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They are on the Mountain!

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43618) • Denver, Colorado 31 Dec 17

It is, as I type this, 2:08am in Colorado Springs. It's officially New Years Eve. It's also 22°, not counting wind chill. That's about as warm as it's going to get. Today's high is expected to be 25°, with our overnight low...

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#6 U. S. States

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 16 Dec 17

Colorado, one of my personal favorites. I lived there for 2 1/2 years. My first child was born there. Colorado has so much to write about but I'll try to be brief. First, Denver is the capital city and if you stand on the...

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Pikes Peak Sunset

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43618) • Denver, Colorado 3 Oct 17

I was outside just now, where I saw the coolest view of Pikes Peak, so I thought I'd share. Sure, there is some seriously ominous looking cloud cover, but notice the white line of clouds below the summit of the mountain? How...

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Conquering Pikes Peak

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43618) • Denver, Colorado 28 Aug 17

It was just a few years ago that the powers that be opened the Pikes Peak Highway to cyclists. Now, a 13-year-old has done the 12 mile climb to the top. In eight hours. On a unicycle. And he's only been riding a unicycle for...

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The 2017 Pikes Peak Ascent

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43618) • Denver, Colorado 19 Aug 17

You see those crazies, err, hearty souls? Those are the elite runners, the first wave in this morning's Pikes Peak Ascent, a half-marathon footrace to the top of Pikes Peak, 14,115 feet above sea level (the marathon, which is up...

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Sunshine, Warm Weather, and Snow

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43618) • Denver, Colorado 13 Apr 17

This the view of Pikes Peak from a bus stop on the West Side of Colorado Springs about an hour ago as I write this. You'll notice that it still has snow on it. Yet, we're in the 70's today and tomorrow, 60's for the weekend,...

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Who is this Man? #2

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43618) • Denver, Colorado 1 Apr 17

That handsome fella is very famous here in the Pikes Peak region. He is Zebulon Pike, the man that discovered the mountain that bears his name. Zebulon Pike was an explorer and military man who rose to the rank of Brigadier...

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Pikes Peak

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43618) • Denver, Colorado 18 Feb 17

You see my really groovy mountain bike in the above photo? Well, don't look at that. See the rock formation behind it? That's Garden of the Gods, which I'll be getting to soon, but don't look at that, either. At the top of the...

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D'oh!

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43618) • Denver, Colorado 30 Dec 16

Last night, I posted a discussion about our annual New Year's Eve fireworks show, with the fireworks being shot off of the summit of Pikes Peak. Turns out that I was confused enough that I thought today was New Year's Eve. The...

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The AdAmAn Club is on the Mountain!

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43618) • Denver, Colorado 29 Dec 16

It's 5:30pm, December 30th, which means the AdAmAn Club should be getting ready to settle in for the night at Barr Camp, about halfway up Pikes Peak. Tomorrow, 30 mountaineers and guests will finish the climb to the summit of the...

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Yes to 70-Degree Days

Scott Ganschow @teamfreak16 (43618) • Denver, Colorado 21 Mar 16

Just this last Friday, we had snow and our high temperature was in the 30's. I don't function well in the cold, so I stayed in, lest I become miserable. Today, it was sunny with a high in the 70's. And my bike was begging me to...

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Planning A Trip Around The World

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 29 Nov 15

If you had an unlimited amount of money and an unlimited amount of time, and you WANTED to plan a trip around the world, where would the TOP TEN places be, that you would want to visit? In a later post, I will tell you where I...

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