Many of the girlz who drove up early, were already riding.ĭid a run on Blue Steel with Tam, Kathy and Hugh. I unloaded the car, then headed to Summit to meet up with Hugh & get a few runs in before all the chaos.
I had to work a bit Thursday morning, so didn’t arrive in BB until noonish. This event is about empowerment, community, and over the top FUN! Hope you enjoy the ride!Īn enormous thank you to all the people who shared the photos and especially to Terri Rippee, from our San Diego chapter for all her incredible shots and videos! I’m going to bring you on this journey from my eyes. 2020 was missed due to Covid, so thrilled we were able to hold the event this year. Unfortunately none of us got any pictures of all the mashed potatoes and corn we post-holed our way through, even though there was quite a bit and everyone ended up with wet feet.This was our 6th annual women’s weekend in Big Bear. Folks chatted and went through the usual nice-to-meet-you pleasantries as Kim and I scanned the surrounding area for, as she put it, “all this so-called snow.” As expected, there was none to be found. The next morning was a gorgeous 80-degree bluebird day when everyone gathered at the trailhead, ten of us in total. We finally agreed that it was way too late to change plans on everyone at that point, so why not just wing it and see what happens. Unfortunately, nothing else out of the same trailhead looked promising either. No way.Ĭut to the night before the meetup and fellow CM ambassador Kim and I are pouring over maps and frantically trying to come up with a suitable backup plan just in case the lake was off-limits.
The last thing I anticipated was to come across a recent trip report stating that the trail to the lake was still inaccessible due to deep snow fields. Heck, I’d just climbed three different fourteeners the week prior and came across barely any snow, so I figured we’d be good to go. Even though it had been a heavy snow year here in the Rockies and in May we celebrated the Second Coming of Winter, I felt confident that the low elevation of the lake and recent hot temperatures would have melted the area out by mid-June. A nice, moderate hike in the Indian Peaks Wilderness just outside of Eldora seemed like a perfect fit, so we decided on the beautiful sub-alpine Diamond Lake Trail. It was a dreadful rainy day turned winter wonderland! As we climbed, the snow began to stick on the ground and on the trees, it 'twas magnificent.īy: Choose Mountains Ambassador, Elizabeth Briggsįor our first Colorado meetup, we wanted to keep things relatively simple. Large, fluffy, snowflakes started floating down and we could not help ourselves from trying to catch them on our tongue and in our hands. Once we began to climb, the rain turned into snow. I personally tend to "run" (not literally) up the mountain, so you can always find me in the front of the pack. Per usual, the group breaks up due to the difference in pace. I don't believe many, if any, had ever done this hike before. We all awkwardly stood at the trail head as the rain drizzled down on to our colorful rain gear anxiously awaiting the group photo before the hike (this time with a sweet new sign!).
Everyone knew the weather was supposed to be straight awful. On Saturday, October 29 th, we had a meetup at Lake Valhalla by Stevens Pass in Washington.
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