Colorado Standards
On the spur of the moment last weekend, I decided to walk around the Rampart Reservoir near home. By Colorado standards, it's flat and only 15 miles around at 9,000 feet elevation. A mere stroll on a gorgeous mid-September day. By Colorado standards.
It was fresh and remarkably beautiful and serene and the first five miles were wonderful. But by the time I finished and dragged myself back to the car, the only parts of my body that weren't screaming was my head, my chest, and my left arm. (My right elbow was suffering from a repetitive motion injury - 15 miles of using a improvised walking stick). I have recovered quickly (although I'm a bit stiff today - the second day is always worst I understand)
The truly humiliating part was standing on the side of the trail while these perky, smiling true Colorado runner types zipped by.
posted by Sherry W @ 6:48 AM
3 Comments
3 Comments:
I'm wondering if this reservoir is near the Air Force Academy? It looks very familiar ... I remember hiking in this area when I was a USAFA cadet several years back. Beautiful area!
Also, regarding your last post, if Cardinal Arinze's talk on the lay apostolate become available - I would love to read it...
Yes - this is very close to the Air Force Academy.
Sherry - I totally know that feeling...having hiked Waldo Canyon with two 22 year old girls who were every bit as perky as the ones pictured here!
Linda
Actually, the Reservoir is just north of Woodland Park and therefore, just north of Pike's Peak (the mountain you can see in the picture looking deceptively short when the peak is actually 5,000 feet higher than you are).
So 15 miles south of the southern border of the Air Force Academy, I would guess?
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