Hiking from the Sunshine Saddle above Boulder. I had always wanted to do these trails and my friend Barb was willing, which was nice. Too many loose dogs up there and I can outrun her
Mining was in the area back in the day but I don't think Sunshine was particularly profitable. Good enough to get by but no gold or silver
Looking down on Lefthand Canyon as the sun was setting
Headed down to Santa Fe Saturday. Pikes Peak
Strong winds and frequent dust storms in Northern New Mexico
Bitter dog wants out of the car
So, we have 100 days until the Jemez Half and we need to train. I came in 33rd last year and had hoped I could win my age group this year and take this home
Unfortunately I have been rather sloth-like off-and-on since October, especially in Seattle. I blame the wife - she kept buying bags of little Butterfingers and Snickers around Halloween
Santa Fe isn't "Boulder-great" but it's a great place for trail running, is at 7,000' and is sunny. We're back to daily runs and adding distance and elevation. Slowly. Now I just need AT&T to stop requiring me to work sweat-shop hours
The mile run from our house to the Rail Trail
The awesome Dale Ball trails
The Rail Trail, an 18-mile trail along train tracks from Santa Fe to Lamy
We also were able to enjoy a second Christmas. The USPS forwarded our presents from my parents to the Father-in-Law in Utah. Here's Hudson enjoying his loot
If anyone cares, one of my Fantasy Hockey team superstars, Erik Karlsson, is out for the season with a cut Achilles tendon