It’s A Jungle Out There

rich | Photography | Monday, June 9th, 2008

So you are diligent about backups. You have an external hard drive, and maybe you even backup your digital photos to CD or DVD, but where do you keep them? If the answer is in your house, you are not really fully backed up. Sure, you are ready for the inevitable hard drive crash, but what about fire or burglary?

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Deer Creek Canyon-High Grade Road Cycling Loop

rich | Cycling | Monday, June 9th, 2008

As I noted in an earlier post, I have been spending a lot of time on my road bike this season. I have decided to document a few of my favorite rides and this is the first post in a series that will outline the routes I am coming to love.

Deer Creek Canyon is a scenic, but fairly populated, canyon southwest of Denver. It has a well-maintained road and drivers are generally tolerant of cyclists (edit: see comments for evolving tensions), who can outnumber cars and trucks during peak cycling season. Perhaps best of all, there is a cyclist rest area on the route with coolers stocked with bottled water and Gatorade. It is maintained by the local Grange, but also has a tube for donations. I wish they had a spigot for regular tap water, but beggars can’t be choosers.

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