Alas my trusty companion failed me at the most inopportune time. No, not that companion (I could hear the proverbial cheering in the background from the naysayers upon reading that sentence – sorry…check back in fifty years folks) – I… Continue reading

Fall officially started yesterday, and the weather followed to boot. Cool the last two days, with billowing clouds, brisk winds and snow way up high. Best time of year!                      … Continue reading

Late this year – September 22, 2010. More pictures from the 'bou soon. Continue reading

Had a meeting at 9 am today, so got up a half-hour earlier than normal for my ride, which left me smack dab on the top of Caribou just as the sun was rising. A giant orb of burning orange… Continue reading

A reflective addendum I've been thinking about. When a person goes through a hard time, and make no mistake about it – we all will – where everything is lost, it's hard not to think of the recovery process as… Continue reading

One year ago today, in the woods very close to my home, I almost died. The two things that kept me alive were amazing parents who talked me through it and a pitiful fear that I would mess it up… Continue reading

Back up to the ghost town this morning, but brought the camera along to show what it's like here in the Rockies in mid-September. A camera can do a lot, but it can't do some things. It can't describe the… Continue reading

We're not quite at the point where it becomes a necessity to light the wood burning stove, but we're getting close. High 30's to low 40's in the morning (42° today) and we're reaching the moment where day and night… Continue reading

Huge plume of smoke over Boulder. We've got climbers calling the shop to make sure they are not three pitches up on the Flatirons as an inferno moves in. Up by Gold Hill, Emerson Gulch area. Terrible conditions for fighting… Continue reading