August 19, 2005 Breathless

I had never heard of Dillon, Colorado until a day ago. Now, I am a fan. I spent the day exploring this small town up in the mountains. To be honest, I spent the day recovering from all of that time driving. The mountains do rejuvenate me.


The day was filled with many coffee beverages. I see buying a latte as the “rental fee” of a nice, quiet table to catch up on life’s tasks. The caffeine and the “yumminess” of the beverages do help, though.

I drove up to a short trail that overlooks the reservoir. The view was beautiful and the sun was strong.

I was wondering why I was so out of breath from just walking a few hundred yards. Then I took a look at my altimeter. Just what I thought…I did have an excuse (other than being out of shape)!

May I offer one more excuse…



Ed finished work in the late afternoon so we sneaked in a few climbs at a local area (Montezuma’s). The climbs were challenging; but, for me, the approach hike to the climbs through the forest was the true challenge. But, it was nice to outlast the sun!

Tomorrow, we head out to Rifle, a climbing area famous for very steep climbs. Hopefully my Arby’s roast beef sandwich that I had for dinner will power me up the climbs instead of drag me down.