Mountain Biking – Silver Plume, Argentine Pass

July 3rd, 2010

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Climbergirl & Hubby Mountain Biking Portrait
On July 3rd, Dennis & I joined Lynn, Peter, Cor, and Dan for a moderate single track & gravel road ride out of Silver Plume, CO. We were excited to hang out with the group as it had been a year since we had visited them in Canmore.

The ride starts up a singletrack trail, climbing steeply upward. It passes the old remains of a dance hall, and then curves around into a road. If one has enough time, one can go up to a mine (at the end). We turned around after 3 hours of riding, and didn’t make it to the mine. The ride was probably around 8 miles total. Read the rest of this entry »

Hiking, Wildflowers, and the Rockies…Baseball, that is!

July 2nd, 2010

Clare on Green Mountain Jenny Calm Before the Storm
On Friday, Jenny & I tackled Green Mountain. We had a nice hike, until Thunderstorms pushed us off the gentle slopes. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Climbing (Or Not!) – The Citadel & Plum Line, Vedauwoo, WY

June 27th, 2010

Plum Line
It was my 2nd separate adventure to try and find the Citadel. Last year, I hunted around for 3.5 hours searching and no dice. This time, after 45 minutes of thrashing about in the woods, we managed to find it, beginning our hike at an alternative starting point! (The second option mentioned in the book).

I refuse to take credit for the “discovery” as it was mostly the mad map reading and interpretive skills of Jen and the patience of Jenny who got us there.

I will, however, take credit for galavanting into the woods and pitching a mean fit in search of THE fastest way back to the car. I am slightly embarassed to report just how mean I was, but at least I was able to find the right way back! I later apologized to the girls for my selfish & pissy bossiness, I just *really* did not want to spend another hour being eaten by bugs and out in the relentless heat. I was determined to learn the proper way to the crag without having to take a third trip there!
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Rock Climbing – Brown’s Landing, Vedauwoo, WY

June 26th, 2010

Jen Crusing the Slab Start at Brown's Landing
Clare Tiptoes Up Slab at Brown's LandingSassy & Stylin Vedauwoo, WY
Our last full day in Vedauwoo, we went to Brown’s Landing, survived a torrential thunderstorm, and then went for a nice hike. Read the rest of this entry »

Rock Climbing – Jurassic Park Crag, Vedauwoo, WY

June 25th, 2010


On Saturday, we headed to Jurassic Park for some fun single pitch climbing. I was excited to go back to the wall and try some of the climbs for a second time.

Unfortunately, when we got there, I got sick. The upset stomach caused me to become very friendly with a certain unspecified bush. I don’t remember the last time I was caught being this sick at a climbing wall…oh wait…that’s cause I haven’t been!

Jen Climbing Prologue Variation (5.4) Jenny Laybacking A Lawyer on the Toilet (5.8)
Bottom Line (pun intended) is that we ended up just doing two pitches: Prologue Variation Led by Jen! (5.4-with a 5.6 lower crux) and A Lawyer on the Toilet (Top Roped by Jen & Jenny). I must admit, I was really jealous of that lawyer!