Post-ride relaxation. The winding dirt road to 10,000 feet above sea level was tacky this morning, a result of the monsoonal deluge that hit this segment of the Rocky Mountains yesterday. Blast after blast of sulfur in the air, rain… Continue reading

57° this morning, calm and sunny. It's August 1st. The dead of summer. And yet, there is something different. Maybe it's the light, the slight drop of that glimmering fireball – different – a little lower in the sky, that… Continue reading

Up at 6 am everyday, without an alarm. My wife needs to take meds, so she is fast asleep. I toss on my bike shorts, my wool jersey, and don my helmet. Head west, up the 1,400 foot climb to… Continue reading

All this feels strange and untrue And I won't waste a minute without you My bones ache, my skin feels cold And I'm getting so tired and so old The anger swells in my guts And I won't feel these… Continue reading

Serious blast from the past. Remnants of the old Caribou Mine Mountain Bike Race Series – the starting poles to hold the start banner. Brought back a lot of fun memories…setting up courses in thunderstorms, grassroots racing, the evening light… Continue reading

http://www.blogpoll.com/poll/view_Poll.php?type=java&poll_id=186805 What month do you think the first snowfall will hit the Colorado high country? Basically, when will you look up at the divide and see the white stuff. Vote now and think snow! Continue reading

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I couldTo where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as… Continue reading

For a skier, July can be daunting. The air penetrates, and not in a chestnuts roasting, rosy cheeks sort of way. No, in July the air drives through your layers and leaves you a haggard, sweaty lump, not wanting to… Continue reading

I have not been writing on here a whole lot, I suppose because I've been busy living. Life has been quite the whirlwind of late – and not just of the athletic nature. Did some traveling across the pond to… Continue reading

60°, sunny, calm Conditions are slop outside so I'm waiting for things to dry out a bit before a little dirt road mountain bike ride. I'm not a huge fan of skiing when it's like this…snow sticks to skins and… Continue reading