tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955599134695240379.post174219366565437518..comments2024-01-08T07:51:56.274-07:00Comments on CO-Runner: The Pemi LoopWoodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11677463549607656479noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955599134695240379.post-61146987140653334152017-08-26T12:11:40.693-06:002017-08-26T12:11:40.693-06:00I had to laugh at the hikers-dressed-for-winter re...I had to laugh at the hikers-dressed-for-winter remark. I hiked the Presidential traverse a few years ago, in absolutely gorgeous 70-degree and sunny weather, and half the people we passed on the trail were in neon gore-tex and down from head to toe. I think locals get brainwashed by the Worst Weather In The World signs. <br /><br />The trails here are indeed an impediment if you're used to Colorado (I lived and climbed out there for many years before moving east). It's like the difference between I-70 and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.underbellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10532362587472507892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955599134695240379.post-71823132934664310182012-07-31T10:09:32.355-06:002012-07-31T10:09:32.355-06:00Very cool Andy. We'll have to chat NH the nex...Very cool Andy. We'll have to chat NH the next time we see each other. You should check out Adam's blog. He's posted about a bunch of long runs that you'd probably be familiar with. Adam rocked it out at Hardrock this year and I can see how training in the Whites prepared him well for the rough terrain in the San Juans.<br /><br />Should we all start planning on a 2013 Presi Traverse group run? :-)Woodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677463549607656479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955599134695240379.post-51648480166302853002012-07-30T16:35:14.094-06:002012-07-30T16:35:14.094-06:00Ah, the Pemi Loop! I grew up in NH and spent my ch...Ah, the Pemi Loop! I grew up in NH and spent my childhood camping and hiking in the Whites. I've climbed all the 4,000 footers and know those trails well. This was years before I took up this crazy ultra running hobby... It'd be very nostalgic to go back and run some of those trails again. I've done the Pemi Loop several times, but always as a multi-day backpacking trip. (I've also done the Presi Traverse, if you ever need some beta.) The Whites seem so small compared to Colorado's peaks, but they have their own challenges, that's for sure. Most of the trails around Leadville look like highways compared to the fields of glacial strewn granite boulders New Englanders call "trails". Awesome report! Great run!Andrew Reiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17399094750385289663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955599134695240379.post-35283968826606712002012-07-30T09:38:02.908-06:002012-07-30T09:38:02.908-06:00Thanks, Woody. Let me know when you're in the ...Thanks, Woody. Let me know when you're in the area again, maybe I can help you with the Presi Traverse.Adam Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987969125268981297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955599134695240379.post-82196883837130175672012-07-29T20:40:23.373-06:002012-07-29T20:40:23.373-06:00Thanks again for all your info Adam. I've loo...Thanks again for all your info Adam. I've looked at the MWO forecast page before, but never noticed the higher summits forecast. That would have been more helpful than looking at the forecast for Lincoln!<br /><br />I've already checked out some of the other NH adventures you've been on. That will definitely get me excited for next summer. Let me know if you're ever in the Denver area and are interested in a run.Woodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11677463549607656479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955599134695240379.post-59134041024894081472012-07-29T18:15:24.665-06:002012-07-29T18:15:24.665-06:00Nice report, Woody. Glad you enjoyed yourself.
Fo...Nice report, Woody. Glad you enjoyed yourself.<br /><br />For future reference, the Higher Summits Forecast from the Mount Washington Observatory is worth keeping an eye on: http://www.mountwashington.org/weather/summit_forecast.phpAdam Wilcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987969125268981297noreply@blogger.com