Erik Obermeyer of Fort Collins gets tangled up with his bike on a high jump. He crashed without injury except for his broken bike.

Lear Miller from underneath.

A rider heads down course over multiple jumps they can choose to hit.

Lear Miller goes no hands over a huge jump in front of the judges tower.

Fruita Monument’s Derrik Winstanley hands to baton off to James Lewis on Saturday during the Wildcats’ victory in the 800-meter relay at the Tiger Invitational.

Horizon’s Adam Hartman, left, holds off Ty Williams of Telluride/Norwood to win the 1600 on Saturday during the Tiger Invitational.

Det. Cody Kennedy, left, of the Grand Junction Police Department carries the torch as he and a group of runners head down the east end of the Colorado National Monument on their way Friday to light the Special Olympics cauldron at the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department.

Grand Junction High School second baseman Jeff Hansen, left, decides not to throw to first for the double play attempt after forcing Cole Rupe out at second during the bottom of the fifth inning of Thursday’s game at Suplizio Field.

Grand Junction High School’s Steve Baldwin pitches a shutout during Thursday’s game against Central High School at Suplizio Field.

Grand Junction High School’s Sean Rubalcaba clears the bases with a triple in the top of the third inning of Thursday’s game against Central High School at Suplizio Field.

Colorado Mesa University’s Brandon Bingaman sinks a long putt on the putting green at Bookcliff Country Club. Bingaman, who is in his junior year at the university, said he wasn’t happy with his putting game last week at the RMAC tournament.

Carsyn Fritzler a member the Grand Junction High School #3, doubles team returns a shot during the Girls 5A Regional Tennis Tournament at the Elliott Tennis Center Thu.Afternoon.

Anne Hughes the No. 3 singles player from Grand Junction High School returns a shot from Amanda Ikarel from Heritage High School during the Girls Class 5A Regional Tennis Tournament at the Elliott Tennis Center Thursday afternoon.The two split the first two sets.

Surounded by the Single Track Sisters on bikes, Rob Bleiberg and daughter Mandala, Libby Collins, in orange, Bill Prakken and hsi grandson Max Pittman, in blue, pose at the start of the lunch loop trail system while celebrating the fundraising success for the expansion of the system around the Three Sisters area.

Tawnee Woosley, No. 20, is making an impact this season with the Colorado Mesa softball team.

Aimee Basinski is the No. 1 singles player for Central HS. Basinski is a defending Class 5A regional champion heading into Thursday’s 5A regional.

Central High School junior Nicole Hutchison, 17, throw a horseshoe as she takes her turn on the pitchers platform while opponent Jessic Sheldon waits by the pit during a game with fellow students from the high school’s Lifetime Activities class at Lincoln Park.

Ty Burtard, No. 8 from Fruita slides into second base after hitting a single and going to second after the ball got passed the GJHS first baseman. No.11, from GJHS makes the late tag in the 4th inning.

No.18, from GJHS watches this hit go off the left field wall for a two RBI double in the 4th inning in a game against FMHS Tuesday.

As his teammates wait to congratulate him, Colorado Mesa University’s Jeff Popick trots across home plate Sunday to a high five from Dustin Fackrell, 14, after hitting a solo home run in the seventh inning of the Mavericks’ 6-2 victory over CSU-Pueblo at Suplizio Field.

Colorado Mesa University’s Dustin Fackrell, 14, beats the throw to CSU-Pueblo second baseman Chase Lacomb for a steal Sunday during the seventh inning of the Mavericks’ win at Suplizio Field.

As she runs a few steps ahead of Lindenwood University’s Lexi Crusha, 27, Colorado Mesa University’s Maddie Spor, 2, passes the ball to a teammate upfield Sunday during the first half of the Mavericks’ loss at Walker Field.

Hikers take a trip on upper Liberty Cap Trail on Monument Mesa on the way to Otto’s Bathtub. The actual location of Otto’s tub is secluded, tucked away in a beautiful Entrada Sandstone formation on the side of Monument Canyon.

No “Planet Earth” video cameras captured this scene of a longnosed leopard lizard preparing to feast on a western whiptail lizard near Old Gordon Trail in Colorado National Monument. To see the dramatic scenes western Colorado has to offer, you’ll have to leave your lounge chair behind and get out and about. Photo Special to the Sentinel/ Eric Sandstrom

Hikers on the trail to Independence Monument in Colorado National Monument are symbolic of how valuable public lands are to local economies.

The Cooper’s Ranch boat ramp is high and dry on the Gunnison River west of Gunnison. The scene last weekend caught several anglers by surprise since the river usually fills th channel in the immediate foreground to several feet in depth. Flows in the main river (barely visible in the background) already have breached late-summer levels. Pholto Special to the Sentinel/ Pat Oglesby

Carol Oglesby shows off one of the healthy rainbow trout caught during a float trip through the Gunnison Gorge with guide Jason Yeager of Gunnison River Expeditions. Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently announced that wild rainbows again dominate the Gunnison River. Photo Special to the Sentinel/ Pat Oglesby