Setting: The boots deck at Neptune Mountaineering Customer comes back to boot deck. A family, two kids, son and daughter. Father off looking at tents, mom needs some new hiking shoes. We size her up, get her a cool pair… Continue reading

The continual quest for snow is leading to exploration. The snowfield that has been my before-work staple since early May is melting out quickly, so I'm trying to find another option. Into a land I've never been before, through dense… Continue reading

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Suncupped and fun as heck! Continue reading

It pounded rain and lightning last night. That required an early start this morning – 5:45 -  as I knew the trails would be tacky, the grasses and flowers wet, and the air hanging with particles of moisture and fog.… Continue reading

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It's a rainy afternoon here at 8,680 feet above sea level, as it has been for the past week or so. Monsoon season has hit the high country. The pattern is consistent – sunny skies in the morning, then thickening… Continue reading

It's predicted to be another summer scorcher today, but at 6 am the 49° cool feels good on my skin. To pedal a bicycle on a narrow dirt trail, as the morning dew on the high grasses brushes my calves… Continue reading

Monsoon season has hit the Rockies. Heavy rain and thunder predicted all day. I actually like summer when it's like this. In fact, one of my favorite things to do is wait till things start clouding up and the rain… Continue reading