Rampart Range Road Adventure: A Photo Essay

I always get stuck between wanting to live in the moment and taking pictures and videos so I can remember what happened and then post it on social. I don’t do as much social media posting as I used to and that’s because social media is kind of lame. Lame in the sense that it’s always “keeping up with the joneses” and not what it used to be like, “here’s a sandwich I ate today.”

Anyway, I decided to try on this weekend’s adventure. I’d take more photos and videos so I could write about it, remember it, and then sure, post on Instagram. Today’s blog is going to be more of a photo essay than an essay-essay. Fewer words, more instagrammable content.

We started our journey from Castle Rock to Monument at a brisk 7:00 AM. Marc and I met at Jackky’s place and it was brisk. I thought I’d keep my arm warmers and jacket on a lot longer than I did because of how chilly it was. Sometimes I think I need to harden the fuck up (Rule #5) and other times I’m like, “nah, I don’t want to be miserable to prove a point anymore.”

We just started climbing and climbing, so yes, I got sweaty real fast. It didn’t help that I was also on my period and my body temperature was naturally warmer than usual. I ditched the jacket within 15 minutes or so of the ride.