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By Rob Pizem It was another busy year for me and my family. I was fortunate enough to stay safe and healthy for most of it. The year began knowing that my wife was going to be completing her teaching degree and that we would be looking for work where ever we could find it. Jane, who is always ready for an adventure, was excited for a possible move from Denver to anyplace USA. By late March, we had each secured jobs teaching high school in Grand Junction, Colorado. The excitement grew as our house went up
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from The Adventure Blog
The 25th annual Ride the Rockies cycling event got underway yesterday in Grand Junction, Colorado, and will continue over the course of this week, with more than 2000 riders covering 532 miles of road, passing some of the state's most spectacular scenery as they go, including Colorado National Monument and the Grand Mesa. The annual ride, which is sponsored by the Denver Post , has earned itself a reputation as a challenging, yet fun experience, for all involved. The route varies each year, and this one is
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from Colorado MoJo
It’s not often you get good first-hand accounts of serious avalanches. Often the victims are too shaken or chastened by the experience to write about it—or, tragically, they’re unable to write at all. But in the last week we’ve enjoyed superb stories about the serious avalanche accident on Grand Mesa on March 17—from both the [...]
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from Colorado MoJo
Keywords:
Grand Mesa,
plateau,
gorgeous high-altitude plateau,
July 24-25, ,
100-mile distances,
mid-race,
brand-new trail ultra-marathon,
Grand Mesa 100,
Cedaredge,
Grand Mesa Lodge
The Grand Mesa 100 is a brand-new trail ultra-marathon set for July 24-25, with 37.5, 50, and 100-mile distances. The races will start at Grand Mesa Lodge, a few miles north of Cedaredge, and will loop around the gorgeous high-altitude plateau. Actually, the 100-mile course will dive off the plateau in mid-race, with a unique [...]
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from Colorado MoJo
Mrs. Mesa will be melting away the pounds soon, but last weekend she was still fat and gorgeous. Western Slope climbers Jason Adams and Matt Cova put in an epic 14-mile, 13-hour effort on Saturday to reach this classic ice route atop Grand Mesa. The two climbers, along with Douglas Lossner, who did the first [...]
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Two of the wildest and most difficult water-ice pitches in the state are in plain view from Highway 50, en route to Ouray and Telluride from points north, plunging down the sheer face of Grand Mesa. Yet few people notice them, and far fewer have climbed them. The routes are tough, to be sure, but [...]
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