Behind by a season; it was [a] Still Fall. A lingering dead fall. Though, the landscape Was quick lit by music and love. Then, finally, Snow. It was a treat…
This month, in Sum(mit County)
Women are not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia, as such, Momma now has little use for her slick, fingernail polish red Outback, Maggie Rose. On the other hand, Colorado…
Holidays and a Thru-Hiker Wedding
It’s the good girls who keep diaries; bad girls never have the time. ~Tallulah Bankhead Our Family Christmas looked like this: A few days and a couple flights later I…
Working Toward Balance
In the wake of today’s Leadership Summit, I am full of introspection and ideas. These past months have been consumed by keeping up with Life. Work mostly. Those periods I…
Hikes and Folks worth Looking In To
Of the 9700 kilometers proposed for the Sendero de Chile about 1,143 are developed, in chunks of course. Trails are like people, it takes years of exploration, a clear plan,…
Hunker Down or Move Along
Aspens yellow. Mornings jewel with frost. Ruby-Throated Hummingbirds dwindle from local feeders. Bear/trash bin/human encounters increase. Foxes fatten and fur up. Hunting Season on the Hooved open. Here begins my…
At Long Last- Schwacking Buffalo’s Back
Buffalo’s hulking figure was the first defining feature I learned upon moving here a year ago. A point by which to orient. Every day, through my commutes to various jobs…
Cruxes & Clarity
Once upon a time, in a land not so far away, there wandered a Warrior Princess. Every morning since her last adventure, she opened her eyes and gave thanks, then…
Gathering Mushrooms and Trail Work in Grand Lake
A mushroom walks into a bar. “We don’t serve your kind here,” said the bartender. “Aww, come on, I’m a Fungi!” Get it? Fungi. Fun Guy. Are you laughing? Come…
Up Up & Away
Charging up the climb out of South Platte Canyon, I played leap frog with a team of cyclists and an equestrian couple through the mid-morning heat. I can’t pretend I…
