A day of firsts
Eric and I are enjoying the weekend up in Breckenridge. Today we went mountain biking and geocaching. For those in the dark, geocaching is like a treasure hunt with the assistance of a GPS. (For more info, see http://www.geocaching.com/.)
It was a day of firsts. First, it was our first time mountain biking. We rented some bikes at Peak 8, rode the chairlift to the top, and then rode the 4.5 miles down. It was very challenging and (for me) scary as much of the trail was steep and rocky. Eric was patient with me. I do a fair amount of biking in Aurora, but it's road-biking on paved trails. Not one inch of the mountain trail is paved.
Secondly, it was our first successful geocaching hunt. (Yes, emphasis on successful.... we tried once in Florida (2004) at the end of the hurricane season... very few things in that area were where they were supposed to be after four major hurricanes swept through.) As we made our way down the mountain, Eric periodically checked in with his handheld GPS and compared it against the coordinates we got from the geocaching website. We found it about 2/3 of the way down under a big a rock. There were several items in it. We took the sunscreen and replaced it with a box of mints. We were soon greeted by the cache guardian - a chipmunk. Then we signed the log, replaced the cache, and finished our ride down the mountain.
It has been a beautiful and relaxing weekend so far.
It was a day of firsts. First, it was our first time mountain biking. We rented some bikes at Peak 8, rode the chairlift to the top, and then rode the 4.5 miles down. It was very challenging and (for me) scary as much of the trail was steep and rocky. Eric was patient with me. I do a fair amount of biking in Aurora, but it's road-biking on paved trails. Not one inch of the mountain trail is paved.
Secondly, it was our first successful geocaching hunt. (Yes, emphasis on successful.... we tried once in Florida (2004) at the end of the hurricane season... very few things in that area were where they were supposed to be after four major hurricanes swept through.) As we made our way down the mountain, Eric periodically checked in with his handheld GPS and compared it against the coordinates we got from the geocaching website. We found it about 2/3 of the way down under a big a rock. There were several items in it. We took the sunscreen and replaced it with a box of mints. We were soon greeted by the cache guardian - a chipmunk. Then we signed the log, replaced the cache, and finished our ride down the mountain.
It has been a beautiful and relaxing weekend so far.
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