What to do after viewing volcanoes, glaciers & waterfalls for 10 days in the North Atlantic?
Erie Biscuit Day – duh, of course. (Erie is located on the eastern edge of Boulder County, 20 minutes drive from Boulder.)
Come join us for Biscuits and Gravy on Saturday, September 21st, 2013 from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon for the 11th annual Erie Biscuit Day. We will be holding the festivities in Historic Downtown Erie, CO on Briggs Street.
The day will feature Biscuits and Gravy, Homemade Stew, Live music, cake walk, raffle drawing, craft booths, historic photos and more.
Yep, easing my way back in 🙂
Bringin’ it on Erie Biscuit Day!
My flight to Reykjavik was weather-delayed Tuesday night because of heavy fog in Iceland. While waiting at DIA, it started to rain. Little did I know, this rain would not end ‘til Friday and create Boulder County’s worst flood since 1976.
Most of the small towns toured in Iceland had limited TV & Internet access. That said, could not have been more surprised to see military helicopters airlifting folks from Boulder County on BBC News. How could this be happening? I live in an arid climate which relies on heavy winter snowfall to fill local reservoirs.
South Boulder was overwhelmed with flood waters causing damages in the tens of millions. Towns such as Jamestown & Lyons are significantly damaged. Both Highways 36 & 34 were washed-out/destroyed, isolating Estes Park & access to Rocky Mountain National Park. I’ve hiked in all of these towns along the Front Range.
Highway & bridge reconstruction will last 8 months to 2 years. Trails in Boulder County are closed & come with a Warning — $1,000 fine and/or 90 days in jail if rescue crews are diverted from flood efforts to rescue hikers. Additionally, our governor has hired a Chief Recovery Officer from the private sector to oversee rebuilding efforts – principally, creating temporary road & bridge access by December 1st when winter weather sets in.
Luckily my home suffered zero damage. Many thanks to friends & family who reached out. Much appreciated 🙂
WATCH Boulder Flood 2013 (YouTube video)
Kicked off Labor Day weekend by running our local Coal Creek Crossing 10M race. Only my 3rd time running since Alaska, felt strong & finished a respectable 59th. Far easier than last year when I thought I could run 10 miles with virtually zero training.
Again, not perfect (hadn’t run in weeks, letting my knee heal), crummy pace – but I finished & finished strong.
Gonna keep running both of my hometown’s races annually (Coal Creek on Labor Day weekend & Taste of Louisville in June).
Life is good, really good. Off to New Mexico – it’s a 3 day weekend and the mountains are calling! 🙂
Thanks for participating in the Coal Creek Crossing 10 Mile.
Results for K R Haga:
You placed 59th out of 107 finishers in a time of 1:29:12 for a pace of 8:56 per mile.
Out of 56 men you finished 39th. The winning time for men was 59:09.
Coal Creek Crossing 10M
