Recently at the Winter Outdoor Retailer Show in SLC, Utah, Teva made a HUGE announcement that they will be adding the Winter Teva Mountain Games. The games are scheduled to take place on February 9th-12th, 2012 in Vail, Colorado. Although I haven’t seen a full list of events yet, they will include art and music components, with snow and ice sculpture contests, free concerts, films and…

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Last week Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced datesworth marking on your calendars. The 2011 free admittance National Parkdays! This includes National Monuments as well.

Mark your calendar for these fee-free days in 2011:

• January 15-17 (Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday weekend)
• April…

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I guess the one thing that's good about an all day conference inManitou Springs is the fact that it comes with a one hour lunch break.Not only did I enjoy a slice of pie at the awesome Ruffrano's Hells Kitchen Pizzeria, and take a small jaunt up the Manitou Incline,but I even had time to meet and take photos of a family on their firsttrip up the incline! The… Continue

The good thing about driving 45 minutes north to work every, single day, is that I get to see Garden of the Gods and our lovely

local 14'er Pikes EVERY day! I can't help but smile when I see both of

these beautiful formations. It makes me feel at peace and at home (I'm

a CO native but love reminding myself why I live here!) Hence the

reason why I did the Triple Crown of Running this year.

On one of those mornings in March, I noticed nothing but dark,… Continue

Hi there! Is anyone else going to the Teva Mtn Games in Vail this weekend? Our Upadowna.com crew will be there so we'd like to get together with any COS peeps for a HUGE UpaDowna and PikesPeakSports.us photo!!!! Plus we'll have lots of pint glasses and shirts for sale!

Just give us a shout if you'll be there! Facebook is the easiest way, just search for UpaDowna on FB. Hope to see you there!

via The Colorado Springs Independent:

Around 6 on Tuesday nights, friends and family know where to find you: downtown, breezing through a 5K with the Jack Quinn's Running Club (jackquinnsrunners.com) and

then downing a discounted Odell pint up against Quinn's bar as sweat

drips down your back.

We're certainly not telling you to stop this ritual, but did you know you can run (and drink) almost every day of the week?…

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via Robert Mitchell, UpaDowna Blogger

Wednesday August 6 2008, Edgar Juarez (better known as E.J.) and Jayson Kilroy were doing what they loved to do best, riding their bikes, when there lives were tragically cut short.

While driving her truck with a restricted license, under the influence of prescription drugs, and without her corrective lenses required for…

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Via Robert Mitchell (Bunny), UpaDowna Blogger

It’s Thursday, do you know what that means? If you answered “UpaDowna Incline Happy Hour”, you’re a winner! To claim your prize meet Yeti, Redfern, or Bunny at the top of the Incline this evening.

Start time is 5 p.m.

Even if you’re new, don’t be intimidated! This is self-paced,…

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(via www.upadowna.com by Yeti)



Well folks since receiving the 21 Speed Yuba Mundo a few months ago I have not had nearly enough time on it! Seriously, I

am so stoked about this rig I keep letting other folks use it. Over the

past few months… Continue

Simply Up a mountain Down a beer. This site serves as a means to

bring people together in a celebration of like minded folks. The focus

of this blog is to allow a doorway into the hills by providing

information on backpacking, hiking, camping, cycling, climbing,

bouldering, wilderness survival, skiing, snowboarding, and beer!!!

There are going to be deviations to the theme brought about by the…

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About a year ago, my husband and a friend of his started a small organic garden on my parent's ranch south of Fountain. Since then, it's become a 16-member CSA that grows over 20 different types of veggies and fruits.



Being a part of that has brought many changes to our life. We have moved from our mountain playground in Green Mountain Falls, to the plains. Another change I've noticed is our 2 year old son. When we would include lettuce and other store-bought greens from the store, he… Continue