Posted in climbing, tagged Boulder Canyon, rock climbing, The Bihedral on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After Saturday’s long day I got to sleep in a bit before driving to Boulder to meet up with a climbing crew of Jeremy, Jenn, Piper and Stef. We carpooled up Boulder Canyon then made the short hike and scramble up to The Bihedral crag.
The cliff was sunny and south facing on this warm [...]
Posted in climbing, tagged 9242, 9300, Goose Creek, Lost Creek Wilderness on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’d been really itching to return to the Lost Creek Wilderness for over a month, and with a prospect for aspens at their height of fall color I finally convinced Pete to make an attempt on two unnamed 9,000+ foot peaks in the Goose Creek valley.
We hoped to make short work of the hiking and [...]
Posted in hiking, tagged Eagles Nest Wilderness, Gore Range, Keller Mountain, Rock Creek on September 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
An early morning drive had me over the Continental Divide to watch alpine glow beginning to hit the clouds scattered in the sky above. The weather forecast had deteriorated with each reading for today and the morning’s collection of clouds was an indication of the moisture headed our way.
I met up with John and [...]
Posted in climbing, tagged Boulder Canyon, Happy Hour Crag, Left Side, rock climbing on September 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Wednesday climbing crew dwindled a bit due to sickness and calendar confusion. Still, Jenn and I were ready to get out in the face of possible rain. Seven small rain drops fell as I left Golden then the skies cleared nicely by the time I reached Boulder Canyon.
Jenn directed us to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Continental Divide Trail, Continental Divide Trail Association, Georgia Pass, trail building on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Friday after work I drove out 285 from the city and then hung a right at Jefferson towards Georgia Pass. I found the road well graded and low-angled all the way up to the pass where signs led me to the campsite the forest rangers and Continental Divide Trail Association had picked out for [...]
Posted in backpacking, climbing, tagged 12740, South Crestone trail on September 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
After climbing at Bucksnort Slabs, Pete and I drove down to Crestone and the South Crestone Lake Trailhead. Here we departed from the holiday weekend crowds headed up to Willow Lakes and the 14ers and took the South Crestone Trail.
Clouds and some intermittent breezes kept the hike in cool. We only traveled about [...]
Posted in climbing, tagged Bucksnort Slabs, Classic Dihedral, rock climbing on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Pete and I planned to start a several day vacation with a climb of Lover’s Leap, a route off 285 not far from Morrison. However, when we arrived at the pull-off and exited the car we almost immediately heard screaming from the Lover’s Leap rock formation. Initially confused, we eventually spotted a climber [...]
Posted in climbing, tagged Lumpy Ridge, Organ Pipes, rock climbing, Twin Owls on September 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With the weather unstable for much of the state I ended up staying closer to home on the first day of the Labor Day weekend. At the Stone Cup in Lyons I met up with Jeremy and then Ben and Genny to carpool in style in their Backpacker Magazine truck (Genny works for the [...]
