23 replies to this topic

[Ronin]

Another great TR. Wishing you the best !!

[craig333]

Thanks for the report. I was wondering why we hadn't heard from you in a while. Hope your vision returns to normal soon. Scary thought having to drive partly blind. I was panicked enough when my glasses broke!

[Lighthawk]

Boy this hits home in a couple of ways.

 

Thanks for taking us back to our favorite East Side haunts and always the search for the elusive site!

[Foy]

Best wishes for a full and complete recovery!  Your challenge makes your efforts to post TRs and pics all the more admirable!

 

Foy

[Occidental]

Thanks for the trip report and best of luck for a speedy recovery.  I'm jealous of your 3 nights at Benton.

[ski3pin]

Thanks as always for the fine report and all good wishes for your eye recovery.  That has to be scary.

 

Yes, it was scary. Thank you for the kind comment!

 

So sorry to hear about the optics. Sending good thoughts your way for a quick and full recovery.

 

What a great report nonetheless. For once I recognize most of the places you traveled. I'll be heading to Owens in the near future. Will be seeing some of those same sites.

 

Thanks ET! Hope you have a good trip.

[ski3pin]

Hey Amigo,

The Bride and I send our best for a complete recovery! Great trip report as always! It sounds like you had a great time except for the detached retina. Good to hear that Ted’s out and about.

 

Thanks Mr. Sage. Yes it is wonderful to see the Teds getting out camping.

 

Sorry to read about your eyes, hopefully they can successfully repair them.  I enjoy your trip reports and articles.

 

Thank you for the nice comment and well wishes. It is greatly appreciated!

[ski3pin]

Best wishes for a speedy and full recovery!

 

Thanks MDR, you are very kind!

 

Having had cataract surgery and detached retinas in both eyes, I can empathize.  On my left eye, a victrectomy was needed which required keeping my head with eyes down for 3 weeks. Not fun.

 

It did take several weeks for my vision to return to near normal. I am grateful for the expertise of the medical personnel that took care of me. The important thing is to stick to the prescribed recovery procedure by your opthalomologist.

 

Best wishes on your recovery and looking forward to more trip reports to come. Don't be surprised if you need a couple of corrective lens Rx changes over the next year. Be very open with your opthalmologist about any vision symptoms/changes..

 

Paul 

 

Paul, thanks for sharing your experience and advice. My vision is slowly improving and I'm on the mend.

[ski3pin]

Thank goodness for your positive attitudes!  I hope the best for you, and a recovery "good enough" to let you experience and share many more awesome outdoor adventures.

 

Vic

 

Heck, there ain't much you can do about it but take it in stride and be positive. Vic, I appreciate your nice comments, thank you.

 

Ski thanks for this report.Another great trip.

We both wish all the best for your eye problem

and a speedy recovery.

Frank

 

Frank, you are most welcome and thanks for enjoying our stories, Thank you for your well wishes.

[ski3pin]

Smoke, I enjoyed your story. Thanks for sharing. There's a lot of fun archeology stuff out there to find and the searches are fun. Yesterday afternoon we checked out the campground where we're having the WTW get together and saw some bedrock mortars we didn't know about. Thanks for your comments.

Wow, interesting rock art area and I have another new place to visit!  Good to see the Ted's out and about and hope your vision problems clear up soon-there are so many neat places out there you still  for to see!  Just the thought of losing your sight especially while out and about is terrifying especially when you think about all the places we go and explore.

 

I remember years ago (this is not meant to be a hi-jack) I took a group of mostly handy caped kids and some grown ups from the county  out to a rock art site for a day field trip. An older gentleman who was blind was included in the group, I guess as an after thought by the county coordinator to give him an outing.  Over the years I had led lot's of groups of people of all ages to lot's of different types of prehistoric and natural sites but  how do you explain rock art to a blind person?

 

Earlier I had seeded the site with some old training arrowheads and let the kids look for them and  then  I explained what they were.  I put one point on a rock and told the blind guy to reach out and grab it.  He was in on the joke and we all laughed about it.  As I led the group around the site one of the kids took his hand and led him around the rocky area as I explained what what was there, and (how do I explain this), he reached out to touch one of the rock art panels I was describing it and  I grabbed his hand and let him trace the groves that made up that panel with his finger-and wow he just sort of lit up and understood what I was describing to him and his day was made from then on. I guess I should have expected that but  I have always remembered that experience and your experience Ski, sort of triggered that memory!

 

Smoke