tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post1334513973615211240..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Aviatrix MeetsThe Old West Meets the NewAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-54046002091887801992010-09-20T17:03:49.020+00:002010-09-20T17:03:49.020+00:00On my list of places to visit is Dinosaur National...On my list of places to visit is Dinosaur National Monument. I may try to swing through there the next time I visit a friend in Durango. She trains at the 6600' and runs marathons are lower elevations. She qualified for Boston in Baltimore. She had to allow for legs that couldn't handle the pace her heart and lungs could support.Travellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263645693176777616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-14293737547729687342010-09-18T18:07:50.957+00:002010-09-18T18:07:50.957+00:00As a young man then in Kenya - some 50 years ago -...As a young man then in Kenya - some 50 years ago - I once climbed Mount Kilimanjaro (19,340 ft). We did some acclimatisation beforehand but it was still a pretty exhausting haul over three days to reach the base of the steep summit scree cone . This final 4000 ft (ish ?) to the summit was done in the small hours when the loose surface was frozen - sunrise and the standing pole glissade down afterwards was great reward for the intense effort of getting up . The surprising thing (to me) was that we were able to summit and then descend to our 3 days ago start point all in the one day as we were increasingly energised the lower we got . Good times .Dafyddnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-36667390250981546082010-09-18T15:04:31.615+00:002010-09-18T15:04:31.615+00:00There are doubled crosswalk buttons, with high one...There are doubled crosswalk buttons, with high ones for equestrians, on some of the trails here in Portland. I was baffled for months, until I saw somebody on horseback actually use one.Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-78504236172317217832010-09-18T14:43:09.891+00:002010-09-18T14:43:09.891+00:00Re London UK - I was doing a walkabout downtown, a...Re London UK - I was doing a walkabout downtown, around Hyde Park (my flight landed at 6:30am, my hotel was happy to store my bag but the room would not be ready for another 6 hours).<br /><br />There are riding clubs in downtown London. There are horse paths around the periphery of Hyde Park. At intersections there are two sets of crosswalk buttons - some at the usual 4-foot (or so) height for us pedestrian folk, and another parallel set at about 7-8 feet for those on horseback.<br /><br />And, in compliance with the recently emphasized link posting rules: <a href="http://soaringstudent.blogspot.com/2010/09/non-aviation-photograph-post.html" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE </a>Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726267862761677407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-7691551349691151902010-09-18T09:41:39.723+00:002010-09-18T09:41:39.723+00:00Saddle making is still an occupation for blind peo...Saddle making is still an occupation for blind people (or at least the visually impaired) - I knew a guy in London who had very little vision and he was a trained saddlemaker (there's another word for it but I forget what it is). He did it mostly by feel but would also rub chalk over the stitches to increase the contrast so he could see what he was doing. When I wondered what he was doing as a saddlemaker in London he pointed out that there were more horses there (with the police and army) than in Somerset where he came from.townmousehttp://cityexile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-56234008368729073022010-09-18T06:29:24.487+00:002010-09-18T06:29:24.487+00:00A shout-out AND prezzies! This is the best CC pos...A shout-out AND prezzies! This is the best CC post ever!<br /><br />In-law duty occasionally takes me to Gunnison (elevation 9000'). I can run about a short mile there before starting to feel really, really... <i>weird</i>, after which run two blocks, walk one block seems the safe-and-sane approach. But my guess is you're in hella better shape than I am.Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.com