Autumnal Tints
…Nature, who is superior to all style and ages, is now, with pensive face, composing her poem Autumn, with which no work no will be to be compared. —Thoreau After two rather mind-numbing weeks at work, I was ready for Read More …
Category: Other Outdoor Jaunts
An outdoor website should have some outdoors trips.
Some long overdue ramblings
For anyone who actually bothers to read these things..some quick trip reports/photos! August 4th – Blue Lake My good friends Patricia and Nahum were married on August 5th. The day before, they had a wonderful hike for the guests. A Read More …
Just Jubiliating in July
July was also a fun month! Estes Cone on July 1st A another nice little hike. There is new trail from Lily Lake that is switchbacked with good views. Tried a new (to me) family-style Mexican restaurant call Sol Azteca. Read More …
Ring Around the Peak – Memorial Day Weekend 2007
I am going to be lazy for this entry. Just read the article I wrote for the Boulder weekly. 🙂 You can see Disco's and d-low's trip report/photos as well.
Boulder Grand Slam 2007
The Boulder Grand Slam The Boulder Grand Slam is a route that takes in the ridge line of the Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks system. On this hike, we start at the Sanitas trailhead and proceed to Sanitas, Anemone, Read More …
Harry Gates Hut Trip
“Hut Trip”. Those two words conjure up so many vivid memories for me. A wintery landscape with softly swirling snow. Intense blue skies framing the mountains covered in white. Tracks of coyote and elk leading off into the soft white Read More …
Sourdough Trail Ski Traverse
The Sourdough Trail is ~15 miles of classic Nordic ski tour terrain. A steepish climb of about 1500' elevation gain, then almost all downhill to Peaceful Valley. What made this ski tour especially attractive was the fresh snow that fell Read More …
CMC Ski Trail, Brainard Lake
Over the past four months, I have worked sporadically. Been pretty much a cross-country ski bum. Any chance I had to go mid-week skiing, I'd go! Many of the times I've been skiing has been with my friend Terry. Read More …
Section House Hut
I used to go on fair amount of winter backpacking trips. Winter is a wonderful time of the year to be outdoors. Especially in Colorado where it seems to be always sunny. Cold and crisp air. The mountains covered in Read More …
Into Thick Air – Jerimoth Hill, RI
Jerimoth Hill in Rhode Island has a rather curious history. At 812 feet, it is not exactly a mountain that towers over the countryside. The summit is a nondescript pile of rocks in a wooded area within minutes of the Read More …