CHAOS is now on

A few of our events are listed below. To become a member of Chaos and start attending events, please join our Meetup Group!

Upcoming Events

• May19
  Hike to Woods Quarry Overlook

  New members are welcome on this fun and easy hike.

  The trail starts at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and heads north along the Mesa route. Beneath Green Mountain we'll ascend a gentle spur trail to Woods quarry where most of the stone for CU came from. We'll have lunch there in stone chairs with a spectacular view of the Flat Irons and Boulder.

  CHAOS is a great way to make new friends in a non-competitive outdoor community that does a lot of fun trips.  This will be a good training hike for next Sat when we are planning to head up to Rocky Mountain National Park.

  We'll meet at 10am at the coffee shop then carpool the 5 minute drive to the trailhead. Hike will be a pleasant 3 hours or so in length.  It will be a little cooler on Saturday which will make for pleasant strolling. Bring water, a light jacket, lunch plus a tasty snack to share.

  Give me a call at 720 436-2465 or email Ken.Beitel@gmail.com with any questions.

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• May20
  Santa Fe Century road bike ride

  Come ride with us in magical Santa Fe, NM! There are several ride options available.. You don't need to ride the whole 100 miles. I will probably ride part of the 100 mile ride course (got to do Heartbreak Hill!) and most likely sag part of it.

  Register at: http://www.santafecentury.com/

  
  Call now and reserve a room at the Santa Fe Sage Inn (only $65 when request the Santa Fe Century rate): http://www.santafesageinn.com/
  We will stay there Sat and Sun nights (maybe Fri nt too?)

  
  After the ride on Sun, we will soak in the hot springs at this wonderful Japanese spa: Ten Thousand Waves http://www.tenthousandwaves.com/

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• May25
  Monarch Lake/Gourd Lake/Stone Lake Backpacking Trip

  This is going to be a magical trip to the beautiful Indian Peaks wilderness.  Holiday weekends are a great reason to be away from the front range on a fun trip.

  The plan: we will meet Friday, May 25th at 6:00 pm at the Wooly Mammoth parking lot to caravan to the Monarch Lake Trailhead.This trailhead is located 61.9 miles north of I-70 on Arapaho Bay Road in the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area. The trailhead is located southeast of Lake Granby, on the northwest shore of Monarch Lake.

  From I-70, take Exit #232 for Rocky Mountain National Park and Winter Park. Drive 46.9 miles over Berthoud Pass and through the towns of Winter Park, Fraser, and Tabernash to the split for Highway 34.

  Veer right on Highway 34 and drive 5.4 miles to Arapaho Bay Road in Granby. Turn right (east) on Arapaho Bay Road, and don't forget to stop at the self-pay station just after this turn. Follow the graded dirt road 9.6 miles to the trailhead.

  Friday night we will camp at the trailhead. I don't know what camping is available at the trailhead however there are established campsites along the road we will be on so we could use one of those as a failsafe. Next morning we will wake up and hike 8.2 miles to Gourd Lake and have a relaxed evening of stories and other good times. Saturday morning we will wake up and climb a saddle between 12,296 Cooper Peak and 12,041 Marten Peak for some nice views along the Continental Divide. We will continue down trailess scree to a camp near Stone Lake at the head of Hell Canyon which is beneath Hiamovi Tower's granite ramparts. We will camp there for the night. Monday morning, we will follow the Roaring Fork Trail through meadows and descend 6.6 miles to Lake Granby (1.5 miles from car). We can hitch-hike back to where the cars are to retrieve them. We will likely snag late afternoon dinner somewhere along the way. Finally we will head back to the Front Range.

  I structured the itinerary of this trip so that you don't have to take any time off from work.

  I found out from the ranger office that before Memorial Day permits are not required.

  This is kind of early in the year...snow may be an issue as possibly bugs...not sure. Be ready for anything.

  The will be an intermediate trip in terms of difficulty.  If you have any questions regarding how to prepare for a backpacking trip or itinerary please don't hesitate to ask.

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Past Events

• May11
  Adopt a Crag: Castle Rock, Boulder Canyon

  Access Fund and Boulder Climbing Community are hosting an Adopt a Crag at Castle Rock in Boulder Canyon. We'll be doing step installation, fencing and sign installation, along with graffiti and trash removal. Come and help give back to our canyon! There will be a BBQ to follow. Event starts at 3pm, but it's fine to show up after work as well.

  For more information, or to RSVP, please e-mail tonybubb@gmail.com

  Every hour of time you donate to a crag helps show land managers that climbers are responsible stewards. Grab some friends and a pair of work gloves and spend a day giving back to the sport you love! We hope to see you there.

  Here's more details from tonybubb@gmail.com:

  Hi everyone!

  Spring is here and that means time to start thinking about getting outdoors!

  The BCC and the County are hoping to complete "Phase III" of the Castle Rock maintenance/clean-up on the afternoon and evening of Friday May 11th.
  In Phase I we refilled and stabilized the eroded and sliding area between Skunk Crack and Deadline, removed a few tons of junk concrete, and got rid of some graffiti.
  In Phase II we put the steps in up to the Tongo/Cussing Crack area, picked up lots of trash, and cleaned off some of the remaining graffiti.
  In Phase III we will address the landslide down by the iconic climbs, Athlete's Feat and Country Club Crack. Of course we'll pick up whatever trash we see and hopefully finish off the graffiti we never got to the last few times.

  We'll plan to set up some tables and grills there at 2 or 3 in the afternoon and start work shortly thereafter. Actual time TBD - so please let me know with an RSVP what time you can come and pitch in a hand.
  Please bring layers of clothing to allow for possible changing weather conditions, sturdy footwear, and work gloves if you have them.
  If you like, food or beverages to share. We could also use a few portable grills if you have one that is easily transported.

  We'll have a social/cookout at the end of the event where the BCC will provide the main grill-able items (brats, burgers, chicken, and veggie burgers if we have call for them). Please do remember that the county is co-sponsoring this event. While they are fine with beer, they ask that no glass bottles or beer above 3.2% be consumed as part of the event on County land.

  If the work is wrapped up early enough (in the past it always has been) then we might get a few pitches of climbing in too.

  Please RSVP with your name, number of guests, estimated time of arrival, and what you would like to bring to share, if anything - to tonybubb@gmail.com

  NOTE: We can use the comments option below if folks want to carpool up there...

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