Blogs from Boulder, Colorado, United States, North America - page 5

The weather continues to control our visit here in this area. The mountain pass in the park is still closed and the skies over the mountains indicate that it is possibly snowing up there. The skies to the south of us were partially blue so we decided to head in the direction of Boulder and potentially better weather. Although Frank had researched the scenic routes well before the trip we made one slight detour was to the Colorado Welcome Center to gather more material and maps. Boulder is the home of The Flatirons and Chautauqua park. The Flatirons, named by pioneer women after the flat, metal irons used to press their clothes, are five large outcroppings of rock ranging from north to south along the east slope of Green Mountain. Information at the Chautauqua meadows told ... read more

I've been out on the road for two months now and just after my mile marker 2000, finally arrived in Boulder Colorado. The Rockies are so beautiful in the summertime - I've been surrounded by aspen groves, huge fields of wildflowers, mighty rivers, giant mountains, and raging waterfalls. I met some awesome cross country cyclists in Telluride who are headed west, and then Joyce, a telluride local, joined me for 5 days as we pushed up and over the high passes toward Boulder. It was great to have another adventurous spirit to keep me company on the road. Every mile could tell a million tales, so to spare you all 2,000,000,000 tales I've put in a bunch of pictures hoping they will give you all a glimpse of my travels. Much love from the mountains, Kyle ... read more

climbing Eldo. good hard sand stone . very nice routs. so fun. just hard to find place to stay because kind of Big city and finding climbing partner. problem is animal is crazy hungry in there . bite nice packs then eat food then poo and pi in there. oh, so bad. pack hanging from the tree is not enough. need plastic or metal Box for the food. ... read more

I knew there was a reason I loved Boulder so much...in fact, there are tons of reasons. One of them just passed by, and I already can't wait till next year. The University of Colorado, Boulder also has the unique distinction of being the reluctant home to the largest gathering of people IN THE WORLD who celebrate the many benefits and uses of marijuana on the infamous day of 4/20. The annual 4/20 event at the University of Colorado Boulder is highly heralded throughout the year. April 20, at exactly 4:20 p.m., thousands of marijuana enthusiasts are expected to congregate on campus to smoke pot en masse. The years previously, the school had developed a bad rep among the students. The sprinklers would be turned on in the fields the students were gathered in. This may ... read more

Boulder I highly recommend this book: "Fingersmith" by Sarah Waters... read more