Friday, August 7, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
South Boulder
South Mesa TH, Towhee, Shadow, South Boulder; down the same.
With Greg H. Started at 6:21 am. Legs still pretty tired from Longs on Saturday. Got stung on my right ankle by a bee a few minutes in on the Towhee trail.
0:00 - South Mesa TH
21:12 - Towhee/Shadow
dup - Shadow/"Bridge" (recall seeing 31:xx)
1:11:22 - top of Shadow
1:20:27 - summit
1:26:24 - started down
2:16:37 - South Mesa TH
StreakOrangeA
With Greg H. Started at 6:21 am. Legs still pretty tired from Longs on Saturday. Got stung on my right ankle by a bee a few minutes in on the Towhee trail.
0:00 - South Mesa TH
21:12 - Towhee/Shadow
dup - Shadow/"Bridge" (recall seeing 31:xx)
1:11:22 - top of Shadow
1:20:27 - summit
1:26:24 - started down
2:16:37 - South Mesa TH
StreakOrangeA
Saturday, July 25, 2009
24 Hours of Longs attempt
Started at 10:16 pm on Friday night.
Lap 1:
0:00 - Longs Peak TH
1:15:18- junction of the Jims Grove trail with the main trail
2:03:39 - Keyhole
2:03:53 - ?
2:43:38 - summit
4:59:54 - Longs Peak TH
Lap 2:
5:15:39 (0:00) - Longs Peak TH
6:40:30 (1:24:51)- junction of the Jims Grove trail with the main trail
7:32:38 (2:16:59) - Keyhole
8:14:46 (2:59:07) - summit
10:12:12 (4:56:33) - Longs Peak TH
Lap 3 (incomplete):
10:33:00 - Longs Peak TH
(12:15-12:30 - guess at the time at the junction of the Jims Grove trail with the main trail - remember discussing with Lori that I missed taking the split and her commenting that it was under 2 hours)
(13:15-13:30 - guess at the time at the campsites in the Boulderfield - remember discussing with Lori that we probably wouldn't summit until about 1:00 pm as it was around 11:30 am at the time)
15:52:58 - Longs Peak TH
StreakOrangeA
Lap 1:
0:00 - Longs Peak TH
1:15:18- junction of the Jims Grove trail with the main trail
2:03:39 - Keyhole
2:03:53 - ?
2:43:38 - summit
4:59:54 - Longs Peak TH
Lap 2:
5:15:39 (0:00) - Longs Peak TH
6:40:30 (1:24:51)- junction of the Jims Grove trail with the main trail
7:32:38 (2:16:59) - Keyhole
8:14:46 (2:59:07) - summit
10:12:12 (4:56:33) - Longs Peak TH
Lap 3 (incomplete):
10:33:00 - Longs Peak TH
(12:15-12:30 - guess at the time at the junction of the Jims Grove trail with the main trail - remember discussing with Lori that I missed taking the split and her commenting that it was under 2 hours)
(13:15-13:30 - guess at the time at the campsites in the Boulderfield - remember discussing with Lori that we probably wouldn't summit until about 1:00 pm as it was around 11:30 am at the time)
15:52:58 - Longs Peak TH
StreakOrangeA
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Green, Bear, South Boulder and more
From Chautauqua, Baseline, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; West Ridge of Green, Green Bear, West Ridge of Bear, Bear; over to South Boulder; down Shadow and Old Mesa to Eldorado Springs; took the trail from town up to the Fowler, east on Fowler, Spring Brook Loop North (clockwise), Doudy Draw up the hill, Flatirons Vista South, Greenbelt Plateau TH.
Started at 11:39 am on a fairly hot day. Lori and the girls dropped me at Chautauqua, and I planned to run over the peaks and then home. Started out going easy and took it easy up Green. Took it easy down to Bear Creek, but then upped the effort a bit as I tried to run most of the West Ridge until the steep finish. I did end up walking a bit before the final climb, though. Scrambled up and down the west face then over to South Boulder. Was feeling pretty beat on the climb up South Boulder. Down Shadow to the Old Mesa. Old Mesa was really overgrown. I was worried about stepping on a snake, poison ivy, rocks hiding under the grasses, etc. Really would like to see this become an official trail and see some maintenance. Dropped into Eldorado Springs and filled up the water bottles (a quarter for a gallon).
