Besides enjoying our share of the outdoor activities Colorado has to offer, one of the other things that’s been an entertaining part of our relocation has been discovering a whole new assortment of local adult beverages.
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Salida
Colorado Trail in Snow
With the in-town trails mostly melted out and muddy I decided to take the fat bike on an adventure a little farther afield in search of rideable snow. I wanted to try segment 15 of the Colorado Trail which runs south from Highway 50 just above Maysville to the top of Continental Divide.
Continue readingWinter Inspiration
I’ve spent the past couple of weeks alternating between skiing and fat biking, depending on the weather in sunny Salida versus up in the mountains. No complaints here, not a one. I found this nice little video about riding the Kettle Valley Railroad trail in British Columbia. And while I have no intention of camping overnight in the snow or riding to Argentina like this guy (check out his other videos if you want to be amazed), I think this video captures the feel of fat biking in the snow as good as any I’ve seen.
Bluebird Day
Winter is finally getting with the program around here! We got two straight days of snow followed by an evening of single digit temperatures which makes for light, dry powder the consistency talc covering everything like a soft down comforter.
Continue readingEarn your turns
Over the past month and a half, snowstorms in the Sawatch have been few and far between. Conditions up at Monarch have been an unpleasant combination of wind-blown hardpack and exposed rocks. Not wanting to break bodies or equipment we’ve been doing far less skiing that we had hoped. In fact, over the past two weeks I’ve spent way more time riding my fat bike than my skis. Then on Monday the high country got 5 inches of fresh powder and with the solid base already laid down we headed up to Monarch to check it out.
Continue readingHappy New Year!
Whoa, two posts in one day! Our snowshoe adventure in the previous post actually happened yesterday but I just got around to organizing photos and posting it. This happened today. I will be returning to my regular haphazard “schedule” starting in 2021 so don’t go getting used to this twice a day thing.
Continue readingAnd now for something completely different
Colorado Santa Claus sure brings different presents than Texas Santa Claus. I mean, for all I know they’re the same guy. All I know is I never got snowshoes for Christmas in Texas.
Continue readingDogs’ day out
When you come to a Colorado mountain town one of the first things you notice is dogs. Dogs on the trails, dogs waiting on the sidewalk outside shops, dogs lying under tables at open air cafes, and dogs hanging out the window of every other car going down the road. Big dogs, little dogs, pure breeds and mutts.
Continue readingHappy Holidays
Can it really be Christmas already?! In a year of endless blursdays it feels like life is on a loop. So here’s to wrapping up this godawful year and moving on to the hope of 2021.
Continue readingFull Circle
I don’t remember exactly when I took up skiing but I think it was sometime around middle school. I certainly didn’t grow up skiing. No one in my family skied so it wasn’t like we were going to Vail every Christmas. It was more like I had seen a few Warren Miller movie clips on TV and the whole thing just looked so cool so I pestered my parents about it like only a pre-teen can pester until they relented.
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