Tara picked the perfect activity for this fall day – a corn maze orienteering event run by the Rocky Mountain Orienteering Club. We showed up a bit too early, then tried to sandbag the competition by getting Jeremy to talk to some Scouts who were out acquiring an Orienteering merit badge. Thankfully, the wunderkind of [...]
Archive for October, 2011
Corn Maze
Posted in Orienteering, tagged corn maze, orienteering on October 31, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Picketwire Canyon
Posted in hiking, tagged dinosaur tracks, Lake Pueblo State Park, Picketwire Canyon on October 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Step one: determine we’re going camping this weekend. Step two: create a list of possible locations sorted by driving time and expected low temperatures Step three: pick the warmest place to go That’s pretty much how Tara and I found ourselves camping at Lake Pueblo State Park for two nights. Saturday morning we drove another [...]
Green Mountain
Posted in hiking, tagged Bear Peak, Boulder Open Space, Green Mountain, South Boulder Peak on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last fall I spent nearly every weekend rock climbing and went into my sweep duties at the Tecumseh Marathon way under prepared for a 26 mile walk and run. I vowed to get into real hiking shape before the beginning of December this year and decided to start with a long-ish hike in the Boulder [...]
Woodland Lake Trail
Posted in hiking, tagged Hessie, Indian Peaks Wilderness, Woodland Lake on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Hessie Trailhead was a new departure point for me, and Tara and I lucked out with a prime parking spot just before the road turned to a 4wd bog. A short hike took us to the real trailhead. The aspen trees were all past their prime and had dropped their leaves at this elevation. [...]
Yosemite
Posted in climbing, tagged Church Bowl, Church Bowl Lieback, Tunnel Tree, Uncle Fanny, Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park on October 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
After the exciting alcove swing on a wet Thursday, we decided that Friday morning should be lazy and give the rock some time to dry out. What started out as a reconnaissance trip to locate the Five Open Books and Sunnyside Bench climbing areas became a scramble through the rocks at the base of Yosemite [...]
Alcove Swing
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Alcove Swing, Yosemite National Park on October 12, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Tomorrow night’s campground was under several inches of fresh snow. Luckily, we had one night reserved in the valley, complete with waterfront views. After locating Piper’s friend Dan in Camp 4, we hiked to the base of El Cap armed with a harness and a couple locking carabiners. The captain was looking mighty impressive as [...]
Crater Lakes
Posted in hiking, tagged Crater Lakes, East Portal, Moffat Tunnel on October 3, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Clouds and a bit of afternoon rain hardly dampened my enthusiasm for a hike during the prime aspen golds of a Colorado autumn. Our group of 5 meet at the crowded East Portal of Moffat Tunnel parking lot. I’d only been here in the winter before and barely recognized the place without a ground blizzard. [...]
