Time to get serious about getting fit for ski season. No better and quicker way to jump start the system than riding a big climb in the early morning with trails back down. The 5:45 am wake up call is… Continue reading

Ice up high this morning. Haven't seen that since June. Continue reading

I can't help but admit that watching this Colorado Trail Race online is inspiring. Kind of makes me want to load up the Moots, toss on a 32×19, and give it a go in the next few years. I think… Continue reading

It's been quite a phenomenal ski season. There has been new territory charted. I never realized that it's very possible – easy even – to ski year round as a resident of Nederland, Colorado. You don't have to be unemployed… Continue reading

Sometimes I wake up on days like today, where the temperature is 49°, the sky clean and the air washed by last nights rains, and, when I think back to some of the negativity of the last three years, I… Continue reading

I love the concept of following a race on the internet, but as somebody who has gotten burned bad by computer technology, I'd be leary to allow myself be tracked on this. Strikes me as a bike thief's (or worse)… Continue reading

A little skiing… …and a little biking It's nice up there right now. Indian Paintbrush season is in full bloom. A late summer plant – the last burst before things start changing. On a sad note, found a very poorly… Continue reading

The last day of July tomorrow. It has been an interesting month. My #1 partner has been a under the weather lately, so there have been a lot of solo missions in the hills. Morning stuff skiing, biking and today,… Continue reading

This issue, as any reader of my drivel knows, fires me up. I get quite upset, post inflamatory posts to rile people up, and then nothing comes of it. Maybe I'll try a new approach. I'd like to share my… Continue reading