Continuing from the previous post, I was camping with friends near the tiny town of Placerville. As I mentioned before, one day, a friend and I went exploring where we saw incredible beauty but where we enjoyed ourselves so much that we stayed too high too late. We did not get lost but ended up on a mountain-side rabbit trail after dark with a high wall (and a tire-sized ditch) on one side and a drop into oblivion on the other. I was driving and I have a fear of heights. To further complicate matters, we came to a point where part of the road was washed away on the oblivion side. Fortunately, my friend Rachele got out in front of the car and successfully talked me past this frightening point, but it was truly terrifying for me. What an experience! (We did receive a reward for surviving this adventure, because as we emerged from the last wooded area along the route, we stumbled onto what was to be our next camping spot. And it had a view like no other. More later.)
In my last post, I forgot to include a short day trip to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park which was not far from our camp. Unfortunately, something went wrong with my SD card and I lost all my photos from the Park plus some from the San Juan mountain pass over which we drove. Broke my heart. Anyway, I did retain a couple cell shots.
Last, I’ve included images from other excursions in this beautifully scenic area. (More details in the photo captions).
My Side of the Adventure 