When life tosses you lemons, aren't you supposed to make lemonade? Not that life has been lemons per se – but there have been a few distractions. A move and a neighbor who might indeed be panning out to be… Continue reading

This is Elaine, the other half contributing to this blog. This was supposed to be IT! The year! I wanted to go skiing everyday, and I had visions of powder runs dancing in my head. After the two of us,… Continue reading

Hey all. I'm moving my blog to another site and will no longer be posting here. Elaine and I have a blog called Mountain Nomads at http://mountainnomads.typepad.com/ From here on out I'll be posting there. It's just a new phase… Continue reading

Sunrise this morning from the window near our writing table. After six straight days of work – and a fair share of stess – today is a much anticipated respite. Our snow situation is still grim, but this year, for… Continue reading

Welcome to the Mountain Nomad's blog. This is a co-written blog with my wife Elaine. Elaine and I live a fairly simple life…we work in a mountaineering shop in Boulder and live in a small town west of there, Nederland,… Continue reading

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It's a day to celebrate… I managed to get Elaine her ring… Gave it to her at a beautiful place of icebergs… I'm thrilled to finally be able to get it for her… A great couple of days… A great… Continue reading

Headed up to Devil's Thumb Lake in the Indian Peaks yesterday. This is one of my very favorite areas in the region, as it's a beautiful lake up on the tundra that sits smack dab below a large rock outcropping… Continue reading

…is unskiable Introducing Arapaho Glacier. Arapaho Glacier is one of the southernmost glaciers in North America, and sits square at the head of the Silver Lake drainage basin. It's part of something called the Boulder Watershed, which is, as the… Continue reading