8th hike of 2026: Green Mountain and Hayden Trail Loop- 3.3 mi, 636 ft elevation gain. Group hike. Lots of meadowlarks singing

7th hike of 2026: Rim Loop via Pleasant Pass- 4 mi, 321 ft elevation gain. With book club. Hella prairie dogs

AMERICAN REBEL: The Dean Reed Story YouTube video by Will Roberts

An interesting documentary about the "Red Elvis" an American celebrity virtually unknown in America. Shout-out to Colorado.

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6th hike of 2026: Geological Overlook Trail- 0.8 mi, 236ft elevation gain. Vday hike with Paul and Francine.

5th hike of 2026: Tilting Mesa to Mesa Top Loop- 3.2 mi, 544ft elevation gain. With book club.

4th hike of 2026: Cheeseman Canyon- about 5 mi, 500ft elevation gain. Saw a bald eagle.

3rd hike of 2026: Apex Park- 4 mi, 900ft elevation gain. We got lost so didn't do the hike we intended but it was a nice day with a fresh blanket of snow.

Claudette Colvin, Whose Defiance Helped End Bus Segregation, Dies at 86 For decades, Colvin was an unsung hero despite refusing to surrender her seat nearly 10 months before Rosa Parks’s famous act of defiance

"Colvin, who died on Jan. 13 at the age of 86, was for decades an unsung hero...she became one of the plaintiffs in Browder v Gayle, the landmark 1956 U.S. Supreme Court case that declared segregation on public transportation unconstitutional" @capitalb.bsky.social

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2nd hike of 2026 but make it urban: Segment 9 of the Denver Orbital Trail- 5 mi, 266 ft elevation gain. First Orbital Trail segment! Initially great views of Longs Peak, Mt Blue Sky, and Pike's Peak but then just becomes a boring hike through the McMansions of Highlands Ranch.

1st hike of 2026: Skunk Canyon and Kohler Mesa Loop- 2.9 mi, 590 ft elevation gain. With book club.

31st hike of 2025: Meadowlark Plymouth Creek Short Loop- 2.9 mi, 534 ft of elevation gain. With book club. Wore spikes.

Guy walked out of the gas station with a pack of Marlboro golds and a case of Busch Light. Back in the Midwest babyyyy.

Heated Rivalry being historically accurate

The Fossil-Fuel Industry Has a Plan to Drown Earth in Plastic To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products

I read The Prize by Daniel Yergin this year and was struck by the parallels of how oil companies transitionined from illumination to energy, to our current situation of oil companies transitioning from energy to plastics.

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Part of this week’s newsletter was inspired by the post below. Was there a way to show the distance between normal Americans and the super wealthy?
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St. Peter, yesterday:

"Speaking of Kacie"

30th hike of 2025: Enchanted Mesa, Bluebell Spur, and Chautauqua Loop- 3.1 miles, 577 ft of elevation gain. With book club. Very fall.

29th hike of 2025: Rainbow Lake- 2ish miles, 150ish feet of elevation gain. With Paul and Francine. Wonderful fall foliage.

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You spoke too soon...

Lol 52 so I'm actually 10 hikes behind schedule.

28th hike of 2025: Tallman Ranch via Bridge Creek Trailhead- 3.1 miles, 531 ft of elevation gain. With book club. Sat on great rocks.

27th hike of 2025: Red Rocks Trail to Cherry Gulch Loop- 3 miles, 410 ft of elevation gain. With Paul. Lots of berries and flowers and cool plants.

26th hike of 2025: Diamond Lake Trail- 5.4+ miles, 1,220+ ft of elevation gain. With friends the morning after a rainy camping trip. We were rained on and hailed on and just missed the storm.

25th hike of 2025: Hallelujah Loop- 2.12 miles and 556 ft of elevation gain. The ground was soft and pleasant after the rain. Saw lots of chickadees, chipmunks, and hawks.

Watching season 4 of The Bear and wondering why they INSIST on trying to make Claire happen. They have 0 chemistry, I do not get it. AT ALL.

Eating Good Times in an empty office parking lot while listening to the challengers soundtrack. I know how to create a vibe.

24th hike of 2025: Lost Lake- 2 miles and unknown elevation gain. With Paul and Francine while camping.

Willful Disregard by Lena Anderson