Monday, July 8, 2013
Hiking in Telluride
Besides the great science, a wonderful thing about Telluride meetings is the opportunity to do some hiking in the Rocky Mountains. This is my third time here and slowly I am finding some nice hikes that are directly accessible from the town.
I arrived one day early to try and get over jetlag. Yesterday I did the hike described here. It took about 5 hours at a leisurely place. I think Eric Bittner made me aware of this hike. A few of my photos are above. But, today I am a bit sore from all the downhill...
Disclaimer: this is for experienced fit hikers. Make sure you have adequate clothing, water, sun screen, food, map, ..... Also beware of altitude sickness.
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Hi Ross - I'm down the hall from you at the quantum transport workshop. Perhaps we will get a chance to meet face-to-face later in the week!
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