Saturday Aug 11 |
 | Orienteering race 3:39:03 [4] *** 18.3 km (11:58 / km) +695m 10:04 / km | |
| spiked:14/22c shoes: Salomon XA Pro 3D (2007, gray) |
| Long-O at Saylor Park. Iffy run with two booms - one 21 minute split. Lots of elevation change and plenty of marsh crossings. I was up to my knees in water before I got the first control :) |
Friday Aug 10 |
| Orienteering race 1:02:03 [4] **** 5.3 km (11:42 / km) +185m 9:58 / km | |
| spiked:6/12c shoes: Salomon XA Pro 3D (2007, gray) |
| Embarassingly bad run at the Short-O in Woodland Park. Had to relocate myself twice. |
| Hiking 20:00 [2] 1.0 mi (20:00 / mi) | |
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| Hiking around Florissant Fossil Beds NM. Not very impressive, except for the 35 MY old petrified sequoia stumps. |
Thursday Aug 9 |
| MTB (technical) 2:15:00 [3] | |
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| Rented a bike and took some of the singletrack trails around Crested Butte. The rental place actually had a pair of clipless shoes I borrowed. They were a half size too small and a little dirty, but I suppose it's not any worse than bowling shoes.
The trails up here are really rocky - they make Lebanon Hills look like a paved trail. Everyone runs their suspension very loose and puts no more than 40 psi in the tires to improve grip. I fell over (unclipping problem, of course) right at the start and had to walk a few times, but when I learned how to roll over the rock gardens it got better. Of course, there's a ton of screaming downhills around here, too. |
| MTB (road) 30:00 [3] | |
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| Riding around town. Crested Buute has to be one of the most bike friendly towns - the speed limit is 15 mph and almost every business has a bike rack out front. People just leave their bikes unlocked, too. |
| Hiking 2:20:00 [2] 7.0 mi (20:00 / mi) +300m 10:58 / km | |
| shoes: Salomon XA Pro 3D (2007, gray) |
| Hiking up Oh-be-joyful creek and back down again. |
Wednesday Aug 8 |
| Hiking 5:30:00 [3] 8.0 mi (41:15 / mi) +1300m 17:02 / km | |
| shoes: Salomon XA Pro 3D (2007, gray) |
| Camped at South Elbert CG. Woke up about 2 AM to a completely clear sky - good sign. Got on the trail a little before 5 AM, went up the NE ridge and summited Elbert under a clear blue sky at 8 AM. Met a lot of people on the way down. Topo map and photos. |
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| C • Congrats 4 |
| Hiking 1:15:00 [3] 3.8 mi (19:44 / mi) +300m 9:51 / km | |
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| Unplanned stop at the Hanging Lake in Glenwood Canyon. Well worth it. The lake itself is up a difficult 1.5 mile trail that's choked with people - but - it's spectacular. Will post photos later tonight. |
Tuesday Aug 7 |
| Hiking 3:00:00 [3] 5.0 mi (35:59 / mi) +350m 18:22 / km | |
| shoes: Salomon XA Pro 3D (2007, gray) |
| Visited Sand Dunes National Park in the northeastern corner of the San Luis Valley. Hiked up to High Dune, then over to Great Star Dune and returned in an arc to the south. Not hot, but slow going and easy to get turned around, if not for the sun and the mountains surrounding the park on three sides. Topo map. |
Monday Aug 6 |
| Hiking 4:30:00 [3] 5.6 mi (48:13 / mi) +1000m 19:16 / km | |
| shoes: Salomon XA Pro 3D (2006, black |
| Camped at Kite Lake last night after a nighttime drive up a really bad dirt road (almost as bad as the one on Pine Ridge). Hit the trail shortly after 6 AM. Mt. Democrat at 7:30, Cameron at 8:30, Lincoln at 9 and Bross at 9:45. It still wasn't early enough to avoid the moisture - I was continually beset by low blowing clouds and wind-driven rain. Took a steep descent route off Bross (not the right one according to my guidebook), but it wasn't really dangerous - just gravel/scree and in many places it was in good condition to plunge. Two other groups took the same route too. Topo map. Photos to come later. |