put my head down and charge, boonie hat brushes it all aside and keeps the scratches away. I get plenty of sun protection, (some boonies do have small brims, not mine) and on hot days or in the kayak I dunk it in the water, and it air-conditions my head for quite a while.

What altitude do you live at.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

I live at 2100ft. The mountains I wander are about 4500 at the bottoms (???!!) and up to around 7000ft, some a little higher. ?

 

[The Night Rider]

I live at 2100ft. The mountains I wander are about 4500 at the bottoms (???!!) and up to around 7000ft, some a little higher. ?

I live at 7000 feet and most of my hiking is at 9000 feet. UV protection gets important up there

 

[Ugly Sauce]

I live at 7000 feet and most of my hiking is at 9000 feet. UV protection gets important up there

Dang! I have to climb a mountain to get to 7000ft! Got good lungs? That air must be getting kind of thin. I'd probably be a little short-winded hiking at 9000ft. !

 

[Southerner up North]

Enjoyed the outdoors yesterday, and chose to carry a double barrel 12 gauge hammer-gun, vintage 1914 or earlier, and the Little Badger .22LR. The grandson carried the Little Badger. Not loaded, but he was thrilled anyway. He is a crack shot with it, so his official role was to take small game in a "survival situation". And he could do it too, we would not to hungry. 9 years old. I also carried the Luger, but you've seen enough pics of it.
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The kid is comfortable in the woods. This was some remote mountain country, and Grizzly recovery area. (Harvey Creek Grizzly Recovery area, Eastern Washington State. Google it!)
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Coffee time, of course! This "Firebox" stove works great. However, it's quite heavy. Don't have to carry fuel though, and of course it never runs out of fuel. We cooked hot dogs on it too, which taste terrible if you cook them over a fuel stove. Or if you do, then you need a pan. But most delicious over real fire, and it's safe to use (with common sense) when fire danger is a bit high. Of course if fire-danger is super high, I use a fuel stove. The Firebox has it's advantages, but I don't like the weight. They make one in titanium, but Mr. Moneybags I am not.View attachment 1166879
Sir Charles Makenzie-Lopez came along. He's turned into a super good woods/wilderness dog. Won't run off, obedient, not yappy. Doesn't get tired, like the energizer bunny. Good doggie.
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Boonie hat.

Looks like a great trip.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Looks like a great trip.

It was. Thank you. Although hot here in the flat-lands, we had enough elevation (nothing like NightRider's) that it was very comfortable. That spot we like to go to is way off trail, and the trail it's self being pretty much unknown and unused. Like all those old trails, that were once logging roads, nature is reclaiming it. The "trailhead" it's self can't be seen from the road, so unless one knows it's there, someone driving by won't be "hey, wonder where that goes? Let's check it out". !!! Anyhow, just blew all that hot wind to say it's a very special place, clean crick you can drink right out of about fifty+ yards from where we were sitting, it don't get much better than that!

 

[Southerner up North]

It was. Thank you. Although hot here in the flat-lands, we had enough elevation (nothing like NightRider's) that it was very comfortable. That spot we like to go to is way off trail, and the trail it's self being pretty much unknown and unused. Like all those old trails, that were once logging roads, nature is reclaiming it. The "trailhead" it's self can't be seen from the road, so unless one knows it's there, someone driving by won't be "hey, wonder where that goes? Let's check it out". !!! Anyhow, just blew all that hot wind to say it's a very special place, clean crick you can drink right out of about fifty+ yards from where we were sitting, it don't get much better than that!

Sounds like a great place to relax and recharge

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Sounds like a great place to relax and recharge

I call it: "escaping from the world".

 

[The Night Rider]

Dang! I have to climb a mountain to get to 7000ft! Got good lungs? That air must be getting kind of thin. I'd probably be a little short-winded hiking at 9000ft. !

9000 feet Mount Kineo

 

[The Night Rider]

Garden Of The Gods


I found a place to take a photo of my Glock.

I was on top of this ridge looking SW actually at Ute Pass.


I took this a couple of days ago but it was at GoG.

This is The Kissing Camels.


Under the Black Dot. someone decided that looks like two camels kissing.


Pikes Peak.

Sun Flowers

The trail leading to the park. The shadow on the left end is a rock climbing route and there were people on it


Looking South.


Looking North West

 

[Ugly Sauce]

I took this a couple of days ago but it was at GoG.

Actually, I prefer the Sombrero. However, it snags on low branches, or anything else, and busting through the brush with it would not work well. UV protection is "great". Thread content: I enjoyed the outdoors playing my bass, and carried my Charter Arms Bulldog...which is...hidden.

 

[Armybrat]

Dang! I have to climb a mountain to get to 7000ft! Got good lungs? That air must be getting kind of thin. I'd probably be a little short-winded hiking at 9000ft. !

My nephew built a vacation house near Leadville, Colorado at 10,000’. He has to use an oxygen concentrator to sleep well.
This is the view from his back porch.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

My nephew built a vacation house near Leadville, Colorado at 10,000’. He has to use an oxygen concentrator to sleep well.
This is the view from his back porch.
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I believe it. When I used to fly, that's where the non-boosted/"normally aspirated" engines would run out of steam. I've flown into Colorado a few times from different directions, it was kind of weird holding altitude, but watching the ground get closer and closer. Yes, I would call that a "view". !!!!!!

