As I was staying close to home on a weekend, I decided to take a new camera out for a hunt to photograph a couple different sports. After biking to the farmers market I left the bike to continue on foot up the Chimney Gulch Trail to its first intersection with Lookout Mountain Road. Tomorrow [...]
Archive for August, 2011
Outdoor Golden
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Clear Creek Whitewater Park, Golden, Lookout Mountain, paragliding, Road Biking on August 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Crystal Lake
Posted in hiking, tagged Crystal Lake on August 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Photos from a short hike to Crystal Lake near Breckenridge, Colorado.
Three Porches
Posted in climbing, tagged Back Porch, Flatirons, Front Porch, Lost Porch, rock climbing on August 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Pete had been out of commission for climbing for a couple months now but was finally able to get back on the rock. A few easy flatiron routes seemed like the ideal plan for the day. After a short hike and bushwhack we arrived at the base of the Front Porch and found the start [...]
Sport Park
Posted in climbing, tagged Boulder Canyon, rock climbing, Sport Park, Wise Crack on August 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A mellow day sport climbing with friends up in Boulder Canyon was the agenda for Sunday, but the presence of a few bolted cracks was enough of a red flag in my face to justify hauling the trad rack up to the Sport Park. The 5.7/8 crack, Wise Crack, was the first route I climbed [...]
Cob Rock
Posted in climbing, tagged Boulder Canyon, Cob Rock, Northwest Corner, rock climbing, West Dihedral, West Rib on August 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Settling on a mellower day, Jeremy and I headed up Boulder Canyon to Cob Rock for a several hours of 2 pitch rock climbs. The tyrolean crossing of Boulder Creek had been moved up about a foot, maybe to avoid the <A HREF="http://vimeo.com/12393948"standing wave that threatens the crosser in high water. Only one other group [...]
Hunter Creek
Posted in hiking, tagged hiking, Hunter Creek on August 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Between yesterday’s long hike of Mount Sopris and our need to drive back to the Front Range tonight, we decided to embark on an mellower jaunt today. Tara decided to lead me up Aspen’s Hunter Creek. We soon put some distance on the local Aspenites and their flamboyant hats (there’s a coffee table book begging [...]
Mount Sopris
Posted in climbing, hiking, tagged hiking, Independence Pass, Mount Sopris, rock climbing, Thomas Lakes, Twin Cracks on August 9, 2011 | 4 Comments »
After a day in Breckenridge Tara and I headed over towards Aspen via Independence Pass, a route I’d managed to avoid driving in the years I’ve lived in Colorado. We had to stop and enjoy at least one rock climb along the way, the local classic “Twin Cracks” (5.8). After passing through Aspen we continued [...]
Mohawk Lakes
Posted in climbing, hiking, tagged Blitz Girls, Breckenridge, hiking, Mohawk Lakes, rock climbing, White Cliff on August 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
To start a four day weekend, Tara and I headed to a little rock climbing place in the 10 Mile Canyon of I-70 called White Cliff. Finding similar gneiss to Clear Creek Canyon (not a favorite spot for either of us) the psyche was low and we only completed one route – the mixed (trad [...]
Zowie
Posted in climbing, tagged rock climbing, Rocky Mountain National Park, Zowie on August 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Looking for a moderate alpine day in the park, Jeremy and I settled on Zowie, a formation that looks like the Petit Grepon’s little brother. Zowie is a shorter approach, less classic, the rock isn’t as good and the descent is simpler. Departing from the trailhead about 5:30a we didn’t even need headlamps as we [...]
