Staycations in Colorado vicinity 2016

What a great summer in Colorado!  Lots of biking, trail runs, kayaking, outdoor music, and friends.  I'm trying to cram a lot of activity in to my time at home because I'm doing frequent visits to Illinois, so hopefully making every day count.  Including:

Full moon kayak on Union Reservoir - with a beautiful sunset but too many clouds to see the moon rise.  And my first time in kayaking at Barr Lake.  And several times on McIntosh of course, and Chatfield Reservoir in Littleton.  And at Lake Mattoon with Vicki - and in the rain to rescue things that blew away in the morning storm.

Kayaking at Chatfield, up South Platte River

Riding through Vail

Leadville 100 run, August

Ride to Masonville

New West Fest in Fort Collins with Terry and Kent

Ride through Red Rocks

Great Sunday trail runs with the Dirty Girlz.  Leadville 100 support for Megan. 

Several bike rides per week - and the MS 150 from Front Range Community College to CSU - with Patty. Venus de Miles in August with Terri. Great route with beautiful scenery, excellent support, and tons of food. And good weather.  Lots of rides with Scott, including from Grand Lake to near top of Trail Ridge road, from Minturn to near top of Vail Pass, to Dinosaur Ridge and Red Rocks Park. 

Some swims so I can do a lake triathalon next summer!  - outdoors at Sunset Pool is so awesome!  Also indoors at the Rec Center and in Lake Mattoon.

Windsurfing with Vicki at the lake.  We caught a window of about 3 hours of wind and I remembered how to do it!

Melinda and deer at Picture Rock

Wind River Range, Wyoming

Wind River, Base Camp at Big Sandy Lake

Sunday Run at Hall Ranch

Ride with Scott up Trail Ridge

Ann's birthday hike at Devil's Thumb Trail

MS 150 with Patty

Run at Heil Ranch

Backpack with An on Colorado Trail

Ann's birthday hike to Devil's Thumb near Winter Park with an overnight then back. A backpack trip with Ann and Mattie on Segment 4 of the Colorado Trail. And backpack trip to the Wind River Range in Wyoming with Ann, Steph, Nanci, and Mattie (the dog)

Outdoor music on 4th Ave, Niwot, Prospect, Longmont Parks, etc.  Love it.