Here's a good one if you're a fan of the long day-- start at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, run nine-plus miles down to the Colorado River and ascend some 14 miles up the other side to the North Rim, and then come back. What's it all about? Well, it depends on your perspective. A seasoned mountain runner might say it's no big deal, that it's really just...
It was another good one, and not just due to the fact that we had perfect weather, but that we put together a loop of trails and passes we had all seen individually many times before, but had never linked up in this fashion. It came together after Christy, Neal and I were planning a long run together, but being a Saturday in August with a good weather forecast we...
"Thirty-seven." That was his answer to my question as to when he thought he had reached his top form, and after which he first noticed his speed, stamina and general physical condition begin to deteriorate-- in other words, when things started going downhill. At the time, I didn't think it to be an inconsiderate question, I was genuinely curious. But I later realized that to ask a guy 13 years...
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...
On Saturday of July 4th weekend, Lissa, Ted and I hit the Four Pass Loop, one of our favorite long runs through the Maroon Bells/Snowmass Wilderness. We started from Maroon Lake and ran the loop counter clockwise, tackling Buckskin Pass first. With the Hardrock 100 only days away, Ted planned to come along for just Buckskin Pass but couldn't resist tagging along, down the other side to Snowmass Creek, before...
Christy, Lissa and I did the Gore Grand Traverse the other day. Not to be confused with the popular ski race, the Elk Mountain Grand Traverse, often discussed here on the blog and which was a grand disappointment this year, the Gore GT is a Vail area ridge traverse between North Traverse and Grand Traverse Peaks, and requires an approach and descent via two different valleys, creating a really cool...
On Sunday, my 37th birthday, Christy and I ran a trail linkup that started at Maroon Lake and finished with a beer and pizza at the Snowmass Mall. Rather than find ourselves in yet another grand birthday outing that's both physically strenuous and technically elaborate, involving multiple summits and excessive vertical gains, we opted for something a little more chill. It's been busy lately and we're tired. After all, as...
Hitting the trail for a quick jaunt up towards Buckskin Pass on Saturday was our first visit to the area since ski season. Some useful route beta for the Maroon Bells area was learned. Here's the report: Buckskin Pass and the Four Pass Loop The only news from down low is that as you pass the wilderness boundary sign there are four new trail washouts from the recent rain. Higher...
At least it was hard last Monday. More so than when Richard Betts, an avid trail running friend, sommelier and producer of killer wine and fine mezcal (if there is such a thing it's called Sombra), and I have completed this trail linkup in years past. This time was different though. With all of the recent cold temperatures, cloudy weather and rain (and snow up high-- see last weeks TGIF...
Well maybe it's not a true "Dawn Patrol," by its strict definition at least. But it is Friday and with the approaching summer solstice only 10 days away it's not really necessary to get moving in the dark, and because it was completed before Christy went into work, we're filing it under the title above. The weather lately has been unusual to say the least, with unseasonably cold temperatures and...
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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