Colorado Rockies, right? I’m thinking only Colorado has roads that high, carved out to get to all the mineral riches up on the mountainsides.
I read accounts of the late 1800s, early 1900s, Norwegian immigrants working the mines above Silverton, coming down on long telemark skis at the end of their shifts. With primitive leather ski bindings. I’m not clear how they got up there in the morning. Did they have mohair climbing skins in those days?
Just goes to show you, the old-timers were no less adventurous or daring in their day, than we are now aided by our fancy hi-tech mountain gear.
This photo is a spur road well above Silverton. There was a railroad that ran all the way up to Animas Forks at over 11,000 ft; from there, mule or foot.
“Snowshoe Thompson” was a Norwegian that delivered mail over the Sierra between Placerville, CA and Genoa, NV (roughly US50) for 20 years during the gold rush period. His “snowshoes” were actually 10-ft long skis. Cross-country skiing to the max.
I suspect the old-timers were far more adventurous than today’s folks but treated such adventures as just part of life. Now we know where and how with equipment that would have astounded them – even stuff as simple as coats and shoes, to say nothing of GPS, cell phones … and even maps.
There’s an old (50’s) TV show on Grit TV early in the morning called “Death Valley Days” based upon actual events of that era and one episode featured that guy delivering the mail on ski’s with a big backpack.
There’ve been a number of 1950s westerns on TV lately. Binge watched Wyatt Earp, now working Tales of Wells-Fargo, Death Valley Days, The Rebel, Wanted Dead or Alive, The Rifleman with others to select from.
I notice they mostly have age ratings – funny since when they came out, they were considered suitable for children … but “violence, smoking, language (???), and drinking” are no-nos now it appears.
“Good guy wins, bad guy pays consequences (including being shot or hanged)” is not a modern American value.
Here in the woods we get lousy TV signals most of the time depending on the leaves on the trees. We got rid of our satellite about 15 years ago because the content was not to our liking no matter how far up the “tiers” (and cost) we went.
We only watch TV at suppertime, and because of the reasons stated, we started buying TV shows from the 50’s and early 60’s on DVD, and watch an episode each night.
We’ve watched all of the ones you’ve mentioned and many more over that 15 years. We have 4 DVD players and we rotate each night. Last night we watched “Flicka” and the night before was “The Rebel” and tonight will be “Star Trek” the original series. I can’t remember what’s in the 4th deck.
(we’ve watched all 20 years worth of Gunsmoke and 9 years of Perry Mason and all (160?) episodes of Twilight Zone, and The Fugitive) We have quite a library now that I think of it.
Weekend suppers we sometimes watch an old b-w movie, usually a noir. After 41 years we’re just 2 old sticks in the mud.
Oh yeah, we’ll chase that noir movie with a Red Baron Supreme boxed ‘za.
(things I have noticed about cowboy shows in the 50’s….to be cont’d at another time)
Looks like a place mountain goats might live, up there above the tree line.
Interesting things about mountain goats is they aren’t really goats at all but are instead members of the antelope family.
They have specialized hooves with bony outer shells and spongy concave footpads that act like a suction cups on rock face.
Saw a couple of them years ago in the Cascades. Their agility is awe inspiring.
WAR ZONE!!!
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Downtown Kyiv, strumpets ripping up racks of ribs.
Now I ask you, does this look like a war zone?
Looks like BAU to me.
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can take HIM
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Colorado Rockies, right? I’m thinking only Colorado has roads that high, carved out to get to all the mineral riches up on the mountainsides.
I read accounts of the late 1800s, early 1900s, Norwegian immigrants working the mines above Silverton, coming down on long telemark skis at the end of their shifts. With primitive leather ski bindings. I’m not clear how they got up there in the morning. Did they have mohair climbing skins in those days?
Just goes to show you, the old-timers were no less adventurous or daring in their day, than we are now aided by our fancy hi-tech mountain gear.
This photo is a spur road well above Silverton. There was a railroad that ran all the way up to Animas Forks at over 11,000 ft; from there, mule or foot.
“Snowshoe Thompson” was a Norwegian that delivered mail over the Sierra between Placerville, CA and Genoa, NV (roughly US50) for 20 years during the gold rush period. His “snowshoes” were actually 10-ft long skis. Cross-country skiing to the max.
I suspect the old-timers were far more adventurous than today’s folks but treated such adventures as just part of life. Now we know where and how with equipment that would have astounded them – even stuff as simple as coats and shoes, to say nothing of GPS, cell phones … and even maps.
There’s an old (50’s) TV show on Grit TV early in the morning called “Death Valley Days” based upon actual events of that era and one episode featured that guy delivering the mail on ski’s with a big backpack.
There’ve been a number of 1950s westerns on TV lately. Binge watched Wyatt Earp, now working Tales of Wells-Fargo, Death Valley Days, The Rebel, Wanted Dead or Alive, The Rifleman with others to select from.
I notice they mostly have age ratings – funny since when they came out, they were considered suitable for children … but “violence, smoking, language (???), and drinking” are no-nos now it appears.
“Good guy wins, bad guy pays consequences (including being shot or hanged)” is not a modern American value.
Here in the woods we get lousy TV signals most of the time depending on the leaves on the trees. We got rid of our satellite about 15 years ago because the content was not to our liking no matter how far up the “tiers” (and cost) we went.
We only watch TV at suppertime, and because of the reasons stated, we started buying TV shows from the 50’s and early 60’s on DVD, and watch an episode each night.
We’ve watched all of the ones you’ve mentioned and many more over that 15 years. We have 4 DVD players and we rotate each night. Last night we watched “Flicka” and the night before was “The Rebel” and tonight will be “Star Trek” the original series. I can’t remember what’s in the 4th deck.
(we’ve watched all 20 years worth of Gunsmoke and 9 years of Perry Mason and all (160?) episodes of Twilight Zone, and The Fugitive) We have quite a library now that I think of it.
Weekend suppers we sometimes watch an old b-w movie, usually a noir. After 41 years we’re just 2 old sticks in the mud.
Oh yeah, we’ll chase that noir movie with a Red Baron Supreme boxed ‘za.
(things I have noticed about cowboy shows in the 50’s….to be cont’d at another time)
Looks like a nice place for a jog.