If you asked me my opinion on Copper Mountain at this time last week I would have said, “Eh it’s not that great.” If you asked me my opinion on Copper Mountain today I would say, “Holy cow it’s an awesome mountain, and I might switch passes next year!” What changed my mind? Well you … Continue reading »
Category Archives: colorado
A tale of two ski days
After last ski season, I think saying that we Coloradans are powder starved would be the understatement of the year. Sure when I look back on last year, there were a few bright, shiny days of good skiing conditions. But mostly it just felt like I spent all of last season waiting for the season … Continue reading »
adventures / colorado / fall / friends / sunrise/sunset
Blame it on the altitude
The only thing better than living in Colorado would probably have to be when my non-Colorado friends come to visit me. It’s kind of my personal mission to make all of the people in my life love this state as much as I do. I mean how could you not?! My latest victim was my … Continue reading »
How I spend a day off
Every once in awhile I think you should ask yourself, “What is something I’ve always wanted to do but never have had the time for?” And once you have that answer, no matter how silly it seems, you should do it. My list, as of last week, had two top contenders – hiking Hanging Lake … Continue reading »
It can snow any day now…
If you had asked me three years ago to choose between winters or summers in Colorado I would have chosen summers hands down. For me, Colorado summers let me do everything that I loved: trail running, hiking, camping and white water rafting. Winters were just that annoying time of year when I couldn’t go trail … Continue reading »
Two days, three mountains
Sometimes I’m a little ambitious with the schedule I create for my life. Like this past weekend, when I hiked three 14ers. Spoiler – I did make it in one piece – but I’m definitely taking next weekend off. Three summits in two days. No big deal. The summit fever started with Mount Shavano and … Continue reading »
adventures / colorado / races / running
We made our ass over the pass!
I was first introduced to the concept of relay races last year when my friend Laci asked me to run in the Wild West Relay. Little did I know how much that 200 mile relay was going to change my life! I did a lot of fun things last summer, like the Telluride Bluegrass Festival … Continue reading »
Hiking with the Band of Brothers
La Plata Peak has been my arch nemesis a little bit this summer. First, in May, there was the ill-fated attempt with Heather and Heidi when we all completely missed the trailhead. Then, a few weekends ago, I tried to hike La Plata again with my friend Britt when we ran into vehicle issues and had … Continue reading »
colorado / hikes / rmnp / rock climbing
You might be free climbing when…
Some cousins see each other once a year at family gatherings and Thanksgiving. My cousin and I take a different approach, with multiple cousin ski dates, cousin 14ers and cousin wine dates throughout the year. Definitely one of the coolest things about living in Colorado has been reconnecting with my cousin Jen who lives in … Continue reading »
My new favorite 14er
I have a policy about working on birthdays – I don’t. I have another policy about how I spend my time on birthdays – hiking in the mountains! It’s sort of becoming a tradition for me to hike 14ers on my birthday; last year I hiked Mount Elbert the weekend before my birthday. At this … Continue reading »
