I promised somewhere (twitter? my blog? I don’t know) that I’d talk more about how awesome hiking/trekking poles are and how I’m pretty sure they are the only way I made it down Mount Massive a few weekends ago. Here’s an article detailing the science behind why you need hiking poles (I wrote it). And…
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My First 14er / Day 7 of Burpee Challenge
I hiked my first 14er!! Mount Massive outside of Leadville, Colorado. At 14,400 feet, Mount Massive is Colorado’s second-tallest 14er. We took the steeper route, where we climbed 4,000 feet in 4 miles, but the first 1.5 miles were pretty flat, so it was more like 3,500 vertical feet in 2.5 miles. Which is tough.…
A blister on the bottom of my foot: hiking in Vibrams
3,000 vertical feet, around 3 miles, 1 hour and 45 minutes This is Aspen Mountain, and me hiking that really steep trail you can see. Also rocky. No one told me that the first 2/3 of the hike was basically like a stairmaster: straight vertical, on a road, no interesting scenery. Luckily, the hike got…
Aspen: Hiking Ajax (Aspen Mountain)
It’s one of those things that you really have to do in order to be considered a local, in order to be able to say, “yeah, I’ve hiked Aspen before.” But unless you’re purely out for the fitness, once is enough I think. After a little over 3,000 vertical feet ad right at an hour…
Aspen: Cathedral Lake Hike
It’s an “easy” day hike, starting near Ashcroft and only about 2.8 miles to Cathedral Lake. You climb almost 2,000 vertical feet, though, so it’s not for flatlanders or those unadjusted to altitude. I haven’t had a hard time adjusting to much about the altitude, but this hike kicked my ass! It’s a National Forest,…
I’m giving it all up …
No need to CrossFit, run, bike, play soccer … just go hike up a mountain 2,000 feet (reaching almost 12,000) with an overnight camping pack on your back. Because that’s what I did yesterday and it KICKED MY ASS. According to this article, the White River National Forest Aspen Ranger District says the route is…
Aspen: this is life in … photos from spring in aspen
Yep, while Austinites are sweating it out because there is almost no spring in Texas, Aspenites are enjoying some cray-zay weather, going from bluebird skies and temps in the 70s to freezing rain in mere minutes. Springtime in Aspen is notoriously fickle, but the 70s days far outnumber the downpour that was yesterday, so it’s…
Aspen: Outside in Aspen
The first annual Outside in Aspen, a participatory adventure weekend, is this weekend, June 11 – 13! The weekend includes outfitter-led adventures, parties, and a symposium. Professional adventure athletes like big mountain skier Chris Davenport, Olympic Gold Medalist Tyler Hamilton, Everest climber and photographer Jake Norton, and extreme kayaker Jesse Coombs, as well as Outside…
Turkey Creek = Happy Doggie
I love taking Nali to one of the nicest off-leash dog trails around, a quick 2.5-mile trail out at Emma Long Park called Turkey Creek (http://www.austinparks.org/apfweb/park.php?parkId=666). With recent rains, the creek was flowing quickly, the weather was a perfect 65 degrees, and my Vibrams were perfect water-mud-rock combo shoes. Nali, my beloved rescue mutt pup,…
Hello from Ecuador! + free yoga by lululemon
I never intended to be on the internet so soon in Ecuador, but I, um, forgot to send in an assignment, so I had to take care of that from a bajillion miles away. I can´t even begin to describe Ecuador … it´s a bajillion miles away. It has so much natural beauty bordered by…