We spent the afternoon trying to master one section.
Jenny was feeling a bit off, so she belayed instead of climbed.
Hopefully we'll get out there more often now that we know it's so close.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Climbing Castlewood Canyon
Much to our surprise, there is stellar climbing about 15 minutes south of our house. Castlewood Canyon State Park offers climbing for all levels. The views are beautiful, too.
We spent the afternoon trying to master one section.
Jenny was feeling a bit off, so she belayed instead of climbed.
Hopefully we'll get out there more often now that we know it's so close.
We spent the afternoon trying to master one section.
Jenny was feeling a bit off, so she belayed instead of climbed.
Hopefully we'll get out there more often now that we know it's so close.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Overnight hike...in snow
With the weather warming up in Denver, we decided we'd see what it was like in the mountains. We planned a quick overnight trip near Golden Gate Canyon State Park. The forecast for Denver was in the 60s, and we knew it'd be colder it Golden...just not as cold as it was. We left home Friday afternoon around 2:00 and drove up. It was a short two mile trip to camp. I think I carried twice as much as Jenny.
It was Leroy's first camping trip, too. He was pretty cold, but seemed to enjoy being outdoors nonetheless.
We set up camp and heated up dinner as quickly as we could, as it looked like snow would be upon us shortly.
We headed down early and quickly Saturday morning, trying to warm up and get home. We spent the rest of the weekend trying to warm up. It will be a while before we go winter camping in a $20 tent again.
It was Leroy's first camping trip, too. He was pretty cold, but seemed to enjoy being outdoors nonetheless.
We set up camp and heated up dinner as quickly as we could, as it looked like snow would be upon us shortly.
We headed down early and quickly Saturday morning, trying to warm up and get home. We spent the rest of the weekend trying to warm up. It will be a while before we go winter camping in a $20 tent again.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
New Family Member
I went to an event put on by Colorado Puppy Rescue, looking for a puppy to join our family. There were many dogs to choose from, each having their own unique look. Upon seeing a small heeler/shepherd mix, I knew he was the one I wanted. I called Jenny, who was at Copper, and we agreed I would bring him home. After he spent two days at our house, we decided on a name for him: Leroy Brown.
He was super shy during the first two weeks or so, hiding under the bed quite often. They think he came up from a reservation in AZ, and, judging by his shyness, we're guessing he may have been abused. We've tried to give him a better life. We took him on a small hike near Conifer over the weekend; he definitely enjoyed himself.
We hope we can take him on a lot more hikes as the weather warms up.
He was super shy during the first two weeks or so, hiding under the bed quite often. They think he came up from a reservation in AZ, and, judging by his shyness, we're guessing he may have been abused. We've tried to give him a better life. We took him on a small hike near Conifer over the weekend; he definitely enjoyed himself.
We hope we can take him on a lot more hikes as the weather warms up.
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