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Should we plan to carry in all water, or will a source be available nearby? I take it the lake is somewhat frozen over. Is melting snow a viable option?

Goshdarnit, and here we was hoping for a 20 below zero night to test our mettle! I did a test run in back yard friday and saturday night in the 20's here and about roasted with all my freakish...

Thermometer only showed 26 last night here in Mountainair, so I didn't push the limits too far. Stayed pretty warm with my water bottle and multiple layers in the hammock.

Quick question: I'm...

Hey,

What are ETA's looking like? Is there current snowpack up there? Anybody know?

Edbeteze and I ought to be up out of NM by 3PM, maybe earlier, if things go well for us.

I think the...

Not to frighten, but to prepare, and in contrast to the link that OutandBack posted, I stumbled upon and now share this forecast by weather authority Dr. *******i:
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Will bring apples, cored and filled with brown sugar, butter and cinnamon, wrapped in aluminum foil, that can be tossed in the coals near the fire for baking. Easy and good, IMHO.

I'm on board, for what it's worth, trepidations of freezing in tow. I'd love to carpool and look forward to staying warm. Blowing a blizzard through Mountainair and the "east mountains" as we call...

If for no other reason than this event has got me to order a JRB Old Rag TQ and an 11X10 tarp, AND do a lot of reading on staying warm in your britches, it is an unbridled success!

So Rampart Res...

Hangers-ON,

Did we concur that Rampart Reservoir is the location we're aiming at?

Looks like it's west of Colorado Springs, from my googling.

Just wondering...

...Ours is not to reason why?

Just a mention that for us NewMexicans, when we decide on a hang location, the further south, the better for us! Personally, outside of Colorado Springs is a good...

JustJeff's comments, Cannibals, et al, all very useful to look at. I can see I have some deficiencies that will need filling. But I really want to try and do this thing, just to build confidence in...

Outandback,

This is very helpful information. I appreciate your doing this. Anyone else who cares to chime in, I'd appreciate that too. I understand the variable nature of the rockies. Down here...

I appreciate Just Jeff's suggestion of the camping pad. I also have a 3/4 length down uq and was thinking I could use both of them together, it along with the JRB 3-season--which fits nicely to my...

Have been watching this thread and spoke with dear wife yesterday and she encouraged me to jump in and do this thing. Of course, she may just want me to freeze my arse off (thinks I have plenty to...