tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12664898.post629864483367563241..comments2023-11-05T03:26:37.311-08:00Comments on T h e R a n g e L i f e: Hot Spot: Gold River; Part 1Bryan Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12224511473765962245noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12664898.post-58301677225106631352008-05-15T10:57:00.000-07:002008-05-15T10:57:00.000-07:00wow fellas. beautiful photos. Need to check in h...wow fellas. beautiful photos. Need to check in here more often. your old school Colorado bro...HarveyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12664898.post-44624353869685392512008-05-14T11:07:00.000-07:002008-05-14T11:07:00.000-07:00where's day 2 dammit. i'm waiting on the edge of p...where's day 2 dammit. i'm waiting on the edge of proverbial seat. <BR/><BR/>its snowing in CO. again... dammitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12664898.post-79727419577097294712008-05-12T13:51:00.000-07:002008-05-12T13:51:00.000-07:00Thanks!re photo sizing, i size at no wider than 75...Thanks!<BR/><BR/>re photo sizing, i size at no wider than 750 px & no taller than 650 px. unfortunately I'm constrained by a couple different things. <BR/><BR/>1. our blog template provides for 750 px wide. I could adjust that to allow for bigger pics in the template code, but then ...<BR/><BR/>2. load speeds for lots of large files can be very slow for some ppl .. I like to post LOTS of pics & I don't want to decrease the photo quality in favor of "bigger" pics. <BR/><BR/>3. the last thing is i have to be mindful of the "greatest common denominator" (emphasis on "common") .. meaning that for lots of ppl, going larger doesn't work for their screen size or connection speed. so for the purposes of the blog (as opposed to private use of the pics), the 750/650 thing works the best.<BR/><BR/>let me know if there's a shot in particular that you'd like to use for wallpaper & i'll try to get you a hi-rez image you can use...Todd Gillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00365983274794966615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12664898.post-86167472666875732008-05-12T12:35:00.000-07:002008-05-12T12:35:00.000-07:00You guys rock. TRL is certainly my favorite blog....You guys rock. TRL is certainly my favorite blog. Great info, great stories and it truly gives me something to aspire to. Thanks for all you do to bring these places to the rest of us. My only wish is that your pics fit the PC screen a little better. You guys take some incredible pictures and I would love to use some of them as wallpapers, but stretching to fit skews everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12664898.post-85382360501108579872008-05-09T14:21:00.000-07:002008-05-09T14:21:00.000-07:00Once again a stellar TR from some place I have nev...Once again a stellar TR from some place I have never been, but now wish to go.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.<BR/>JerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12664898.post-15944048164192293942008-05-08T15:15:00.000-07:002008-05-08T15:15:00.000-07:00Thanks dudes.Jeff -- Good info! I know we talked ...Thanks dudes.<BR/><BR/>Jeff -- Good info! I know we talked about the GR zone that night at the Trifecta party, but I'd forgotten almost all of what you said. Jakub had heard that some guys had attempted the Lower U, but had hiked around "all the rapids" .. prolly was another group. Jan said that some Americans had run just about everything except for the bottom 500 meters .. that was prolly you guys?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, Sat. was our low water day. The sun/heat combo gave us more to work with over the next cpl days. Pamela was incredible, but way too low to enjoy anything but the waterfall gorges. Middle U below the confluence was just a short canyon section that could definitely have been better with the level you had, but as you can see, it was plenty good with a trickle. With adequate water & knowledge of the lines you could easily complete the Pamela > Middle U combo in half a morning, before moving onto the next item on the day's agenda :-)<BR/><BR/>Funny you mention the Ernie's comparison about the Lower U .. Chris & I talked about that while on the river at one point. <BR/><BR/>More to come.<BR/><BR/>tTodd Gillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00365983274794966615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12664898.post-21058613900629795062008-05-08T14:26:00.000-07:002008-05-08T14:26:00.000-07:00WOW! Even with low water that stuff looked good!WOW! Even with low water that stuff looked good!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323812220341680764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12664898.post-78148970320377373802008-05-08T13:32:00.000-07:002008-05-08T13:32:00.000-07:00Nice work gang...Nice work gang...AJordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07727948395358507359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12664898.post-77937673913000397532008-05-08T12:48:00.000-07:002008-05-08T12:48:00.000-07:00Hey Todd, Pamela Creek looks sweet - and stellar...Hey Todd,<BR/><BR/> Pamela Creek looks sweet - and stellar pics as always! JD and I looked at that one when we were up there, but decided to put on at the Ucona bridge instead. Coincidentally, it was 5 years ago to the day that JD and I ran the Ucona! As I recall, there are only 4 major drops on the Ucona above the Pamela confluence. It was a good call for you guys to put on Pamela instead because the drops on the Ucona would probably be pretty manky at the flow you had (when JD and I were there, there was about 3 times as much water in the Ucona).<BR/><BR/> I'm looking forward to your pics from the lower canyons on the Ucona! JD and I portaged a few sieves in the last canyon, but overall it was surprisingly runnable (even with a lot more water). The final portage was a real bitch with just 2 of us, so I'm very curious if that sievey section has changed and/or was runnable at a lower flow. The character (and the undercuts) of the lower canyons reminded us a lot of Ernie's Canyon.<BR/><BR/> We did the whole Ucona in 1 day, but due to the final portage we finished shortly after sunset. This meant that JD, after losing rochambeau, had to bike the whole shuttle in the dark. Meanwhile, I was nervously keeping my distance from a family of black bears that really liked the river access at the take-out!<BR/><BR/> What was the level on the Gold when you were there?<BR/><BR/>- JeffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com