Today is my birthday. It is a day of celebration, because it's a day that I am alive. But it extends far beyond that. I feel like, for maybe the first time in my life, I'm living life the way… Continue reading

Day Two Ski Building Class The second day started off, and while it took me a bit to get back into the groove of handling the tools, it took much less long, and by the time lunch rolled around, I… Continue reading

Spring brings fog. Elaine and I embark on a hike around the local trails to see what's dry, and what's not. Biking season's a bit off in these parts still. Fog shrouds Mud Lake. This is one of our very… Continue reading

It's a gray day over the Nederland valley. Fog hangs low, shrouding the world and amplifying the sounds. If every day of summer was like today, I would have no qualms with it. I morning walk with Elaine, enjoying the… Continue reading

After the morning ski we decided to mix it up and go for a hike before a writing session down in the flats. Fun to get out there on the rocks, without skis on, and enjoy the foothills. Hiking in… Continue reading

…comes new opportunities. Working at Neptune, it's tough to avoid the climbing bug. So when 75-year old bad ass Mike Michaels invited Elaine and I on a climbing day at Eldo, well, I won't say I exactly leaped at the… Continue reading

I hit day 100 on skis for the winter this morning. It was a loose goal that I set back in October that gained steam as the year progressed. As I have elaborated earlier, it's not that big of a… Continue reading

The forest is still buried under a canopy of a foot-plus of snow. It's lightly flurrying out, and if my body feels a little better today, I may try to embark on a very mellow ski, as the fever is… Continue reading

Bam! Got smacked by the flu bug the past few days. Watched the temperature ride to close to 104° yesterday, feeling dizzy and nauseaus. I'm going mentally crazy being penned up, but can't do much about it because the body… Continue reading