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Bikeaneering

Jim Harris — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:33:09 +0000

I’ve wanted to ride Mt Elbert, the tallest of Colorado’s 14ers, all summer and finally went for it today. Beginning at Half Moon, the first few miles of trail are mostly climbing but with a few downhill sections to keep it fun. From Lilly Ponds the climbing really gets going with a 4000′ uphill to the 14,433′ summit. I wasn’t able to pedal much of that climb and pushed my bike more than I care to remember. Here’s me on...

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Sangre de Christo Wandering

Jim Harris — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:32:33 +0000

These are my favorite photos from the past couple weeks spent working the the field.

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Crestone Scramble

Jim Harris — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:56:29 +0000

I first heard of the traverse between Crestone Peak and the Needle from Austin. He had just finished climbing the Needle’s Ellingwood Arrete and was enjoying the summit when a climber asked where the traverse began. Austin pointed him towards the downclimbing that begins the route towards the Peak and was horrified when, seconds later, the soloist tumbled off the 2000′ face. I decided to give the traverse a try in the opposite direction that the ill-fated climber took so...

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Yampa Dilly-Dallying

Jim Harris — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:26:55 +0000

Sepperated by jobs in different states, Allison and I found time to meet for a quick river trip about half way between Leadville and Park City. The “Wild and Scenic” designation of the drainage seems a bit over-hyped; there wasn’t much “wild” about the river. The dominant exports of the valley are coal-generated electricity and stuff made from cows. We had front row seats for a coal-burning plant about a mile long that took us a good chunk of the...

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Summer Solstace Slog

Jim Harris — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:12:01 +0000

Allison and I woke up on longest day of the year in Crested Butte and decided to celebrate the day with a long ride. We pedaled up Washington gulch to the top of the 403 trail then began a technical descent that soon turned to a technial hike-a-bike through deep snow and over many trees felled by winter storms. Eventually we were back on dry ground for a few miles of dangerously fast singletrack followed by a steep trail section...

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A Walk in the Collegiates

Jim Harris — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:45:04 +0000

We spent two weeks on the hoof with a week of beautiful weather followed by a character-building week of rain, t-storms and snow. Here’s the evidence:

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Brown Snow Skiing

Jim Harris — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:23:00 +0000

Despite a layer of Utah-colored dirt covering the snow, Allison, Anna, Rohan, Kevin, Tyler and I went out for a couple ski tours near Leadville. Skiing down red-brown snow feels kind of how I imagine it might feel to go skiing on a shag-carpet covered mountainside: skis don’t slide especially well but then you cross a patch of clean, white snow and then they suddenly rocket forward. Its a constant battle to stay balanced as you get thrown forwards then...

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