 

[Southerner up North]

Upcoming trip warrants a new pair of boots. Cumberland falls area is destination so nothing to extreme.
What boots are worn by this group?
@460Shooter, question is to far out, please delete it or let me know and I will delete it.
Thanks

 

[WisBorn]

I currently wear Keen mid height hiking boots. I wore several pairs of Merrill boots before switching to Keen. The Keen boots are a little less slippery on wet roots and rocks. I normally wear trail runners for everyday wear. They are nice for less rugged trails.
I would recommend carrying a 10mm or 357mag for the bears you may run into on the trail. A BBQ 1911 is nice to have at the end of the day when grilling burgers or steaks for dinner

 

[Southerner up North]

I currently wear Keen mid height hiking boots. I wore several pairs of Merrill boots before switching to Keen. The Keen boots are a little less slippery on wet roots and rocks. I normally wear trail runners for everyday wear. They are nice for less rugged trails.
I would recommend carrying a 10mm or 357mag for the bears you may run into on the trail. A BBQ 1911 is nice to have at the end of the day when grilling burgers or steaks for dinner

Thanks.
Keen is one brand I have not tried. Everyday wear for me is either sneakers or cowboy boots. I have a couple pair of Merrill hikers but did not think they are the best of wet surfaces.
Always nice to have a BBQ 1911. I have some 255's for the Kimber and 30. Need more range time for the 20 and SR1911. Always have the security six for owb on trails

 

[WisBorn]

Thanks.
Keen is one brand I have not tried. Everyday wear for me is either sneakers or cowboy boots. I have a couple pair of Merrill hikers but did not think they are the best of wet surfaces.
Always nice to have a BBQ 1911. I have some 255's for the Kimber and 30. Need more range time for the 20 and SR1911. Always have the security six for owb on trails

I have carried my XDM compact 45acp (same size as the Glock 30) with 255 grain hardcast in the Smokies. With the Kimber you would be well armed

I have never tried Oboz, but a AT hiking friend recommended them to Mrs WisBorn. She liked them in the north end of the AT.

 

[Old Dog]

What boots are worn by this group?

I like Keen. Wide toe-box. Comfortable, though the sole doesn't seem to flex as much as other brands for me. Durable. Not real aggressive in the tread department. A little on the heavy side. Easy to clean. Look good. Pretty waterproof.

Merrill used to make my favorite hiking boots. I wore them on overseas deployments. The fit to my feet was almost custom. Felt good. Lightweight. Only issue I've had my last three or four pairs, the toe cap peels back after a while -- it's not stitched on, just glued. Not happy about this and addressed it with Merrill -- no response other than, "Thank you for communicating with us."

My trail runners (low-cuts) are all Salomons. The X Ultra 4 GTX are my favorites, I have a few pairs.

My current go-to boot is Lowa. Made in Germany. Very, very pricey -- my favorites are around $360.00.

 

[The Night Rider]

For serious hiking out in the mountains I wear Surplus Belleville 700 series ACU boots.



Light hikes in town



Lowa Renegades. I have been out in the mountains in these but I prefer higher topped boots when I'm carrying a pack.



Winter, my 25 year old Vasques Sundowners. I've walked the equivalent of New York to LA in them twice.

I just paid 90 bucks to have them taken apart and rebuilt but vs. the price of a new pair it was well worth it.

 

[Old Dog]

I'd forgotten about the Vasques. I bought a pair at a Cabelas over twenty years ago, and they're still in my closet.

 

[Southerner up North]

I like Keen. Wide toe-box. Comfortable, though the sole doesn't seem to flex as much as other brands for me. Durable. Not real aggressive in the tread department. A little on the heavy side. Easy to clean. Look good. Pretty waterproof.

Merrill used to make my favorite hiking boots. I wore them on overseas deployments. The fit to my feet was almost custom. Felt good. Lightweight. Only issue I've had my last three or four pairs, the toe cap peels back after a while -- it's not stitched on, just glued. Not happy about this and addressed it with Merrill -- no response other than, "Thank you for communicating with us."

My trail runners (low-cuts) are all Salomons. The X Ultra 4 GTX are my favorites, I have a few pairs.

My current go-to boot is Lowa. Made in Germany. Very, very pricey -- my favorites are around $360.00.
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I agree on Merrill fit right out the box. I have had a few pair with issues but they are still comfortable. I will check out the Salomons and Lowas. Have only looked at the. Have not tried them on.
Thanks for the information

For serious hiking out in the mountains I wear Surplus Belleville 700 series ACU boots.



Light hikes in town



Lowa Renegades. I have been out in the mountains in these but I prefer higher topped boots when I'm carrying a pack.



Winter, my 25 year old Vasques Sundowners. I've walked the equivalent of New York to LA in them twice.

I just paid 90 bucks to have them taken apart and rebuilt but vs. the price of a new pair it was well worth it.

Thank you for the information.
The Vasques look comfortable. The Bellevilles look sturdy and with a lot of support. I will look into these as well

 

[Southerner up North]

I have carried my XDM compact 45acp (same size as the Glock 30) with 255 grain hardcast in the Smokies. With the Kimber you would be well armed

I have never tried Oboz, but a AT hiking friend recommended them to Mrs WisBorn. She liked them in the north end of the AT.

I feel comfortable with either of those with the 255's.
I have never heard of this brand. I will check them out.
Thanks for the information

 

[The Night Rider]

The Bellevilles look sturdy and with a lot of support. I will look into these as well

^Stock Photo^
I bought two almost brand new pairs in a surplus store downtown right after the Army switched to the OCP pattern.

I think I paid 20 bucks a piece for them.

The longest hike I ever did with them was 18 mile in the mountains.