I have learned, if you let yourself, let your mind, drift to the next season here in Colorado it does not go so well. I have also learned that here, in the highest elevation state in North America (Boulder gets… Continue reading

Today, it was a very fun, soggy ski in the neighborhood. Tomorrow, they are saying a foot plus of powder. Which makes planning the day easy. We had planned on being in a tent right now under a peak, planning… Continue reading

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…by Elaine Date climbed: 5/13/11 (yes, we did it on Friday the 13th, with massive avalanche warnings…Quandary is apparently a really safe peak though) Time to Summit: 3 hours Elevation Gained: 3,448’ Our quest for Quandary Peak had a rough… Continue reading

Epic. That is the word I can think of to describe yesterday. We woke up, my hubby and I at 5 in the morning (I am NOT a morning person, at all. Early for me is 7.) to drive up… Continue reading

Wonderful mountain bike ride tonight.  Something…for Elaine…just clicked. I don't know – a newfound confidence on the bike or just getting after it, but she was rocking the ups AND downs. The Yeti looked fast indeed! We stumbled across of… Continue reading

Elaine getting up close and personal with a cornice. Elaine perched up on the Continental Divide. Wifey laying it down! See all that stuff in the background? Starting Monday, that's all ours to explore! Elaine grabbed the camera for a… Continue reading

Wednesday is my Friday, which means Thursday is my Saturday. Got up this morning and went for a ride with my wife. Day one on the bike for the 2011 year was sweet… Now it's up the hill for closing… Continue reading

Double ski session today. Morning skin in the hood, afternoon taking laps at Loveland Ski Area. Why not – they are on their way to their best season ever with more than 550 inches of snow so far and ten… Continue reading