Tuesday We drove through Wisconsin on our way to the Upper Peninsula (UP) area of Michigan. We did our best … Continue reading UP and Michigan

Dodge City and the Santa Fe Trail The Santa Fe Trail was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America … Continue reading Dodge City and the Presidents

Friday On Thursday, I picked up my race bib for Saturday’s Pikes Peak Ascent, leaving Friday open for us.  We … Continue reading Manitou Springs and Pikes Peak

Today, Monday, August 13 is designed to be a rest day.  My legs are still throbbing from Mount Massive yesterday! … Continue reading Leadville, Granite and Buena Vista

On our way into Leadville this morning, we wanted to determine where the trailhead for Mount Massive was.  We figured … Continue reading Leadville and Mount Massive

Mount Sherman is a high mountain summit in the Mosquito Range of the Rocky Mountains, measuring 14,043 feet, and is one … Continue reading Mount Sherman (CO)

We took a drive up to the small town of Idaho Springs.  We spotted this town on our return from … Continue reading Golden 2

Sunday Sunday morning we awoke to say “Good-by” to our home for the past week and head south to Golden, … Continue reading Golden, CO

Friday We picked up our bibs for both Friday’s race, in which I ran with Cathy and Saturday’s half-marathon.  We … Continue reading Rocky Mountain National Park 2

Monday We drove from Gypsum to the Estes Park, though the Rocky Mountain National Park on the Trail Ridge Road, … Continue reading Rocky Mountain National Park