On Sunday, Dennis & I attended the Rocky Grass Festival in Lyons, CO. We tried to find our friend Kat, but the crowds were too numerous. Turns out she was over by the creek, closer to the right side of the stage. We poached a corner of some dude’s tarp left of the front of the stage, and lucky for us they let us stay. (more…)
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Mountain Biking – Buffalo Creek, Shinglemill Trail
Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Dennis & I rode the Shinglemill Trail, out of Buffalo Creek, CO. It was a beautiful day. Too hot to stay in Denver, so we headed for the foothills. Shinglemill Trail was listed as a good introduction to single track and by all accounts it seems to be a popular place to ride. At one point, I got going so fast that I couldn’t make a turn to stay on the trail. I missed about 3 switchbacks (doh!), but at least I didn’t wipe out.
We got to the trail head around 9am, and headed off for our ride. We rode for about 4 hours and then headed back to Denver.
I forgot the camera, so no pictures! I also forgot my water bladder, so I lugged the Nalgene. A bit uncomfortable, but at least I wasn’t dehydrated.
Rock Climbing – Fandango Variation (5.6)
Friday, June 18th, 2010
Jenny & I climbed a variation of Fandango (5.6) on the First Flatiron, near Boulder, CO. It was a beautiful, sunny, and clear day. We started climbing at 8:50am and finished at 2:40pm, 6.5 hours of excellent climbing for roughly 6 pitches. My average pitch time was ~40 minutes including anchor set-up, and Jenny was running around 25 minutes a pitch. Excellent, work!
The following is my beta for our variation on the Fandango climb: (more…)
Rock Climbing – Shelf Road, Canon City, CO
Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Climbers: Aika, Barry, Greg, and I
Place: Shelf Road out of Canon City, CO
Time: 9:30am to 8pm!
Pitches: 10…I only did 2 due to a bad cankle.
Climbs:
Red Eclipse 5.10b
Amiga 5.10 c/d
Politically Incorrect 5.10c
I Lean 5.11a
Don’t Be Messing w/ Ma Moves 5.10c/d
Whiteman’s Burden 5.11c
Chunky Monkey 5.10c/d
Raven 5.9
Funkdemental 5.11b
The Alignment 5.10c
Running – Tour of Golden, CO
Sunday, March 21st, 2010On Sunday, I joined Rob & Kemp for a nice 1 hour 50 minute run around Golden, CO. The day was of the beautiful bluebird spring-like variety. It was a good day to be outside. I don’t know how far we ran, I only know we covered topics such as March Madness, running with track clubs, sandbaggers, and the book EPIC. Nice variety of conversation, I thought!
I wish I would have arranged a day of climbing in the great outdoors (instead of the 4 hour gym session soon to follow). Oh-well, I never dreamed it would turn out to be so nice! I ended up running in a tank and had to roll up my pants…a sure sign of spring!