Tour de Leadville

So I was thinking of going to Leadville.  Back in November when I bought my fat bike, the guys at Cycles of Life made a point of telling me about Leadville’s groomed winter trails,  “One of the best places to ride snow in the area!”  A couple of our neighbors cross-country ski and they also mentioned the Leadville trails to me.  I figured it would be a good idea to make a trip up to the Cloud City before the snow gets melted out for the season.

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Steep and Deep

Photo credit: Allie Stevens

The month of March is certainly making up for what has been an otherwise ‘meh’ snow season in Colorado.  I woke up Wednesday with intentions of going for a bike ride but with five or so inches of fresh snow at the house and Monarch reporting nine it seemed like skiing would be the better option.  

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Light at the end of the Tunnel

Being of a certain age that qualifies you for such things, Ms. Seeking and I became eligible for our COVID vaccine this week.  After a year of weirdness and months of waiting I can honestly say I have never been more excited to receive a vaccination.  Come to think of it, I’ve never had a vaccination elicit any kind of excitement at all until this one.  

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