On July 11th, Dennis & I went for a challenging single track ride out of Buffalo Creek, CO. We headed down the CO Trail to the Green Mountain Trail, and then back on County Road 550. The ride was about 13 miles and about 5 hours. The singletrack was not muddy, but it was root studded. There were quite a few other bikers along the trail, but we only saw two groups of hikers. Read the rest of this entry »
Mountain Biking – Buffalo Creek, Colorado & Green Mountain Trail
July 11th, 2010Mountain Biking – Silver Plume, Argentine Pass
July 3rd, 2010
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
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
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
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 »