On June 15, I joined my friends Steve and Larry and a couple of others for a backcountry ski trip on Mt. Trelease, near the Loveland Ski area. Trelease isn't much of a peak - only 12477'/3803m - and when you're on top, everything around you seems to be higher. But it had a nice line on the northern side, and I needed to get one backcountry trip in this year.
I like to go as far as possible in my running shoes - this time I made it up to the base of the headwall before I had to put my boots on.
Steve and Larry hike in their ski boots.
Steve points the way.
Steve and Larry kick-stepping up the headwall
Yours truly heading down
I need to get some more weight on that back ski. But I've got some hamstring tendonitis, and I'm just happy to be out skiing...
I had some use-'em-or-lose-'em miles, so I took a quick trip back to Michigan over July 4th to see my parents and my brothers.
The next weekend, Sandy and I rode the Triple Bypass (120 miles with 10000 ft of climbing) for the third year in a row. It was a good ride, but we both agree that it's time to do a different ride next year.
On August 3, we had the High Altitude Hash at Berthoud Pass, so I went up early and tried to ride my mountain bike over Jones Pass.
I almost made it but was turned back by snow a few hundred feet before the top of the pass. 
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