Re: Boulder, Colorado

From: Allen H Zimmermann (allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis)
Date: Thu May 18 2000 - 20:02:12 PDT

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From: "Allen H Zimmermann" <allen.zimmermann@gte.net-DeleteThis>
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Subject: Re: Boulder, Colorado
Date: Thu, 18 May 2000 20:02:12 -0700
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And a beautiful way to end this discussion!
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Date: Thursday, May 18, 2000 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: Boulder, Colorado

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>You gotta adapt to what your area has to offer. If you live in the bay,
>you have quite the choice:
>predictable sailing conditions (can do it and keep a job), mt. biking,
>trail running, surfing. Boulder
>has awesome biking, hiking and skiing. If sailing is important to ya,
>don't move to the middle
>of the country, go to: gorge, maui or stay here @ home.
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>An analogy comes to mind...trying to sail in Boulder/Colorado is like
>trying to ski on Mt. Tam/Diablo in the bay.
>Get a sweet mt. bike and enjoy the riding in the rockies.
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>No matter what you decide to do, remember to "enjoy the ride".
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> "Briggs Davidson"
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>I lived in Boulder for 6 years, brought my gear out when I moved in 1992.
>(Remember epoxy masts?)
>Used it about 3 times then got rid of it all. Sailing in Colorado isn't
>good. There are a couple of places to go: Boulder Reservoir, Aurora
>Reservoir and a couple of lakes in Longmont. There's also a big lake in
>Southern Nebraska that people drive to for the weekend.
> When it's windy in Boulder, which isn't very often, it's really gusty.
>Boulder gets 70mph gusts fairly routinely in the spring and fall. I would
>guess that there's less than 5 or 6 sailable days/month during the summer.
>There is a contingent of dedicated sailors in the area but you need to have
>a flexible schedule to allow for the wind. I found it almost impossible to
>sail because I could never get out when it was windy. Got rid of my gear
>and
>bought a mountain bike. There's a shop in Denver that sells windsurfing
>gear, think it's Larson' Ski + Sport, they're pretty knowledgeable about
>the local scene.
> Overall not a great place to sail. Tons of other outdoorsy stuff to do
>though.
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>-briggs
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Manuel PAUNET" <mpaunet@businessobjects.com-DeleteThis>
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>Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2000 12:21 PM
>Subject: Boulder, Colorado
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>> Aloha,
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>> does anybody knows if we can windsurf on the Boulder Reservoir near
>Boulder,
>> Colorado?
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>> Manu
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