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My photos app just reminded me of this #selfie from seven years ago. I think this is dawn on Black Balsam Knob, a popular part of the Art Loeb Trail in the Blue Ridge Mountains. This was the morning after what was probably the coldest night I had spent in the wilderness at that point. Where does the time go?
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I caught an Uber this morning and got dropped off on the other end of the Beaver Brook Trail in Genesee. I hiked it all the way back to downtown Golden. My microspikes might as well have been ice skates because I slid all over the ice, snow, and rocks on the ridge above Clear Creek Canyon. It made for a challenging 11-mile walk.
But the funny thing about Colorado is that the temperature can seem irrelevant. If you`re in the sun—and the wind is not blowing—it`s warm.
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The Manitou Incline from the bottom and top.
This was harder than I remember it being. I don`t know if the steps seemed steeper and narrower because of an aging memory or suppression, but all in all it was still a pretty fun way to stretch my legs on a warm Sunday.
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Bear Peak in the Flatirons from the top and bottom.
This was a fun little loop, and hitting it on a weekday morning earned me all the time I wanted on the peak by myself. We`ve been getting cold and snowy weekends around here lately and I really needed to get out and be active before I get cabin fever.
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I almost never get (non-selfie) photos of myself when I`m outside. I walked past this snow bank and thought it might be fun to prop the phone in the snow and snap a couple of timed photos. Then I hiked down the mountain and forgot about them until I was eating in Boulder later. I`m surprised these pics actually came out okay considering I couldn`t really see the screen.
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