Caitlin: Well folks, allow me to apologize in advance—for I am lacking the beautiful diction and syntax that Reece possesses. Let’s be glad that it is he who is studying English at the fine State University of NJ and not myself…. That being said, Reece does think that I take better photos….so I suppose we make a good team. Make sure you keep your eyes open for when he publishes his Kerouac-esque chronicle of our adventure. Monday was a glorious day all & all. Waking up in backcountry is an experience that rivals all. Anywhere. For those who have not experienc [View Full Entry]

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Hi Everyone, I have really big news, the weather is finally started to work in our favor- Yippeee!! It's still a little cold at night but it's manageable. I am writing you all from the Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park, Colorado. The past couple of days have been very eventful. On Thursday we spent the day in Cheyenne, Wyoming. It was a lovely city with extremely friendly people. Everyone that we met was so talkative and interested to hear about where we are from and what our trip entails. The city of Cheyenne is pretty famous for its long [View Full Entry]

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Brandon, Braiden and I took a trip up to Peter Rabbit's Cabin before Braiden left for Chicago. The place was empty and we had a really fun weekend. We were all surprised by how much snow is still there. I got a few days of spring Backcountry as well. Colorado was hit with a cold spell and I got to ride 3 inches of fresh all weekend!! It was sweet! Enjoy and Have a good Spring! [View Full Entry]

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Winterpark, Colorado Ski Trip North America » United States » Colorado » Rocky Mountains By EscapeArtist March 18th 2006 JackDid somebody say ski trip? [View Full Entry]

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Jared came out to boulder to visit me and celebrate Kristens 22nd b day. It was cool hanging with 2 other people I met in NZ out here in Boulder. We also had a big party at my place for kyles 21st bday. Jered, Kristen and Natalie showed up, it was cool. I also took Jared up to the mountains up baseline.... it was fun... will add more later. [View Full Entry]

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Well. hello. I'm sitting here procrastinating...avoiding packing. So if you didn't know by now I'm off to see the world. I will be spending the next 5 months or so studying in the beautiful town of Toledo, Spain. So I decided to start this blog to keep you posted of my travels. I will try and post some pictures and keep it updated as much as possible. If you would not like to recieve the notifications just email me and I'll take you off the list. Feel free to contact me at either email address NDrea07@gmail.com or agalleg1@nd.edu...also if you would [View Full Entry]

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On the early morning of September 16th 2005; My brother Matt, My Cousin Brandon, his roommate Steve and I climbed to the top of Grays Peak which stands at 14,270 ft. tall and Torrey Peak which stands at 14,267 ft. After camping at the base the night before, we began the trek at 3:30 in the morning. Our plan was to be on the summit by sunrise. After hiking by moonlight for 2 1/2 hours we reached the top with the pleasant surprise of the full moon in all it's orange glowing glory still hovering in the sky. So, we not [View Full Entry]

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This day we decided to take a hike, a real hike. The weather was clear, although a little cool, but it would warm up in the afternoon. We started with an easy walk around Sapphire Point, with views of Lake Dillon to the west and mountain views to the east. Alan laughed uncontrollably at my “hiking pants” and had to take a picture…..Hey, they were clean and I was comfortable, I really didn’t care how they looked! After our little ½ mile stroll around the Point, we drove up to Frisco for the real hike. We parked at the trailhead and [View Full Entry]

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Both got haircuts today - boy, there’s a leap of faith! Just never know what a new hair stylist will do. Good news, if you don’t like the haircut, just wait until it grows out and you can try it all over again! Eric, the hair stylist, told us he lived in Fairplay - also the home of South Park. So, after our haircuts, we thought we’d drive down there for lunch. We were going to go to South Park, which is the setting for the totally irreverent TV show “South Park” on Comedy Central - you know, Kyle, Cartman, Stan, [View Full Entry]

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Packed a picnic lunch and took a drive over to Vail. We walked through the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens - what a beautiful sight. I’ll let the pictures do the talking! Just chock full of flowering plants that thrive in alpine conditions. Walked around the Bavarian-styled town and stopped at a local park for our picnic lunch. The day was gorgeous with warm sunshine, blue skies, and the occasional puffy clouds - a slice of heaven in the Rocky Mountains. But, the weather is getting cooler day by day. We’ll soon have to turn on the heat at night and unpack [View Full Entry]

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