From Gregory TH, Gregory, old logging/fire road with a couple variations, Ranger, West Ridge, Green; down Greenman, Saddle Rock, Amph.
Started at 4:04 pm. Got out with Jeff V. Not able to push very hard today. Tired.
0:00 - Gregory TH
42:55 - Ranger/West Ridge
47:40 - Green summit
48:57 - started down
1:19:45 - Gregory TH
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Green x 2
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same. Repeat.
Started at 9:31 am. A bit of fresh snow. Think I wanted to go hard on the first lap, but it didn't really happen. Then just felt awful on the second lap.
Ran into Kraig K just above the Greenman junction on my second lap, as he was heading down from his 100th summit of Green for the year. Stopped to chat with him for probably close to five minutes. Good to catch up with him. Sucks that he had such a rough year health-wise. Hope to see him getting after it again next year.
Coming down on my first lap, I'd passed Fabio S, who was heading up with his daughter. I didn't recognize him, but he recognized me from some trip reports (and maybe from past interactions on SummitPost). They were coming down as I continued on my second lap, and he introduced himself. We chatted for a few minutes. Was cool to meet him. I'd enjoyed much of his stuff on SP, but I haven't been on there much lately. I continued on to the summit, then hiked with them for a few more minutes after I caught them on the descent, chatting about a few adventures. Fun stuff!
0:00 - Gregory TH
8:40 - Amph/Saddle Rock
25:21 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
47:32 - Green summit
48:46 - started down
1:15:49 - Gregory TH
1:16:06 - Gregory TH
1:28:58 (12:52) - Amph/Saddle Rock
2:20:11 (1:04:05) - Green summit
2:22:49 (1:06:43) - started down
2:53:00 (1:36:54) - Gregory TH
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Started at 9:31 am. A bit of fresh snow. Think I wanted to go hard on the first lap, but it didn't really happen. Then just felt awful on the second lap.
Ran into Kraig K just above the Greenman junction on my second lap, as he was heading down from his 100th summit of Green for the year. Stopped to chat with him for probably close to five minutes. Good to catch up with him. Sucks that he had such a rough year health-wise. Hope to see him getting after it again next year.
Coming down on my first lap, I'd passed Fabio S, who was heading up with his daughter. I didn't recognize him, but he recognized me from some trip reports (and maybe from past interactions on SummitPost). They were coming down as I continued on my second lap, and he introduced himself. We chatted for a few minutes. Was cool to meet him. I'd enjoyed much of his stuff on SP, but I haven't been on there much lately. I continued on to the summit, then hiked with them for a few more minutes after I caught them on the descent, chatting about a few adventures. Fun stuff!
0:00 - Gregory TH
8:40 - Amph/Saddle Rock
25:21 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
47:32 - Green summit
48:46 - started down
1:15:49 - Gregory TH
1:16:06 - Gregory TH
1:28:58 (12:52) - Amph/Saddle Rock
2:20:11 (1:04:05) - Green summit
2:22:49 (1:06:43) - started down
2:53:00 (1:36:54) - Gregory TH
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Friday, December 3, 2010
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down the same.
Started at 6:51 am. Knew before starting out that this would mostly be a hike. Just couldn't get the legs going. That's OK. I had plenty of days like this earlier in the year training for Hardrock.
At the trailhead, there was a sign indicating that a mama bear with two cubs had been sighted in the area yesterday. I was on the alert initially but forgot about it probably half way up Amph. On the way down the Saddle Rock trail near the 1st/2nd Flatiron trail junction, I heard and then saw the bears just below - right on the trail at the wooden "boardwalk." I stopped and just waited, as the cubs had already run down into the adjacent ravine and the mama had moved off the trail. I looked to traverse the hillside above the trail, but it looked nasty, so I just waited a bit more. I saw the cubs walking away on the other side of the ravine, but the mama was still by the trail. I took a few steps down the trail, and the mama turned down into the ravine. I waited until I saw her climbing out on the other side of the ravine, then boogied on down the trail. Awesome to see bears out there! I think this is the third time I've seen bears on a run this year.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:59 - Amph/Saddle Rock
27:59 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
49:10 - Green summit
51:18 - started down
1:16:49 - Gregory TH
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Started at 6:51 am. Knew before starting out that this would mostly be a hike. Just couldn't get the legs going. That's OK. I had plenty of days like this earlier in the year training for Hardrock.
At the trailhead, there was a sign indicating that a mama bear with two cubs had been sighted in the area yesterday. I was on the alert initially but forgot about it probably half way up Amph. On the way down the Saddle Rock trail near the 1st/2nd Flatiron trail junction, I heard and then saw the bears just below - right on the trail at the wooden "boardwalk." I stopped and just waited, as the cubs had already run down into the adjacent ravine and the mama had moved off the trail. I looked to traverse the hillside above the trail, but it looked nasty, so I just waited a bit more. I saw the cubs walking away on the other side of the ravine, but the mama was still by the trail. I took a few steps down the trail, and the mama turned down into the ravine. I waited until I saw her climbing out on the other side of the ravine, then boogied on down the trail. Awesome to see bears out there! I think this is the third time I've seen bears on a run this year.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:59 - Amph/Saddle Rock
27:59 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
49:10 - Green summit
51:18 - started down
1:16:49 - Gregory TH
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Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Green
From Gregory TH, Gregory, Ranger, West Ridge, Green; down Greenman, Northeast Ridge, Saddle Rock, Amph.
Started at 6:42 am. Not very energetic, so mostly a hike.
