Happy Wednesday! Sharon and two friends from Denver, J'ne and Kathy, joined me for a foggy morning in the mountains. As we approached the Incline the cloud level was near the false summit.
The view down upon reaching the false summit was definitely foggy!
I had a 41 minute Incline today. That's pretty on par with my times as of late. That Incline always kicks my butt.
Sharon, Kathy, myself and J'ne at the top. I was last up, but not by too much! ;) Still plenty of fog at the top.
I love it when Barr Trail is all misty like this! Spring has come to the mountains. After some time, the sun popped out and it warmed up quite a bit!
We arrived at Barr Camp in 2:23, although I did not pause my watch when we stopped, so probably closer to 2:10 moving time. I didn't get photos from Camp today, but we decided to head down the Missing Link Trail to the Cog tracks. Another option was to continue up to Elk Park and hitch a ride down the road, but we kind of collectively decided our best option on this foggy day was to descend. (Sorry Sharon! We'll do Elk Park next time.)
Kathy, myself and Sharon in the sunlight on the Missing Link Trail between Barr Camp and the Cog, with Almagre in the background.
J'ne, Kathy, myself and Sharon at the Cog tracks where the Missing Link Trail meets, with Pikes Peak in the back.
We descended the tracks back into the fog. Today was a case where the weather was warmer higher up the mountain, as often happens with low-laying clouds.
What a joy it was to be out today on a nice relaxing adventure! The mountains really do refresh the soul. So nice to catch up with Sharon and to meet J'ne and Kathy. More adventures abound soon!
In the meantime, I'll be taking it pretty easy until after May 12, the day of the Tommyknocker 12 Hour race.
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