Tripleblaze Redux

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“I’m back,’ I guess, is the best way to put it. Years ago, I discovered a website called Singletracks.com, and by design, their sister website, Tripleblaze.com. The sites are a fun way, depending upon your interest, for mountain bikers, hikers, and campers to keep track of trails ridden and hiked, and campgrounds camped. Since I am mainly discussing Tripleblaze today, I’ll stick with that site. In addition to notching off trails and campgrounds as you hike and camp, you can contribute photos, reviews of trails and campgrounds, and even review outdoor gear and books. Simply put, it’s a really fun website. And a few years ago, I wrote an article here on MyLot bashing the hell out of them. Let me explain. I had not logged on to the site in awhile, and when I finally did, I found a great-looking, revamped site. Cool! However, I could not find any of my contributions. It seemed as if my entire account had been wiped clean. Bummer! So I ranted and raved and swore that I’d never be back. However, after my wife and I were considering doing some camping at Cheyenne Mountain State Park, located in Colorado Springs, I did use Tripleblaze to try to find information. There was none, so as we camped, I took photos, and, still under the assumption that my account had disappeared, I created a new account, left a short review of the place (which earned me some free Tripleblaze stickers for being the first to submit a review,) uploaded my photos, and began using the site again as a source of information. The other day, I stumbled upon my old account, intact with all of my contributions. D’oh! Now, I am not the sort of fellow that likes to have multiple accounts on any website, so I have been slowly transferring all of my photos, trail reviews, and gear reviews over to the new account, deleting from the original account as I go. In doing so, I am experiencing fond hiking memories with each photo that I move. In fact, it’s motivating me to want to start hiking again. There are lots of Colorado Springs area trails that I’ve yet to hike, which means that there are photos to be taken, and reviews to be written. There’s a place, Pulpit Rock, located not too far from where my wife works. I’ve never been there, but I’m really hoping to go knock it out in the morning after I drop her off at work. So I have to recant my dismissal of Tripleblaze.com. If you have any interest at all in camping or hiking, it’s a really fun way to enhance those activities. I highly recommend it! (The photo is one that I took while hiking Red Mountain Trail in Manitou Springs a few years ago)