Recently I had the opportunity to spend a couple of days in the great Colorado outdoors. Like any trip, there was a lot of planning involved.
To start, I got out my proven checklist I had used for previous outdoor trips. I reviewed the checklist and started gathering gear. After gathering the gear and reviewing the checklist one final time, I also took advantage of a few ORM opportunities.
First, I checked the weather and road conditions for the final destination of the trip. Road conditions were good with no expected areas of concern. The weather report predicted temperatures ranging from the mid 50s to the mid 20s, with a chance of scattered rain showers at the lower elevations and light snow at the higher elevations.
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