Death Valley - Wildrose Peak & Manly Bea con

“Hiked up Wildrose Peak and Climbed Manly Beacon in Death Valley this
past weekend with Sooz (Trailtrekker), Earnie (Kokopelli)and Sara (Getagrip). Wildrose was a fun hike,
but climbing Manly Beacon was great!!! The colors and shapes there
make it one of my favorite areas of the valley. Photos at
http://community.webshots.com/album/129746729XnoGvY/0

Joe”

“I'm leaving for DV in 5 minutes....WOOOHOOO!”

“Nice shots, Mtflyer! Nice to meet another TTer (getagrip), too!”

“Great pics! Some awesome scenery.”

“Mtflyer, what great photos. You sure have some talent with that camera. Your photos tell a story in and of themselves.

I was amazed at how one mountain so high and so close could be blanketed with snow, but not the one you were standing on. That some how there was a divide in the climate that caused that. That you stood at the edge of that.

You really do take great shots.

Be encouraged. Shine strong. And everything is going to be okay, you know?

Peace \o/”

“Very good photos Mtflyer! I missed another great trip.”

“Dang! My secret is now revealed -- I am a girl :) Ah, well, I just love DV, so any excuse to get out there, especially with other hikers... It was a great weekend.
After the others took off on Sunday (they had a longer drive home) I hiked Desolation Canyon. Although pretty short (maybe 3 mi r.t.) it was great. Everything you want from a canyon hike with a simply awesome view over the Artist's Drive area at the end. And, absolutely no one else around. Highly recommended if you have a little time at the end of a DVNP trip.”

“"Manly Beacon?!" Lol!”

“Well, would you call a beacon feminine?”

“getagrip: where do you live in Nevada?”

“The joy that is Las Vegas. At least all my friends come to visit me now. Suddenly...”

“getagrip- you should have told us it was a secret...maybe mtflyer could have photo-shopped your identity out!! ;-)”

“Brings back memories of 2 months ago...thanks.”

“OK, not really a secret. I just like to get people's reaction when they first discover I'm not even the gender they thought. Harmless amusement.”

“Now that the secret is out....which one are you in the photos?

And BTW...you had me fooled....when I first saw your handle....I just assumed your were a male....but obviously that's not the case.....”

“Check out pic 54 or just look for the green. I almost always wear green.”