It was the best of times (skyscraper glacier)
It was the worst of times.
Ok, so I can't really complain too much, I mean, I had a really good run down skyscraper, lots of good fun.
This was my first time up there, and I was solo. I got lost for awhile trying to finding the thing (stupid fog), and waited for the 12:30 thundershower to roll by before starting a beautiful descent on a sunny break. I got some good pics, but I don't have them with me and probably never will. Let me explain why. After skiing the whole thing, I decided to head back (it was supposed to be a morning adventure), and put my skis and boots back on/in my backpack so I could hike back in comfortable hiking shoes. At the end of the lake (Lake Bob?) I couldn't find a trail to take back. "No problem," I say, "I'll just cut to my right and walk towards where I know the parking lot is."
Mistake. I had to crawl over a ton of boulders, cross streams, and cut through thigh-high bushes. About 2/3s the way to the car, I decide it's a good time for a break and some water. I put my pack down on the grass. "That's odd, I don't remember unzipping my pack while taking it off..... oh... oh no....NONONONONOOOOO!!!"
I did a quick inventory check. I was lucky everything was there, expect my digital camera. I could have lost my rain coat, which would have been horrible since it started raining hard right after this sick discovery. I ran back a couple easy hundred yards before deciding to turn back and continue on my way knowing my digital camera and the case it's in is getting rained on.
I'm heading down to Pagosa Springs tomorrow, so I won't have time to go back and look some more this weekend. The camera's probably ruined, but I wouldn't mind having the memory stick.
So, if anyone heads up to skyscraper this weekend, keep an eye out for a dark blue toilettries case with a Kodak camera in it.
Other than that, I had an awesome time skiing that thing, and I wish I could share the pictures, but oh well. I'll definitely be back for more (bit of a hike though).
