First we started with some background lectures & discussion on high altitude physiology and excercise physiology. Then we obtained our "baseline" values at 1,000 feet, in Richmond, IN.

Then we drove and drove and drove....   ...and drove (1,500 miles) to get to Telluride....

Photo by B. Scherzer

...and it wasn't so bad once we got there! Photo by B. Scherzer                            The motley crew with the excellent views!

We did exercise testing outside..........

....and inside...

...and we even managed to find time for soaking in the view                                                                                       (while soaking in the hot tub)...

The mountain biking was great on the trails and up to Bridal Veil Falls... as well as Wilson Mesa Trail and others....

         

And the hiking wasn't so bad either! Goin' up Jud Weibe Trail...     ...the view down to town from Jud Weibe Trail...       ...Bear creek falls still partly frozen...

And the house wasn't so bad... ...either inside...                                                   ....or outside on the decks!

...but alas, we had to leave & return to Richmond, where we analyzed our data.