Last March I first snow-shoed in Rocky Mountain Nat’l Park (with a guide through Apex Ex). LOVED it! This year purchased 3 more tickets and treated Ash & Tom as a Christmas gift.
Temps kicked up after weeks of snow – just above freezing, sunny in the mountains. Pretty much perfect 🙂
Same gig as last year – met up at Beaver Meadows Visitors Center in RMNP, followed by a 20 minute drive to Glacier Gorge Trailhead. Poles, shoes, group introductions, porta-potty – then, hit the snowy trail to Nymph Lake.
Today’s snow-shoe itinerary – Nymph, Dream & Emerald Lakes, a 3.6 mile round-trip trek, crazy popular this time of year.
Guide was more aggressive with elevation gain & hill climb than last year’s adventure to Lake Haiyaha. Wasn’t exactly the walk thru the meadows tour I touted to Ash (sorry) – that said, LOVED it!
Highlights? Trekking across Dream Lake – ice formations were stunning. And of course, 3-cheese fondue & apples high in the Rockies aside Emerald Lake. Honestly, absolutely nothing like it – highly recommended!
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- shoeing across Nymph Lake
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- good attitude, another hill climb
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- today’s WOW pic – snow & sun high in the Rockies
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- trip highlight: trekking across Dream Lake
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- stunning ice formations
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- all smiles kinda day
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- Hallett Peak
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- day’s obligatory selfie – can’t believe I live here!
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- destination, Emerald Lake – left the group & hiked UP past tree-line
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- kickin’ back, hot cider
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- 3-cheese fondue, bread & apples – YUM!
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- high-altitude fondue feast
Working in New York for almost 10 years, I remember snow days – most folks stayed home citing dangerous road conditions, train or bus delays, school cancellations, etc etc etc Fast forward 5 years –
Snow’s fallen every other day for the past 3 weeks. No worries; it’s Colorado, we’ve got this – company snowball fight 🙂
9NEWS Weather February 16 ·
Wet, snowy, icy but roads easily drivable with a little extra care. Happy President’s Day!
9NEWS Weather February 18 ·
Early morning snow…impressive!
9NEWS Weather February 19 ·
Frigid air from Siberia will brush CO this weekend, lots of snow on the way.
9NEWS Weather February 22 ·
Flurries AM, 1-3″ new snow this afternoon, more overnight.
9NEWS Weather February 23 ·
10.5″ at DIA from this storm puts us to within 0.2″ of making Top 5 snowiest Febs.
9NEWS Weather February 23 ·
Yep, central Westminster has had more than 20″ of snow.
9NEWS Weather February 25 ·
Snow over the metro area by 9 pm Thursday. Around 3-7″ in Northern Colorado.
9NEWS Weather February 25 ·
Heavy wet snow tapers off late tonight.
Daily Camera February 26 ·
Boulder has already gotten a foot of snow but could see another 3 inches fall today as a snow storm continues to pummel the Front Range.
Daily Camera March 1 ·
Boulder came within 2 inches of breaking the record for the city’s snowiest month ever. It was a wild February, with 54.6 inches of snow — shattering the old February record of 32.1 inches — and a 72-degree temperature spread (the month’s high was 71, the month’s low was -1).
9NEWS Weather March 3 ·
Cold with around 3” of snow in Denver for morning drive.
Daily Camera March 4 ·
Boulder weather: High of 18 with more snow this morning
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- Happy Birthday Issac!
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- snowball fight got a little out of hand…
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- frosty Friday start in Boulder
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- caught one in the eye – OUCH!
When you tell folks you’re flying to Little Rock, Arkansas, everyone thinks of the Clintons – no worries, I wouldn’t disappoint this trip.
Arrived in Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport, greeted by family – mom, brother, sister-in-law & niece – who travelled to Little Rock to support me at marathon #21 of my 50 State Quest. Best family ever!
Another unexpected cold snap in the deep South (Mississippi, South Carolina, now Arkansas) – perfect! Grey overcast skies (snow yesterday) – luckily had indoor activities planned in Arkansas’ capital city.
Bib pick-up, check. Next stop, lunch – Maddie’s Place, a Creole restaurant 2 doors down from the Cross-Eyed Pig 🙂 Food did not disappoint. Where else can one fill their pre-race belly with fried green tomatoes? YUM!
Googled top 10 things to do in Little Rock. All paths led to the Clinton Presidential Library. Library, seriously? These days I skim-read news headlines; haven’t actively read books since earning a MBA 10 years ago.
Luckily no Dewey Decimal system or card catalogue on today’s tour. Witnessed everything Clinton in these halls – thru film, photos & White House memorabilia. Clinton was a likeable President, super charismatic.
Completed our afternoon at the Old State House. This historical corridor-riddled building told Arkansas’ past, of its governors, its first ladies & of course Bill Clinton, first elected Governor at age 32.
President-Elect Clinton greeted the American public from this spot when elected in 1992. Lotta history here.
Ended the day with flaming queso at MarketPlace Grill. FANTASTIC day, surrounded by family. Super pumped, ready to run. Just wait ‘til tomorrow – a little freezing rain won’t slow me down 🙂
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- Happy Saturday from Little Rock!
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- Maddie at Maddie’s Place
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- fried green tomatoes – YUM!
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- a Monet (bottom right)
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- Oval Office replica
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- “Dear Valentine” — at the Peanuts exhibit
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- the mighty Arkansas River
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- my lovely Mom
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- Mom & her Lumberjack son
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- flaming queso – a family tradition
