Thanks for sharing this wonderful experience. Never got to make a trip like that with my sons, I envy you. Truly enjoyed the story. Sorry for your loss will keep you in our prayers.

Great hunt and story! I love hunting with my son-enjoy it while you can!

Great pictures!!!

A trip to envy. Thank you for allowing us to follow along.

Butch L

Hope my son will want to go with me when he gets big enough.

Good on you!

John. Phenomenal story. Perhaps even more meaningful  to me as I am 9 days into a 12 day hunt in Colorado (my first in that state). And I have yet to see an elk. Yet, I'm having a great time. Quality company makes all the difference. As I lie here in my sleeping bag typing this on my iPhone, (crazy the places you get reception out here), I think I just heard my first bugle! Let's hope Mt Sopris, the fourth place we'll have tried produces a sighting. Normally I'd be disgusted with myself for surfing the web in the wilderness, but reading others threads and especially yours has helped keep my chin up in a physically and emotionally challenging, but rewarding hunt. Thank you, and so sorry for your loss.

Good luck Steve, I have eyed Mt Sopris every time I pass through Carbondale, wondering. Im anxious to hear your story when you return.

Huge effort, not only in the doing, but in the telling. Thanks for taking us along. Very respectful remembering of your friend, Robert. Sorry for your loss.

Whoa 22 days! Good write, thanks for sharing. Looks like a trip that you both will always remember.  

Thanks for sharing. Sorry for your loss.Depression is a bad thing for anyone to deal with. RIP Robert

John great story. I was out there with my longbow for 13 days also! The only thing that would have made it better would be to have my sons along!

WOW, thanks.  What a trip.

John,

You captured the essense of the hunting experience, a journey that often follows the path you found on your adventure. Life also takes us through many tragic moments where we bear the loss of those whom we care for deeply. Throughout my life there have been too many friends who have felt unable to cope with living and have chosen to end it all. Failing to reach the goal we set for a hunt, despite giving it our all, is a good lesson for all of us, especially your son. Robert probably felt failure to achieve his goals and could not deal with it. Hunting hard with your son and teaching him that things don't always work out as planned is a good way for him to deal with the disappointments he will inevitably face and for showing him that the journey itself, not the destination, is the main objective in our lives. Congratulations on a wonderful time with your son spent in God's beautiful creation. You will both remember that trip for the rest of your lives -- a trophy greater than any other!

Allan

Congrats and thanks for sharing

Great stuff. Thanks.

Wow, what a great adventure. Thank you for sharring.

Incredible thread, thanks for sharing!