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

A little skiing, some Jimmy Hendrix and a Colorado-style 4th of July. Happy Independence Day! Continue reading

Sun rose at 5:36 am today (we've lost five minutes in the morning already). This trail wasn't a bad place to be when it happened. The air warms quick once the sun rises, but there was a nice coolness during… Continue reading

Note: The camera was out of service for today's ski. All is good, it's drying out nicely and works fine, but I'm going to have to use words to describe today's adventure. Mount Audubon is a statuesque, rounded peak in… Continue reading

While Apache Peak is undoubtably the crown jewel in the Indian Peaks – it's the highest mountain in the range – for a skier there is a certain right-of-passage to a jaunt to Mount Toll in May and June that… Continue reading

It is officially summer. I know this not by the calendar, nor the heat, but by the simple fact that I am writing this blog entry, at 3:41 am, as a result of getting woken from sleep by a dive… Continue reading