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Too much ‘swim, bike, run’ makes K* a dull guy.
Woke early on Saturday to break up the routine with a hike – yep, back in the mountains. That’s what I need.
Ash, Tom, my friend Matt & both dogs loaded up – destination: Horsetooth Rock in Fort Collins.  Been more than a year since I’ve hiked Horsetooth, so plugged the address in my iPhone.  An hour half later we parked Matt’s SUV off a dirt road within Lory State Park.  Technology – argh! No Horsetooth this day.
Overcast & windy conditions wouldn’t stop Ro & Marty from enjoying 5 miles of off-leash freedom.  Well Gulch to Timber Trail, then SNOW!  A week before Spring, most folks are tired of all winter precip – but I can’t help smile anytime snow’s flying 🙂
Clouds lifted soon after, exposing an almost artist’s rendering of Horsetooth Reservoir. Beautiful!
Showered & groomed again, spent the remainder of the weekend in Denver catching up with former NYC co-workers.  Miss my former NYC peeps but still LOVE LOVE my Colorado life! 🙂
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- are we there yet?
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- easy decision – Moderate to Difficult
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- windy, a bit nippy — but good to be outdoors
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- SNOW!
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- BFFs Marty & Ro
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- Horsetooth Reservoir overlook
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- 4.2 mile hike — great way to start off any weekend
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- Happy Hikers
Attempted Frozen Dead Guy Days for the first time last year – in a blizzard – only to find all events postponed to Sunday. Awesome BBQ, beautiful blowing snow, laughs with friends but overall, kinda a bummer.
Fast forward one year. Sunshine and 30’s.
Drove Canyon to Nederland with my new housemates & secured amazing parking in the mud off Third.
Arrived 20 minutes before the start of the infamous hearse parade. Crazy, ridiculous bunch of characters – costumed coffin racing teams, blue monkeys, the Incredible Hulk…followed of course by a line of hearses.
New, vintage and even a flame throwing Cadillac hearse. Nope, not your everyday parade 🙂
Quick BBQ lunch at Wild Mountain, then off to the coffin races. Scored a great viewing spot on the hill while Ash & Tom lost themselves in the beer tent.  Watched the Pink Socks retain their title, defeating the top qualifying Frozen Justice entry. This day Spiderman, Hulk & Batman were no match for the mighty Pink Socks.
Missed both the frozen tee-shirt contest & Polar Plunge but cheered on ice turkey bowling participants & later watched a short movie on Grandpa Bredo – ‘the Frozen Dead Guy’.
Crazy ridiculous fun. We’ll be back next year – it’s tradition 🙂
The Pink Socks did it again! Five Frozen Dead Guy Coffin Race wins in a row. The defending champions came to Nederland on Saturday, carrying their humble but sturdy coffin and bringing a lot of good cheer and optimism. If they did it four times, they could do it again. And they did: with ease. No one even came close.
The 13th Annual Frozen Dead Guy Festival was blessed, at last, with perfect weather. The snow came on Friday, smothering the Nederland area with about eight inches of gorgeous, sparkling snow, creating a winter post card of our recently dirty snow-filled town. As up to 15,000 people filled every empty space with their vehicles, the businesses and sidewalks and streets became parking lots for pedestrian traffic jams.
Everyone loved the sunshine, the no wind, the warm air and the crazy fun events that kept them moving from venue to venue. Music from band tents on either side of town kept the atmosphere upbeat and visitors said there was nowhere on earth they would rather be for the day.
CLICK to WATCH ‘Frozen Dead Guy Days – Coffin Race Championship’
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- Frozen Dead Guy Days in Nederland
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- 4-time coffin race champs, the Pink Socks
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- Flame Throwing Cadillac Hearse – yeah, they take their Hearse Parade serious
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- Beware of the Blue Monkey!
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- Who doesn’t love a coffin race? Check out that crowd!
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- ice turkey bowling
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- The Ned-Mess: BBQ (w/ fiery XXX sauce), mac n cheese layered over sweet potato fries. They say it’s not pretty to look at, but the taste is pretty amazing!
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- sunshine & 30’s — FAAANNNNTASTIC day!
