mullerb's musings

With the Giant, to the 5 mile marker and back with detour to the overlook. Felt pretty strong but that 4-mile marker area is a bear, as always.

Hiked around Lilly Lake in RMNP with Siggy and John. Hiked around Sugarloaf with Kelly. Otherwise, mostly drank lots of wine and good beer.

A new hike! In Boulder! After 22 years! Amazing. Parked at Sanitas. Up Anemone and bushwhacked west and north up a drainage to gain the ridge between Boulder Canyon and Sunshine. Great views and open woodland most of the way. 

Left on Tues eve to beat the incoming snow storm. Good thing too as the guys that left Wed morning spent an extra 2 hours parked near Georgetown on I70. Dan's permit for May1-4 with Bill Anders, David Russi, and Rach and I. We crashed at the state park in Fruita. Won't do that again as it is just a parking lot with highway noise. At lease we came late and left early and so didn't have to pay the $23 fee. Man did it rain and blow that night. A green vista greeted as as we crossed into Utah. It's always surprising to see the desert all verdant like that. We drove along the river road once again, and realized that it was over 25 years ago that we first hit this stretch together. And it still is the most amazing landscape anywhere. Got to the top of Mineral Bottom road by 9:30, packed up the bikes, and headed out across the Mesa back towards the visitor center to meet u p with the guys and our gear in Bill's truck. We took our time knowing that the snows would de

A cool ride out of Loveland. It starts behind the first hog back west of town and follows ridges and valleys north to Horsetooth Reservoir. A couple of. Miles of gnarly, ledgy rocks but the Hunters Loop but otherwise really nice single track. The valley that Blue Sky follows is isolated and full of birds and great views. At the end, we road into Horsetooth to the Shoreline trail then back. Instead of taking the trail back, we road west and then south on Glade Rd. that turned this into a really nice loop ride of maybe 25 miles or so.  Great fun to explore a new area within an hours drive from home!

After picking up an electric lawn mower down near the old Staapleton area ($100 for a $330 machine!! via a Clean Air program), Rach and I headed up 285 to hit the sweet, flowy single track of Buffalo Creek. We did the same loop we've done before: started at Pine Valley, climbed the western trail up, across Homestead, up the road, looped up Sawmill, up Baldy and down Strawberry.

With Rach on Sunday. Sloppy trails from all the snow but every drainage, big or small, was running.

The after Rachel's return from the White Rim. Still a heap of snow up along the north side above Gregory Canyon. Way nice loop.