![]() ![]() The trail to Chasm Lake is only 4.2 miles one-way, however it starts at 9,400 feet and gains 2,400 feet. Sunrise in early July takes place at about 5:30am. For my last morning in the Rockies, I was going to photograph the sunrise at Chasm Lake, accessed from CO 7 on the East side of the Park. Back at Estes Park at 9pm, after an afternoon stop at Fort Laramie, I was looking at a short night of sleep. Although it was summer in a very popular national park, the campground was not filled-up by late afternoon.Īfter traveling to Badlands, Wind Cave, Theodore Roosevelt National Parks, I returned to Rocky Mountain for my last morning of photography. I photographed mostly near a beaver pond to which I returned for sunrise. I found instead a beautiful valley with abundant wildlife including moose and elk, and only few other visitors. The West side, consisting of the Kawuneeche Valley, lacks the spectacular views found in other portions of the park. Flying into Denver, I book-ended my early summer trip to the Rockies and Great Plains with quick forays to the two sides of Rocky Mountain. If you know anyone who was involved in the rescue, contact Denver7's Pattrik Perez so he can connect you with Delgado and his family.ĭelgado's family has started a GoFundMe to help him with his medical expenses if you'd like to donate.In my previous visits to Rocky Mountain National Park, I had concentrated my efforts in the central portion, including the Parks (local name for sub-alpine meadows), Glacier Basin, and Trail Ridge Road. "It's because of them that I'm alive today."ĭelgado really wants to connect with the hikers who rescued him so he could thank them for their efforts. "I want these people to know that I'm very thankful, and I'll forever thank them and I feel very blessed," he said. "It has me a little anxious and frustrated, but I have to remind myself that I'm blessed to be here," he said.īut Delgado knows it could've been a lot worse had those hikers not been there to help him. "I truly believe that either it was my husband (who passed away several months ago) or a lot of angels around him that cushioned his fall."ĭoctors told Delgado he'll need about three months of rehab and physical therapy to recover from his injuries. "I'm extremely thankful for all the people that gave their support to Georgie," she said. Instead, it may have very well been a miracle. His mother, Carmen Delgado, is sure George's survival wasn't just pure luck. "That would have been disastrous if I fell and there was nobody around." "It's amazing considering the fact that it was empty right before I fell," he said. What made their efforts even more surprising was that Delgado and his friend had specifically picked that time of day to avoid the crowds. The other two (hikers) had satellite phones," Delgado said. I had bleed-out through my hip, the bone was sticking out. "They had my wounds being covered and applying compression. There's nothing to really grab, and I just knew I was gonna fall," Delgado said.Īll he remembers is waking up surrounded by a group of hikers who came to his rescue. "I slipped on one of these rocks, and I remember falling on my butt, and I started to slide off the rock. He and his friend had finished taking a dip in Chasm Lake last Thursday morning before heading back down. "I feel incredibly blessed, honestly, because it could have been so much worse." "I should have died," George Delgado said. A man who fell while hiking near Chasm Lake last week is recovering in the hospital from his injuries and hopes to meet the hikers who helped rescue him. ![]()
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