Deep in the heart of the central Sawatch range, about a third of the way between Buena Vista and Leadville, pretty much smack dab in the middle of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, lie the next two 14ers on my “to climb” list, Mt. Belford and Mt. Oxford.
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On my continuing road to recovery, it was time to try my first 14er of 2022. While none of the 14ers are genuinely easy – you’re climbing up to 14,000 feet, after all – some are easier than others. The one generally considered the easiest is Mt. Sherman, in the Mosquito range between Leadville and Fairplay. From the upper 4wd trailhead the round-trip climb is listed as under five miles with just over 2,000 feet of vertical. A perfect re-introduction to mountain climbing.
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It’s been a strange week in Colorado. After weeks of cloudless skies and temperatures in the 80s, everyone around here was beginning to think we were looking at the start of a long, dry summer.
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And for the ten of you who occasionally glance at this blog, thank you for your patience.
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Over the past few weeks I’ve been doing a fair amount of uphill skiing at Monarch. I really enjoy the effort involved, getting the heart rate up in the cold mountain air. And it’s fun seeing the ski resort from a different perspective and at a slower pace.
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Did you know that the 2022 Cyclocross Worlds were held in Fayetteville Arkansas a couple of weekends ago? Living in the mountains and currently focused on all things snow, I completely missed it until surfing the interweb this past weekend.
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