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Written by Craig Luebben
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On The Rocks was Craig Luebben's contribution to Cairn Issue 2...
A cliff swallow drops out of the sky, swishes within inches of your head and disappears into the depths below. Your eyes follow her trajectory toward the ground — 500 feet straight down. What are you doing up here? Rock climbing, that’s what.
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Written by Erik Werner
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This Sunday, Colorado’s bike season starts in earnest with the Front Range’s premier spring “Classic,” the Koppenberg. Officially known as the Koppenberg Circuit, the course loops through the back roads of Superior—some paved, some not—making its way to a distinct hill that has become one of the most exciting places to watch road racing in all of Colorado. It’s steep, it’s narrow, it’s rutted, and oh yeah, it’s all dirt.
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Written by Peter Bronski
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The tiny town of Ouray, Colorado (population: 813), sits tucked away in a box canyon beneath the soaring San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado and is the self proclaimed "Switzerland of America." And not because of it's chocolate, but because it draws ice climbers from around the world.
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Written by Furious George
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The roof of Denver’s Fillmore Auditorium is leaking, creating massive water puddles on the hardwood floor. Normally, this wouldn’t concern me, but since I’m a pit crew member for the Denver Roller Dolls roller derby league, it’s now my No. 1 worry. In a few minutes, the skaters will take to the floor for a league bout between the Green Barrettes and Bad Apples. If this isn’t cleaned up, a lot of them will hit the deck hard, with a good chance they’ll take out a couple of innocent spectators as they fly off the track.
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Written by Peter Bronski
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Standing atop Point 13,664—also known as K2—the view southwest to Capitol Peak’s 14,130-foot summit is both intimidating and inspiring. It’s intimidating because the mountain is a soaring fortress of rock. It’s inspiring for the same reason. The mountaineer in me admires the peak’s architecture, and the aesthetics of its few routes of ascent.
From this vantage, I can see the famed northeast ridge head-on. In many circles, it’s referred to simply as The Knife Edge, and it’s why I’ve come to this remote 14er in mid-July. By many standards, Capitol is the king of Colorado 14ers.
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Written by Jackie Williams
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According to legend, French fur trappers in the 1820s were caught in a tremendous snowstorm. To lighten their load, they buried large amounts of gunpowder (poudre) in a hiding place (cache) along the banks of a river.
This is just one of the many stories about how one of the most scenic rivers in Colorado came to be known as the Cache La Poudre. (Pronounced: Cash-lah-Pooder.)
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Written by Jackie Williams
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We take an extended stay in Fort Collins for a long weekend of white water rafting, biking, and some good eating!
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