Headed east through town looking for the trail that leads up to the Fowler. I walked past it once but eventually found it. It's so close to a couple of houses that it feels weird going through there. Across the canal, then left at the junction and climbed up to the Fowler. Cleaned out the shoes here, then jogged east and south to the Spring Brook/Goshawk junction. Took the Spring Brook North following the loop clockwise. Decided here that, feeling the heat, I wouldn't be jogging all the way home. Called Lori as I crossed the mesa and asked her to pick me up in an hour at the Greenbelt Plateau TH. I was thinking it was still 7 miles home from there, but I think it's only 5. Took Doudy Draw up the hill, walking almost all of it, then turned right/south onto the Flatirons Vista South. Wanted to do this as I hadn't done it before. Pretty nice, in the trees, kinda like some of Goshawk and Spring Brook. Struggled running this, though. Came out above the Flatirons Vista TH and jogged over to and across 93 to the Greenbelt Plateau TH. Sat down in the shade of a car for about 10 minutes until Lori arrived. Hot and pretty beat!
0:00 - Chautauqua
6:40 - Baseline/Amph
17:03 - Amph/Saddle Rock
35:22 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
58:01 - Green summit
1:10:42 - Green Bear/Bear West Ridge
1:45:58 - Bear summit
1:53:58 - saddle
2:02:31 - South Boulder summit
2:08:26 - saddle
2:43:09 - Eldorado Springs water vending
4:17:15 - Greenbelt Plateau TH
Started at 11:39 am on a fairly hot day. Lori and the girls dropped me at Chautauqua, and I planned to run over the peaks and then home. Started out going easy and took it easy up Green. Took it easy down to Bear Creek, but then upped the effort a bit as I tried to run most of the West Ridge until the steep finish. I did end up walking a bit before the final climb, though. Scrambled up and down the west face then over to South Boulder. Was feeling pretty beat on the climb up South Boulder. Down Shadow to the Old Mesa. Old Mesa was really overgrown. I was worried about stepping on a snake, poison ivy, rocks hiding under the grasses, etc. Really would like to see this become an official trail and see some maintenance. Dropped into Eldorado Springs and filled up the water bottles (a quarter for a gallon).
Headed east through town looking for the trail that leads up to the Fowler. I walked past it once but eventually found it. It's so close to a couple of houses that it feels weird going through there. Across the canal, then left at the junction and climbed up to the Fowler. Cleaned out the shoes here, then jogged east and south to the Spring Brook/Goshawk junction. Took the Spring Brook North following the loop clockwise. Decided here that, feeling the heat, I wouldn't be jogging all the way home. Called Lori as I crossed the mesa and asked her to pick me up in an hour at the Greenbelt Plateau TH. I was thinking it was still 7 miles home from there, but I think it's only 5. Took Doudy Draw up the hill, walking almost all of it, then turned right/south onto the Flatirons Vista South. Wanted to do this as I hadn't done it before. Pretty nice, in the trees, kinda like some of Goshawk and Spring Brook. Struggled running this, though. Came out above the Flatirons Vista TH and jogged over to and across 93 to the Greenbelt Plateau TH. Sat down in the shade of a car for about 10 minutes until Lori arrived. Hot and pretty beat!
0:00 - Chautauqua
6:40 - Baseline/Amph
17:03 - Amph/Saddle Rock
35:22 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
58:01 - Green summit
1:10:42 - Green Bear/Bear West Ridge
1:45:58 - Bear summit
1:53:58 - saddle
2:02:31 - South Boulder summit
2:08:26 - saddle
2:43:09 - Eldorado Springs water vending
4:17:15 - Greenbelt Plateau TH
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