{"id":2457383,"date":"2020-04-19T07:12:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T13:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=324457"},"modified":"2020-04-19T07:12:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T13:12:00","slug":"mountain-mayhem-taking-it-outside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/mountain-mayhem-taking-it-outside\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Mayhem: Taking it outside"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.6834782608696\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-324457-97\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled gallery-container\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/05-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/05-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Photo | Charlie Lucarelli, Carley Klein and Aisha Weinhold after skinning from the gate to the top of Independence Pass. \" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Charlie Lucarelli, Carley Klein and Aisha Weinhold after skinning from the gate to the top of Independence Pass. <\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/05-2.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/05-2.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Charlie Lucarelli, Carley Klein and Aisha Weinhold after skinning from the gate to the top of Independence Pass. \"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/01-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/01-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Photo | Lucy Nichols stays sharp of mind and body on an afternoon ski tour.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Lucy Nichols stays sharp of mind and body on an afternoon ski tour.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/01-2.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/01-2.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Lucy Nichols stays sharp of mind and body on an afternoon ski tour.\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/02-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/02-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Photo | Jennifer and Ernesto Mendez running down Aspen Higlands.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Jennifer and Ernesto Mendez running down Aspen Higlands.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/02-1.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/02-1.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Jennifer and Ernesto Mendez running down Aspen Higlands.\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/03-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/03-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Photo | Richard Edwards hiking Sunnyside with his dog, Bertie, and Kiki Raj.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Richard Edwards hiking Sunnyside with his dog, Bertie, and Kiki Raj.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/03-1.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/03-1.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Richard Edwards hiking Sunnyside with his dog, Bertie, and Kiki Raj.\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/04-1-150x150.jpeg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/04-1.jpeg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Photo | Kevin O'Driscoll and Sean Solon on a skinning mission.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-2\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"7\">\n<p><strong>Kevin O&#8217;Driscoll and Sean Solon on a skinning mission.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/04-1.jpeg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/04-1.jpeg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Kevin O'Driscoll and Sean Solon on a skinning mission.\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/06-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/06-1-939x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Courtesy Photo | Running mates Craig Lewis, Bobby Stuckey and Bryan Dayton wrap up a 100-mile running week in Boulder.\" class=\"swift-gallery-slide h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Running mates Craig Lewis, Bobby Stuckey and Bryan Dayton wrap up a 100-mile running week in Boulder.<\/strong><br \/>Courtesy Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/06-1-939x1024.jpg\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/04\/06-1-939x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Running mates Craig Lewis, Bobby Stuckey and Bryan Dayton wrap up a 100-mile running week in Boulder.\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/mountain-mayhem-taking-it-outside\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/mountain-mayhem-taking-it-outside\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fortunately<strong>,<\/strong> in this time of personal limitations during the pandemic, being outside and exercising are freedoms we can still embrace. According to the stay-at-home order set forth by Gov. Jared Polis, \u201cColorado residents can leave their home to engage in outdoor activity, such as walking, hiking, nordic skiing, snowshoeing, biking or running,\u201d and many here are grateful to do just that.<\/p>\n<p>For local Lucy Nichols, she\u2019s always subscribed to the idea of setting structure for her day and has kept it up this spring. She does most of her real estate deskwork and calls early morning then gets outside in the afternoon. \u201cSomething different I\u2019m doing is keeping a log\/calendar noting what I do each day. It\u2019s motivational and inspires me to keep going!\u201d she noted. \u201cI am beyond grateful for our town, the plentiful nature at our fingertips and a special shout out to the Aspen Skico for making the mountains available to us. (I\u2019m from Cleveland, so I know how drab and dreary feels!)\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fitness instructor Charlie Lucarelli, also a Cleveland transplant to Aspen, sets daily goals that are \u201cfun and obtainable\u201d from skinning to hiking to just taking time to appreciate the views and the sunsets.<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Mendez, a personal trainer and running coach, has been staying upbeat and active alongside her husband Ernesto. She also just recorded a fast pace on Strava, running the Colorado COVID-19K, a virtual race put on by friend Greg Mauger.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/at-banner-paypal.jpg)\" class=\"col-xl-8 p-3 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/donate\/?utm_source=article&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=donation&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=mid-article\">Donate<\/a><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another common challenge of late: athletes setting streaks in a chosen sport or activity. Former Aspenite Bobby Stuckey, now living in Boulder, recently ran 100 miles in seven days with running mates Craig Lewis and Bryan Dayton. They inspired a stream of others to set personal running goals, including Bobby\u2019s brother Scooby who \u201cran 101 miles just to screw with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aspen local Kevin O\u2019Driscoll set a skinning goal the day the lifts stopped spinning. He\u2019s only taken one day off his skinning streak since, to attend his friend Pauli Laukkanen\u2019s cremation who sadly passed away due to COVID-19 in March. Expressing his appreciation for Skico and the groomers for all of their work, he added, \u201cI\u2019m taking full advantage of how lucky we are in our valley as lots of other folk around the globe are not even allowed out to their local park.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/magazines\/aspen-times-weekly\/mountain-mayhem-taking-it-outside\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlie Lucarelli, Carley Klein and Aisha Weinhold after skinning from the gate to the top of Independence Pass. 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