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Our Photo Galleries: The Inferno Pentathlon at Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington
Scott and I headed to North Conway and Mount Washington in New Hampshire to cover the Inferno Pentathlon on April 21, 2007. Organized by Friends of Tuckerman Ravine, the race includes running, kayaking, cycling, hiking up Mount Washington, and skiing down a GS course set in Tuckerman Ravine. Some competitors ran in the Tuckerman and Tuckerwoman categories (equivalent to an Ironman or Ironwoman where they compete in every leg of the race), others entered as couples or teams. I suppose it will come as no surprise that neither Scott nor I will consider competing in the hiking portion, since most competitors did it in a third to a half of our time. Nonetheless, it was a gorgeous day to be in the mountains, a classic spring skiing day that also attracted hikers, snowshoers and folks sliding on everything imaginable.
The registration fees for the Inferno benefited The Friends of Tuckerman Ravine. In its own words: "The Friends of Tuckerman Ravine was founded to provide citizen support to the U.S. Forest Service in order to preserve and protect Tuckerman Ravine and the Cutler River Drainage Area that surround it on Mount Washington and in Pinkhams Grant, Coos County, New Hampshire; to promote the continuation of the historic uses of Tuckerman Ravine and the Cutler River Drainage Area; to organize, fund and manage projects, publicity, education and events for the purposes of the association; and to provide public input for legislation and regulation regarding Tuckerman Ravine and the Cutler River Drainage Area." For more information, visit www.friendsoftuckerman.org.
We hope you enjoy the event photos in our galleries.
National Trails Day Celebrates the Outdoors with Trail Work, Workshops and Recreation
The American Hiking Society holds its 15th annual National Trails Day®, the largest annual single-day trails and outdoor celebration in the country, on Saturday, June 2, 2007. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to get outside and attend more than 1,000 events taking place in local, state and national parks, forests and other public lands from coast to coast.
National Trails Day continues to inspire the public to flock to their favorite trails to discover, learn about and celebrate trails while participating in educational exhibits, trail dedications, gear demonstrations, instructional workshops and trail work projects.
Mohonk Mountain House, Alpine Endeavors Partner to Offer Rock Climbing on Sky Top
Rock climbers who've longed to tackle the Shawanagunk's Sky Top, closed to climbers since the mid-1990s, now have a means to the goods: As of April 1, 2007, overnight guests of the Mohonk Mountain House can climb at Sky Top with an approved guide.
Rock climbing at Sky Top will be available exclusively to overnight guests of the 265-room Victorian castle resort, located 90 miles north of New York City, through a special partnership with Alpine Endeavors, a renowned guide service accredited by the American Mountain Guides Association. Guiding costs are in addition to hotel accommodations. Unescorted guests, day guests and the public are not permitted to rock climb at Sky Top at this time.
Crested Butte's Renowned Fat Tire Bike Week is Packed with Races, Fun and Games
Since the 1970s, when locals started retrofitting old Schwinn paperboy bikes with multiple gears, Crested Butte has helped write mountain biking history. The bikes may have changed, but the experience hasn’t. The wheels are in motion for the world’s oldest mountain biking festival, the 27th Annual Fat Tire Bike Week on June 25–30, 2007.
It promises to be a super-charged nine days of mountain biking in Crested Butte, with Fat Tire Bike Week at the very center. The endorphin rush begins with the 7th Annual Wildflower Rush Mountain States Cup Race at Crested Butte Mountain Resort on June 23–24. Bridges of the Butte 24-Hour Townie Tour wraps up the fun on June 29–30.
Blues, Brews & Barbecue Festival at
Beaver Creek Kicks Off Summer Season
The Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival in Beaver Creek is a welcome signal that summer and the barbecue season have started in the mountains. You can savor creations from some of the nation’s top barbecue chefs and enjoy live blues from renown bands and musicians. In addition, The Park Hyatt Beaver Creek presents the state’s largest exclusively Colorado-based Microbrewery Beer Tasting. The festival takes place over Memorial Day Weekend, May 26–27, 2007.
Legendary blues guitarist and keyboardist Ron Thompson, harmonica virtuoso Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, and rising star Joe Bonamassa will rock the outdoor plaza both days during free concerts from noon to 6 p.m.
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