Salida, Colorado #2

We seem to stumble into interesting events as we blunder around the country. Rarely are our finds intentional, they just happen. While here in Salida, on a walk through the historic old downtown, we saw kayaks all over the town park on the river. Of course curiosity drew me into the park to see what was going on. It turned out to be the finish line for a triathlon. Now this was not your every day triathlon. This was ski, bike, and kayak.

The race started at Monarch Peak with a cross country ski leg, then mountain biking, and finally the kayak leg into the heart of downtown Salida. I asked several onlookers, but none seemed to be in the know about the exact course or mileage. One thought the course was 35 miles. Regardless, watching the racers pull their kayaks out of the river and stumble up the bank and trot to the timers table, I knew it was a tough race.

Sorry, but all my pictures are from the final quarter mile of the course (all on the river).

This is the sight that drew me to the park.








Doesn't this guy look tired to you??????