August 31, 2009
August 6
I’m upstairs at my parents’ condo in Breckenridge. We’re supposed to wake up in about eight hours. Things are finally happening. Today I did a lot of reading in the guidebook to consider alternate routes and side trips. My initial thoughts are: summit Mt. Elbert, take the Hope Pass alternate route, then connect Hope [...]
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August 30, 2009
While I was hiking down from the shoulder of Mt. Elbert to Twin Lakes, I ran into Louis Quiggle. He and his wife, Rosalind, are among the best bridge players of all time. He’s 69, and he ran this year’s Leadville 100. Based on unofficial results, I don’t think he finished. This was his fourth [...]
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