tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846808540789772700.post2942025701624227038..comments2018-05-19T20:58:31.517-04:00Comments on Into the Continent: An Anchor in the ColoradoKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06422007343371709303noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-846808540789772700.post-9390538463023197282010-09-12T09:44:18.852-04:002010-09-12T09:44:18.852-04:00I'm very happy to see you SO excited about som...I'm very happy to see you SO excited about something...truly. <br />Now here's the kicker... not to be a Debbie Downer, but I'm concerned. (u knew this one was coming from me). <br />SIX months? ALONE, A - L - O - N - E? In the vast wilderness? With no quality prior experience of the like under your belt? During the WINTER months? <br />I know you're a writer, drawn to solitude (which is as foreign to me as shopping w/o a credit card - bit of a joke there, for reference) and have always been a lone wolf but this is the kind of trip that gets made into a movie... After you're dead. That's an awfully grim thought, I know, but I bet this on the top of the NPS "CAUTION" and "DO NOT ATTEMPT ALONE" list. Everyone thinks it won't happen to them. http://traveler.nationalgeographic.com/national-parks/strategies Huge Critical safety point here: "NEVER HIKE ALONE." I know this goes w/o saying - you can't run a marathon w/o serious training and this is a "marathon" of an adventure and research ain't gonna get you to the finish line. While you are extremely physically fit and capable, I can't help but think of what you're NOT prepared for and you won't know that until it's upon you. I understand you're looking for great life experience (aren't we all?) I just hope you choose your adventure wisely.<br />Please don't be mad at your sister.... I'm worried for you is all.<br /><br />love -soneilgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328889731073235353noreply@blogger.com