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2: Fifth Dimension Project
27 Nora As she made her way through the labyrinth of gates and walls Nora wondered if she could actually help Carlos. The ICE...
charlesjromeo
2 days ago28 min read
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Attempting Longs Peak: A Birthday I Won’t Soon Forget
Kiener's Route on Longs Peak in red; Green dot is our perch: picture courtesy of Summit Post September 2nd, 2010: It was getting late. ...
charlesjromeo
Mar 1311 min read
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February
February, in Bozeman, is my favorite time of winter. It is cold; the chill is inescapable. The world is white; the land is buried;...
charlesjromeo
Feb 53 min read
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Rethinking my Relationship with Yellowstone
The title at the top was my name for the article. The article, as it appears in Outside Bozeman, has a different title, "Where the Wild...
charlesjromeo
Jan 231 min read
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Into the Beartooth
This is an old story, both because it took place more than 40 years ago and because I wrote it more than 20 years ago. It's also the...
charlesjromeo
Jan 1214 min read
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Resurrecting Bridger Bowl: A dystopian vision of Bozeman's future
Outside Bozeman Winter 2024-25. They did a good job editing my article. The AI generated art is spectacular. They got everything...
charlesjromeo
Jan 21 min read
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The Last Hurrah: Climbing Gallatin Peak
Gallatin Peak from Summit Lake October 12, 2024: We grunted our way up to the high ridge on Gallatin Peak. It was me, my son-in-law,...
charlesjromeo
Oct 28, 20244 min read
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Ella Climbs the Grand
“Two beers please Jake,” Ella said to the bartender while holding up two fingers to make her order clear in case he couldn’t quite hear...
charlesjromeo
Oct 17, 202420 min read
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Chasing John Colter
The current was strong; I held onto the clothesline that had been strung across the river to aid our crossings. The river got deeper...
charlesjromeo
Sep 24, 20245 min read
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Memories on Mt Brown
Mt Brown lookout Ed and I stepped off the trail to let the mountain goat pass by. We were high up on Mount Brown in Glacier National...
charlesjromeo
Sep 16, 20245 min read
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For Want of a Sandwich: Backpacking in the Tetons with Josh
Josh standing at the edge of Death Canyon near Pass Lake “So wait, you’re telling me that the only things on this sandwich are breaded...
charlesjromeo
Sep 2, 20245 min read
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Why Are We Out There? Running the Bridger Ridge
Is it for the long ride in pre-dawn darkness on a chill August morn? Is it the anticipation as we wait for the start? Is it the...
charlesjromeo
Aug 13, 20244 min read
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31: 1,000 Miles 200,000 Vertical: I think I’m ready
It's Wedenesday, August 7th. It’s been a big training year; it’s been a good training year. Since January 1st, I’ve run/hiked 1,022...
charlesjromeo
Aug 7, 20243 min read
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Return to Granite Peak: An unexpected ultramarathon
There are three approaches to Granite Peak, none of them are short, none of them are easy. At 12,799 feet, Granite is Montana’s highest...
charlesjromeo
Jul 29, 20246 min read
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Enchaining the Bridgers: An old guy’s epic adventure
Enchaining: def , to bind or hold as if with chains. Ever since I moved to Bozeman in June 2020, I have found the prospect of enchaining...
charlesjromeo
Jul 9, 202412 min read
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It's Not About the Run
Outside Bozeman, Summer 2024 Here's the link to read it there: https://outsidebozeman.com/activities/running/its-not-about-the-run Or,...
charlesjromeo
Jun 27, 20241 min read
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Old Gabe 2024 is in the Books
Every distance running race is intense in its own way. I used to race half-marathons on city streets. In those races I ran hard on...
charlesjromeo
Jun 17, 20246 min read
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30: Mice and Men Pull it Together and the Bigger Picture
For me, the month of May finished a lot better than it started. As I said in my previous training blog entry, I started the month off...
charlesjromeo
Jun 10, 20243 min read
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Rethinking My Relationship with Yellowstone
When I first ventured into the Yellowstone backcountry, I found it threatening. It was in June in the early 1980s when Terry and I...
charlesjromeo
Jun 3, 20246 min read
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29: The Best Plans of Mice and Men…
Training in May has not gone according to plan. I drove back from southern Utah on May 1st. It was my 19th day on the road. While...
charlesjromeo
May 25, 20243 min read
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