Four days, 420 miles, 4 continental divide crossings, 9 hours of snowshoeing, two days of minstrel headwinds,snow showers and over-caffeine-ation. “Well,” said the shaggy man, “let’s start on, or we won’t get anywhere before night comes.” “Where do you expect to get to?” asked Dorothy. “I’m like Button-Bright. I don’t know,” answered the shaggy man, Continue reading…
At around 1:00 am the previous night, I settled on the idea to try the, “Ring the Peak” route around Pike’s Peak. You can learn about the route here and here. I just thought, “Yeah, whatever” and took a few hours snooze and headed out the door from Denver, towards Pikes Peak, via the Rampart Continue reading…
Completed my first overnighter of the season! Haven’t camped out since November, where I road from Denver to the trailhead of Pikes Peak (~100 miles), hiked the Class 1 trail (~26 miles) and rode back the same way as I went, all in three days. The plan for these two days was to ride to Continue reading…
It’s around 90 or so days before the Grand Départ of this little thing I’m doing – the same little thing I’m documenting on this site. I still don’t have a bicycle to ride the course.
“A venturesome minority will always be eager to set off on their own, and no obstacles should be placed in their path; let them take risks, for godsake, let them get lost, sunburnt, stranded, drowned, eaten by bears, buried alive under avalanches – that is the right and privilege of any free American.” — Edward Continue reading…
Summer totally flew by for me, but I was able to take a few little trips out and about to check out the, “backyard”. I’m moving soon, so it seemed like a good idea to see what’s out there. Here’s a small 4-day trip to Leadville and back, with a little side-step hiking. First, here’s Continue reading…
