We went Cross Country Skiing at Snow Mountain Ranch, CO. This was going to be Emma’s 2nd time on skis and Dennis’ 3rd. I was more than excited to get out for the day.
We carpooled with a co-worker of mine, Mike. We met at the Mammoth Park & Ride, in Morrison at o’dark thirty. He drove and we dozed on and off. Then, we stopped in Winter Park at the Rise & Shine for some breakfast. (more…)
I had to make a second trip to the Third Flatiron, so I could lead the odd pitches of the East Face route. Earlier this summer, I did the even ones and was robbed of the true summit by an afternoon summer storm.
When Kris suggested an outing up the famed slab, I was all too excited. Woo-hoo! (more…)
It was a chilly morning, so we all gathered around the fire trying to get it started. The wood was even harder to get started as there was a little rain in the early morning.
I noticed the Trader Joe’s bag had been infiltrated. A small 2 inch hole was carved out of the bottom corner, and the same hole was in the ziploc bag. Mice like homemade bread, enough to eat plastic!
For breakfast we had pancakes, left over dumplings, and ramen soup. It was cold, and the hot food warmed us up since the fire was completely inadequate. (more…)
In order to acclimate Emma to CO, we decided to take her on a nice little day hike around Golden Gate Canyon State Park. Thanks to a blog by Fun Colorado Hikes, I located some information about Golden Gate Canyon State Park.
The blog recommended the Mountain Lion Trail, and the Burro Trail. SO, we decided we’d do a little bit of both! (more…)
Saturday morning, we got a call from Kris around 7:30am. The group would be arriving in about an hour. Boy was I excited! We were expecting Kris, Kat, and Steve. A couple of Kris’ friends would be joining us later…so a nice sized group. (more…)