Sure, the disturbingly fit Republic of Boulder (pop. 303,482) has world-class trail running and climbing (among other things). But it's the grinding climbs and screaming descents just outside of town that we dream about. Head up practically any canyon, spring through fall, and you'll find roads with few cars, lung-busting grades, and unsettling swarms of dudes with shaved legs.
Boulder Photographer: Sergio Ballivian/Aurora
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"Sure, the disturbingly fit Republic of Boulder (pop. 303,482) has world-class trail running and climbing (among other things)." Can you believe that some of us moved here for precisely that reason? The other things? Like the rando racing? Yeah, yeah, I know: yuppies, hippies, college students, yoga moms, world-class athletes and world-class wannabes, etcetera. Shiny happy people. All the stereotypes and then some. But you know what? This is still a damn fun place to live.
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