Most of the Rocky Mountain West experienced a cold snap on Saturday that we had a little taste of — temps between -10 and 0F, with about 6 inches of "cold smoke" snow on the ground. Temps climbed to 61 degrees in Boulder on Thursday, so I know a cold snap here is as fleeting as it is beautiful. Beat and I ventured out in the afternoon for a four-hour, surprisingly strenuous hike on a loop that normally takes me closer to two and a half hours. We didn't see anyone else out there, although we had a set of tracks to follow. I was congested from my Friday allergy shots, and wasn't having the best day physically — but it certainly was a gorgeous outing.
beautiful trail...which trail is this?
ReplyDeleteBear Canyon Trail, then Fern Canyon, then Green-Bear.
DeleteI thought that it was your kind of weather as I pedaled out into it yesterday. It was like a crystalline world, so still and so beautiful. I, too, wore so many clothes that I was sweating on my fatbike when it was -9°F.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures. Good training weather!
ReplyDeleteMagical, but so difficult for me to imagine the cold!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy my time in Colorado, but I never feel like it could be "home." If it's below 0, I need to be north of 60! No point in cold weather if you can't have real Boreal wilderness.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful country for sure...I was up in Colo Springs for most of Dec (just flew home last Friday before the 'cold snap' hit). Rode my ancient 26'er mtb (w/ tiny 2.3" tires) in the snow...quite fun and it's been AGES since I did snow rides! I can only imagine how fun a fatbike would be...as long as you dress for it, winter riding can be a blast I have re-learned! (I still live in CA, the Central coast where if I have to wear sleeves and/or leg warmers at any time then it's COLD). Glad to see you getting out more, hopefully you can kick this allergy thing and get back to your "SUPER JILL" mode we are all used to all these years!
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