Posted on Sun, 26-Aug-2012Fri, 14-Nov-2014USA Pro Challenge Colorado’s Professional Bike Race 2nd Year A fan waiting at the finish line in Colorado Springs on Friday to catch the riders coming in from Breckenridge http://www.usaprocyclingchallenge.com/route Don’t you wish you owned that bike?!!! We got up early to see the start Saturday in Golden and then went up to downtown Boulder to watch the riders come through before the final ascent. We also got our picture in the Boulder Camera blog http://dailycamera.smugmug.com/News/Pro-Cycling-Challenge-Stage-6/24961948_52NqfG/5 We got close to the start for the Time Trial in Denver Civic Center Park (with the professional photographers) under wilting, scorching, unbelievable heat – but was great to be able to cheer on each rider and see them (and their bikes) up close. Good fun!
Posted on Mon, 06-Aug-2012Thu, 13-Nov-2014Rocky Mountain National Park Straddling the beginning of the Colorado River at the summit of La Poudre Pass after hiking the Colorado River Trail through Shipler Park and the site of Lulu City. This was a 15 mile round trip hike! We were ready for the hot tub back at the condo. The Colorado River starts mainly as runoff and becomes swamp area near the summit of La Poudre Pass. The Grand ditch catches snow melt from a large portion of the Never Summer Mountains and also feeds into the Colorado River at the summit. The Little Yellowstone Canyon is on the Colorado River Trail south of the La Poudre Pass.