leadville – Perpetual Weekend by Jim Harris

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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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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