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<\/p>\nWe had a busy day yesterday. \u00a0I got up at first light and headed up to the ski resort. \u00a0It was chilly and there had been a dusting of snow from the night before. \u00a0My goal was to hike up the section from the lodge to the summit of the mountain and then run down the cross country ski road back to the car.<\/p>\n
The trail heads up the Aspen double diamond ski run. \u00a0The first picture is my perspective hiking up, the second picture is of the same run from later in the afternoon further off in the distance.<\/p>\n
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It took me about 30 minutes to climb the 1,000 feet. \u00a0Once on the ridge, the course turns right to the summit. \u00a0There is another 200 foot climb straight up a hill.<\/p>\n
The trail circled around to the high point which overlooks the Valles Caldera. \u00a0“One million years ago a volcanic eruption in New Mexico\u2019s Jemez Mountains created the Valles Caldera, one of seven super volcanoes found in the world.”<\/p>\n
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The race heads down into it for 10 miles or so. \u00a0The trail headed down hill to the back of the mountain, retracing the route we hiked the day before. \u00a0I turned off on the cross country trail and ran back to my car. \u00a0Later in the afternoon, Tracy and I went back to ski resort and hiked the other direction to the entry point of the Caldera.<\/p>\n
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The trail follows a ridge away from the resort. \u00a0It gives a great view of the edge of the plateau and of the runs on the resort. \u00a0It then heads through a small canyon and open ups to a meadow. (that’s Tracy in the distance on the trail)<\/p>\n
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This is the edge (more like a cliff) of the Caldera. \u00a0It’s really steep and this year, I have to climb it which should be easier than going down it last year.<\/p>\n
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After showering, we spent a few hours at the Science museum. \u00a0It covers the creation of the town of Los Alamos to what the lab does today. \u00a0It has some amazing pieces of history in it.<\/p>\n
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Lastly, we walked to a late dinner and saw a beautiful sunset over the far mountains.<\/p>\n
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The race is tomorrow. \u00a0It starts at 5am and my goal is 15 hours. \u00a0I did 16 last year, but the weather is going to be perfect next year so I have no excuse of hitting my goal.<\/p>\n
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