I bought an e-bike last fall so that I could access some of the high country trails more easily. Many of them require driving on high clearance, scary jeep roads that I wouldn't want to drive on even if I had a high clearance vehicle. Which I don't. Riding a bike on them is no problemo except in some cases I'd be so tired by the time I got to the trailhead that I wouldn't be able to hike very far. Even with the e-bike access is sometimes difficult and time consuming. Getting to the trailhead for the particular part of the Colorado Trail shown in the photos below took about an hour. It was well worth it though. Ah the San Juans.
And then there was this hike up to Sharkstooth. The Columbine! I couldn't capture it. The marmots and pikas were sassy as always but my marmot photo was disappointing.
The Durango Triathlon Club is hosting a sprint triathlon in September and it's a different course than the one I did 2 years ago, this time with an open water swim rather than a pool swim. It seems like a very reasonable goal and I'll likely sign up for it. Xterra Nationals is 2 weeks after that and is an atrociously unrealistic goal and yet . . . Somehow I found myself looking up lodging in Ogden this afternoon. In between shopping for bull semen. Swimming is going much better than expected. I'm still depressingly slow but showing some improvement. I tried on the wetsuits today and despite Jonny wanting to film it for a possible viral YouTube video I did manage to get both of them on (full suit and sleeveless). I'll head up to McPhee for an open water swim in the next few days and maybe over to Durango to swim with the triathlon club at the place where the race will be. I'll see how that goes and then mayyybe sign up for at least the sprint. Then I think of all the hassle that entails, especially driving to and staying in Ogden, and I lose all motivation. Never mind how freaking hard that race is compared to the shape I'm in. But where I'm sitting and typing right now is very hot and I'm a bit cranky and hating summer so maybe once I cool off a bit I'll feel a little more motivated.
