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First Frost

Autumn is in the air!  Woke up this morning to what seemed a very chilly house.  We left the windows open and it turned out the low got down to 36 degrees for our first frost of 2014.  Signs of autumn are all around, as the high peaks have gotten…

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Extended Monsoon

I wrote earlier this week about getting ready for Longs Peak.  For the second time in two weeks, we had to scrap our planned ascent due to stormy weather.  The Colorado Monsoon normally only lasts until mid to third week of August, but we are fast approaching September, and there…

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Staying Found

I love maps.  To me, maps are about possibility and adventure, what’s out there, a whole wide world bigger than me.  Just looking at a map of hiking trails me, makes me excited to think about what I will see.  And nothing primes me more for a big road trip…

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Training for a Fourteener

Colorado is perhaps the fittest state in the country, and Boulder County is home to the uber-fit.  Many current and former triathletes, Olympians and others make their home in Boulder, Colorado.  Therefore, it can be somewhat intimidating trying to do things within your own realm, and not compare yourself to…

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