0:00 - Gregory TH
20:03 - Gregory/Ranger
47:08 - Ranger/West Ridge
52:12 - Green summit
55:43 - started down
1:20:44 - Gregory TH
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Started at 6:42 am. Not very energetic, so mostly a hike.
0:00 - Gregory TH
20:03 - Gregory/Ranger
47:08 - Ranger/West Ridge
52:12 - Green summit
55:43 - started down
1:20:44 - Gregory TH
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Green
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, Greenman, Green; down Greenman, Northeast Ridge, Saddle Rock, Amph.
Started at 6:58 am. Not a lot of pep so lots of hiking.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:23 - Amph/Saddle Rock
26:21 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
47:05 - Green summit
1:11:26 - Gregory TH
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Started at 6:58 am. Not a lot of pep so lots of hiking.
0:00 - Gregory TH
9:23 - Amph/Saddle Rock
26:21 - Saddle Rock/Greenman
47:05 - Green summit
1:11:26 - Gregory TH
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Sunday, November 28, 2010
Green
From Gregory TH, Gregory, Ranger, Greenman, Green; down the same.
Started at 2:21 pm. On the way to the TH, I was mentally not wanting to work hard today. Sure enough, just a minute or so up Gregory, I switched to walking and did that most of the way up Gregory. On the flats approaching the Ranger junction, I got an itch and ran hard to the junction. Walked a bit, then ran hard to the cabin. Continued this way up to Greenman Spring. At that point, there was a guy hiking at a decent pace ahead of me. I didn't want to be a dork and sprint by him, only to slow down and walk, so I just hiked some 30 seconds or so behind him. On the last few switchbacks, I decided to jog and figured I'd catch him, but all of a sudden he was out of sight. He must've kicked it in a bit. I turned it on hard for the last two switchbacks and started up the summit boulder just as he topped out on it.
0:00 - Gregory TH
21:39 - Gregory/Ranger
??:?? - Ranger/Greenman
37:29 - Greenman/Saddle Rock
59:38 - Green summit
1:05:09 - started down
1:44:14 - Gregory TH
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Started at 2:21 pm. On the way to the TH, I was mentally not wanting to work hard today. Sure enough, just a minute or so up Gregory, I switched to walking and did that most of the way up Gregory. On the flats approaching the Ranger junction, I got an itch and ran hard to the junction. Walked a bit, then ran hard to the cabin. Continued this way up to Greenman Spring. At that point, there was a guy hiking at a decent pace ahead of me. I didn't want to be a dork and sprint by him, only to slow down and walk, so I just hiked some 30 seconds or so behind him. On the last few switchbacks, I decided to jog and figured I'd catch him, but all of a sudden he was out of sight. He must've kicked it in a bit. I turned it on hard for the last two switchbacks and started up the summit boulder just as he topped out on it.
0:00 - Gregory TH
21:39 - Gregory/Ranger
??:?? - Ranger/Greenman
37:29 - Greenman/Saddle Rock
59:38 - Green summit
1:05:09 - started down
1:44:14 - Gregory TH
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Green attempt with Mia
From Gregory TH, Amph, Saddle Rock, to the "lookout over Boulder"; down the same.
Mia hadn't hiked up Green from the bottom yet, but I figured she'd manage it just fine. I'd thought about taking her up many times throughout the year, and she was enthusiastic about heading up this day.
Mia started out great and was cruising up Amph. I encouraged her to take it easy and slow down a few times, as she even jogged a couple of short sections. Heck, many days I don't jog any of Amph. Anyway, I was impressed with how she did up Amph, and we took a short break at the top.
Moving on, things slowed down quickly. Her motivation had waned. She was bummed because she didn't want to disappoint me, but she didn't want to go on. We pressed on to the rock outcropping that provides the great view of Boulder and took a break there. Ate a bunch of snacks and decided to head down. While we were there, two of Mia's former preschool teachers, Cecilia and Laura, came hiking up and recognized Mia immediately. We enjoyed chatting with them for a few minutes.
On the way down, we stopped at the lower rock outcropping on the Saddle Rock trail and hung out there for a while in the sun.
We went swimming right after hiking, then went to Zoo Lights in the evening. Mia still had plenty of energy for those activities. Just need to figure out how to keep her motivated on these hikes.
0:00 - Gregory TH
19:58 - Amph/Saddle Rock
55:57 - "lookout over Boulder"
2:13:54 - Gregory TH
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Mia hadn't hiked up Green from the bottom yet, but I figured she'd manage it just fine. I'd thought about taking her up many times throughout the year, and she was enthusiastic about heading up this day.
Mia started out great and was cruising up Amph. I encouraged her to take it easy and slow down a few times, as she even jogged a couple of short sections. Heck, many days I don't jog any of Amph. Anyway, I was impressed with how she did up Amph, and we took a short break at the top.
Moving on, things slowed down quickly. Her motivation had waned. She was bummed because she didn't want to disappoint me, but she didn't want to go on. We pressed on to the rock outcropping that provides the great view of Boulder and took a break there. Ate a bunch of snacks and decided to head down. While we were there, two of Mia's former preschool teachers, Cecilia and Laura, came hiking up and recognized Mia immediately. We enjoyed chatting with them for a few minutes.
On the way down, we stopped at the lower rock outcropping on the Saddle Rock trail and hung out there for a while in the sun.
We went swimming right after hiking, then went to Zoo Lights in the evening. Mia still had plenty of energy for those activities. Just need to figure out how to keep her motivated on these hikes.
0:00 - Gregory TH
19:58 - Amph/Saddle Rock
55:57 - "lookout over Boulder"
2:13:54 - Gregory TH
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