USA Pro Cycling Challenge

Boulder recently hosted a leg of the

USA Pro Cycling Challenge.

What that meant was a ton of road closures, 

and lots of people gathered in 

various spots throughout Boulder

to watch the cyclists quickly zip by.

We watched them in two spots.

First we waited downtown.

Then we headed up the hill to see them a second time.

Lots of supporters dressed in crazy costumes or

had flags and ran alongside the cyclists 

for short segments.

One of the most interesting things to me was the

entourage for each cyclists. There was a huge 

parade of cars behind the cyclists

carrying all their gear & extra bikes.

Of course, bringing up the rear was the 

broom wagon, 

doing the final sweep.

A doe, a deer.

The other day we were downtown

and saw this little lady making her way 

through an empty parking lot.

This is a fairly common sight, with deer parading 

through neighborhoods,

bears climbing trees in public parks, 

and the occasional mountain lion in town.

Thankfully this little lady was heading back toward

the nearby meadows of the Open Space

and away from the streets and cars.

Happy Monday!

To help us all get through

another workweek, 

here are some photos from one of

my all-time favorite spots in 

Boulder:

Coot Lake.

I hope it brings a bit of brightness to you, too!

Summer days

I haven't been posting very much

because when I'm not at work

I'm usually outside

running, hiking, walking...

anything to get out on these 

gorgeous summer days.

Here are a few shots from this weekend!

Boulder Summer

Wow, I have really let this blog slide lately.

To those of you still checking in here, 

thank you, and I apologize.

With everything going on this summer, 

the blog hasn't been a priority, 

but I've still been taking lots of photos, 

so I can catch you up on things!

Food Truck party

A little hiking

Creek sittin'

Tea parties

For more photos from this album, see here.

Bolder Boulder

We got back from Washington 

just in time for Memorial Day, 

which in Boulder, 

means Bolder Boulder day.

It's a 10k with about 55,000 people

that ends at Folsom Field.

The evening before, Z 

did a Blessing of the Shoes.

This was the view just off the starting area.

Here come the leaders early in the race.

(The guys in the red/white singlets are on Z's team.)

This is the view of the A Wave (the first runners out)

just past the finish line.

Notice that the stadium is pretty much empty.

This elite teams race last, 

and they arrive to a very full stadium.

Parental Visit

More fun was had on the second day of

my parents' visit.

We started at the Farmer's Market, 

where we tasted delicious treats

at nearly every tent.

Then we headed over to 

Pearl Street Mall

to people watch and

admire the gorgeous tulips!

Go to April Visit to see all the photos from their visit...

there were just too many to choose from!

Mama & Daddy's Epic Boulder Adventure

Right after Easter my parents

split a whirlwind week between

 my sister's family Washington state,

and right here in Boulder to see us.

We started with a campus tour.

And we took an incredible

(but strenuous)

hike, which they dominated, 

especially considering

they didn't have much time to adjust to the altitude.