Posts from ‘January, 2009’

The reddish-brown trail rose at a gentle angle, the multi-sized rocks that had peppered the trail for the past mile noticeably absent. Pine trees rose from the sides of the trail in a sweeping arc, winter wonderland trees that were frosted with sparkling ice on every branch and needle. No snow lay on the ground underneath this fairy-tale image, and no sound other than the gentle whishing of my breath broke the stillness.

We’re heading to the Coal Creek Trail in Louisville due to the snow and ice from the previous two days. The Coal Creek Trail is gravel and has very moderate ups and downs. It can be accessed from a variety of places in Louisville and Lafayette, and can be whatever distance you’re looking for because [...]

Karley arranged our annual, un-official Turkey Trot. Seven A.M. at Doudy Draw, we’d do the new loop that was just completed this summer around the top of the mesa off of Highway 93. The weather was supposed to be cold, rainy and/or snowy, but the moisture never materialized.

This story is a two-parter, really. My Saturday morning run was prefaced by the events of Friday’s run, twenty four hours prior. Missy and I met at the Mesa Trailhead in Eldorado Canyon at seven AM. We were playing around with her awesome digital camera trying angles, testing the light, and working with motion shots. [...]

“Hard” is the word that describes today’s run. It was hard getting up this morning, hard running up the many hills, hard finding sustained energy to make it up said hills, and hard standing around in the cold afterwards.
We start at the Mesa Trailhead in Eldorado Canyon. From there we go uphill to Bluestem, connect [...]