Looks like I’m not the only one impressed by the sight of bicycles on the summit of Pikes Peak today. The summit elevation is 14,115 feet. More than a mile below, Colorado Springs sits at 5,994 feet. The Pikes Peak Highway begins 15 miles west of the Springs at 7,400 feet and from there it’s … Continue reading Doing Pikes Peak
Finswimming. Ever heard of it? I hadn’t until this morning when I turned on the tv and discovered The World Games in progress. I’d never heard of them either. They feature sports that are not included in the Olympic Games — except, I was informed, for break dancing, now called breaking, which will debut as … Continue reading Finswimming
I doubt if anyone really cared that just minutes after winning the Stanley Cup last night, the Colorado Avalanche players managed to bang the cup on the ice and flatten one side of the base; the players in Tampa Bay were insanely happy and so were their fans back in Denver. A hockey fan way … Continue reading Hooray! Oops!
I don’t follow horse racing, aside from occasionally catching the big races — in this case the Kentucky Derby. I hadn’t heard of any of the horses when the broadcast started Saturday, but by the time the horses broke from the gate, I’d learned the names of the favorites. I watch just for the excitement … Continue reading The incredible Rich Strike
Ten minutes before the Super Bowl kickoff, this was the scene at Eldora ski area near Nederland, Colorado. One last skier is leaving the mountain and the chairlift has stopped running. It’s a Sunday, a spectacular bluebird day in Colorado, but apparently everybody wants to be home for the game, including the lift operators. Continue reading Super Bowl time in Colorado
About this logo How oblivious can one be? I moved to Denver in 2008 or thereabouts, and have been awash in local news ever since. Yet not until recently during a sportscast did I notice an odd spot of black in the logo of the Colorado Avalanche (NHL team). Boy did I feel stupid when … Continue reading Now you see it … or not
