Lookout Mountain Sprint Triathlon

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Heather did her first sprint triathlon at the Lookout Mountain Sprint Tri.  This is the staging and transition area.


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Heather in her tri gear.

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Waiting at the pool.

 

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Alex and Heather were in the same swim lane together.


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Heather swimming.
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In the transition zone.


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Out onto the bike.


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Onto the bike course!

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Heather coming up the last hill toward the transition zone.


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Heather heading out for the run.


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Alex coming in off the run.


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Heather coming in.


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Finish!

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Heather and Alex at the finish line.

Over the Top of Lookout Mountain

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On a fine Saturday morning in April, I decided to do the long hike down into Golden via Lookout Mountain.  The route I took was about 12 miles total from start to finish.


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Hiking up through Apex Park.  The wildflowers were in bloom.

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One of the new bridges installed after the flooding a few years back.

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Still a few wisps of snow left around.

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Up on top of Lookout Mountain.  I wore my Vibram Five Fingers for this hike.  My toes were a bit chilly from hiking through the snow drifts.

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Big mountains in the distance on the continental divide.

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Still lots of snow in the high country.


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North Table Mountain through the trees.

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Hogsbacks north of Golden.

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South Table Mountain.

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Heading down off of Lookout Mountain toward Golden.

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Down Chimney Gulch.

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Lots of flowers blooming and trees just starting to leaf out.

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I encountered part of the local elk herd near the ditch at the top end of the old subdivision off 19th street.

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Clear Creek in Golden was pretty high with snow melt.

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There’s the Colorado School of Mines big M up on the hill.

Quick Motorcycle Ride Up Lookout Mountain Before the Storms

 

I took a quick ride up Lookout Mountain at lunch today before the thunderstorms rolled in from the high country.  It was a good ride although I ran out of gas just as I pulled into the gas station near the park and ride lots at the top of the ridge between Golden and Morrison.