Sugarloaf & Sunshine

Early morning hike with Hudson up Sugarloaf and on the Switzerland Trail







Maureen & I later went to our old stomping grounds and hiked & ran from the Sunshine Saddle up to Boulder Heights and then out to Lefthand Canyon. That's Sugarloaf in the middle, maybe 5 miles as the crow flies



Sunday back on Sugarloaf after a light snow

Christmas

Our house





A neighbour



Another neighbour - a rich one. Their quarter-mile driveway to their $5M house was lined with lights

Eldorado Mountain Yoga Ashram

One of my favorite trailheads in Boulder...gateway to many trails including Doudy Draw and Eldorado Canyon State Park

Christmas Vacation Redo

What was supposed to be the first week of Christmas vacation turned into 4 days of working - including 15 hours on Thursday. I'll just roll those into 2014

North Boulder from Mt Sanitas



Alpenglow from Flagstaff



Flood damage on South Mesa



Frozen fog



Cold haze on the Old Mesa trail

Christmas Vacation Begins

Sunrise at Dry Creek



Friday afternoon was the beginning of 19 days with no work (aside from an hour call Thursday with the Satanic Vodafone)

Saturday morning with Hudson on Green Mountain



Saturday afternoon with Maureen on North Table Mountain in Golden



On Lichen Peak



Sunday morning back on Green Mountain with Hud...



Unfortunately we ran into a Ranger who had me call Hud. Shockingly he came

Ranger: "Are you aware you this is an on-leash trail?"

Me: "No"

Ranger: "I'm counting Wild Turkeys. I've counted 50 already"

Me to self: "I bet Hudson has chased every one of those 50 this month alone"

He gave a warning only, which was nice



Sunday afternoon at Eldorado Canyon State Park

December Races

5K in Empire at 8,600' - a brisk 20-something. 4 / 57 with a 24:21





Party after with free bloody Mary's for the wife (we are not in the photo)



Half Marathon in Westminster - a brutal 5F at the start and 7F at the finish. 12 / 289 with a 1:40:38

I am in the 2nd row to the left with a grey hat - switched hats later

Flagstaff Sunrise

Looking down on Boulder at 6:15am



The Flagstaff star



Looking east from the summit of Green Mountain



Wild turkeys

Golden Gate Canyon State Park

Hall Ranch

Owl at the dog park



Headed up to Lyons and the trails at Hall Ranch

Green Mountain West

The Flatiron Summits

Friday on Bear Peak looking down the west side



Looking over at Green Mountain

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Saturday morning up close with the Flagstaff star



Hudson was excited to be back on Green Mountain



Wild Turkeys



Sunday morning back on the Green Mountain West trail - now with a little snow



On Green looking north at Sugarloaf



Looking down at Hud



Maureen on the Green-Bear trail