The road trip continues, and after our jaunt at the Grand Canyon, we put the running stuff away and headed towards Joshua Tree. In keeping with our plan to prolong summer as long as possible, we made a trip to the desert climbing mecca in Southern California-- something we had long had on our list. Its legendary status as a "bucket list" climbing destination had something to do with it,...
Last weekend, Christy and I went down to the Weminuche, in the heart of the San Juans. It's an incredible place, one of our favorite spots in the state. The Weminuche Wilderness handily takes the award as Colorado's largest wilderness area. At nearly 500,000 acres in size (Maroon Bells/Snowmass is 181,000 acres by comparison) it is so vast, with so many impressive peaks, lakes and valleys, that a single trip...
Because it was such a great climb and since we came home with so many pics, I thought I'd share some more. (more…)
The wilderness rehabilitation continues and for the second week in a row, we managed to escape the summer crowds and find a little peace and quiet. Well, it was quiet at least with regards to the lack of people, but the regular rolls of thunder and sheets of rain against the wall of the tent were at times pretty loud. The weather pattern is in a full blown monsoonal pattern...
We're cresting the hump of the summer season, that busy time of the year when the crowds around town and the craziness at work can wear you thin if you're not careful. So with no big events and an open weekend, we opted for a short backpack/peak climb to get away from it all, if only for a few days. Interestingly, as I started putting this post together afterwards, the...
The hump of the ski season upon us and spring is coming. Punxsutawny Phil thinks otherwise, after seeing his shadow he declared there to be six more weeks of winter-- but apparently Staten Island Chuck (who? read here) says Phil's got it all wrong. After Christy and I opted to stay in bed this morning, rather than brave the negative double digit wind chill on our planned skin up Aspen...
We made a trip to the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park for a little backpacking.
Five of us hit the river last weekend. Even though the Gunny Gorge is in close proximity to Aspen and that when put together, our group has logged some considerable miles on the waters of Colorado, Utah and beyond, only one in the group, Tim, had completed this run before. So armed with five inflatable kayaks and just enough beer to get us through two nights on the 14 mile...
Dirk, Christy and I agreed- if we didn't see a sleeping bag for a few weeks, we'd be just fine. I say that because when you consider the different camps on the mountain, and their varying levels of comfort (or lack thereof), well, it's just great to be home. Having a toilet is nice, too. Let's review. Basecamp ~15,000 ft. Pros- Flat, grassy and dry with direct sun from 7:30am to 5:30pm....
"I'd like to see the guy who can ride up that!" said the rude guy from California as he arrived to the top of Murphy's Hogback, walking his bike. When it was revealed that not only did most of our group ride the steep hill but Jared managed to do it with his daughter, Maia, in tow, he started in about how his gear ratios weren't the same (otherwise he most certainly...
We met in Aspen in 2000 and have been happily stuck in the rockies ever since, getting out in the mountains every day we can, in every season and by all means possible. Read More
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