August Fun!

US Pro Challenge Time Trial: 

Evan and I decided to go and watch the time trial downtown Denver. It was a pretty impressive event and great seeing the pro cyclist in person.  It is truly amazing how fast they can ride.

Evan and I had our own bike challenge that day. We road our cruiser bikes downtown and I got a flat. We had 3 miles to make it home on a rear flat tire. I road it for about a mile and Evan road it the last 2 miles. I really should have taken a picture of him on a girls bike with a tube falling out of the rear tire.

My Best Friend's Wedding: 

Kara had her wedding on August 18th.  It was a great weekend and a beautiful event to see her get married :)

 

 (The beautiful bride about to get ready!)

  

(Amazing mommy bride!)

 

 (Such a beautiful family!)

Salida Trip

Trip to Salida:

During John and Nancy's visit we decided to go to Salida for a long weekend.  We stayed at one of the campgrounds just outside of Salida and had 2 days of hiking and one day of rafting.  We also enjoyed downtown Salida during the evenings.


Day 1 (Hagerman's Tunnel) - On our drive to Salida we hiked just outside of Leadville along Hagerman's Tunnel.  On our 6 mile hike we saw old mining towns along with an old tunnel for trains that operated from 1887 - 1921. 

Day 2  (Brown's Canyon Rafting):  We went rafting in the Arkansas River along Brown's Canyon just outside of Buena Vista.

Day 3 (Mt. Huron): We summited  Mt. Huron at 14,003 ft. This was all of our first 14er by foot!! Evan and I climbed Mt. Evans but by bike.  We hiked about a total of 10 miles and gained 3800 ft in elevation. This summit was rated 4/10 on a difficulty level in one of our hiking books but all of us thought it should have been closer to a 7/10.  John and Nancy did a great job!

(Getting out of the huge Suburban to start our climb)

(Beginning our hike along a 4X4 road to start the climb)

(Ozzy was ready to start climbing!)

(Mt. Huron here we come!)

(Pointing to the peak)

(Heading out above the tree line)

(John making his way up to the last 500 ft)

(500 more feet to the summit)

(Made it!) 

(Just for Teresa I was eating Kellog's Nutri-Grain bars :))

(Nancy conquered Mt. Huron!!)

(360 degree video of the peak)

8/4/12-Summitted Mt Huron at 14,003 ft!!