Can you believe it’s almost August? I can’t believe how quickly the summer is passing by. Last weekend, I finally made it to the pool for the first time and the summer is more than half over.
I haven’t spent much time cooking or knitting lately. I’ve mostly been retreating from Denver to the mountains whenever possible for cooler temperatures. On July 15th, I finished the Triple Bypass. I had been training for about 6 months to ride from Avon to Evergreen (123 miles and 10,180 feet of elevation gain). The ride was challenging, but fun. The card pictured above is a little thank you note I sent to friends for letting me stay in their house the night before the ride.
A few days ago, I hiked up Crestone Peak (elevation 14,294 ft) with some friends. Perhaps it’s more accurate to say that I crawled up Crestone Peak. It was the hardest 14er I’ve climbed and required lots of scrambling up and down rocks. At one point, I almost slid off Crestone Peak. While scrambling up a smooth and steep rock face, I accidentally put one of my feet in a stream of water. It caused me to lose my grip on the mountain and I slid down the rock for about 15 – 20 feet before finally being able to stop. It was scary and gave me some bumps, bruises and scrapes. Thankfully, nothing worse happened and I continued the climb without injury.
I’ve been limping around for the last few days with very sore legs.
So, this weekend I’m staying inside. I’m planning to bake a blueberry pie. I’m going to knit and catch up on my reading. It will be a glorious weekend with no activity.
How’s your summer going?
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