Snowshoeing. It is accessible to anyone. It is a great way to introduce people to winter. It can be fun. It is something I used to do a lot of. Then I discovered (and became decent at) ski touring. I Read More …
I wanted to explore something different on skis. Rather than go to places I know well, I wanted to see something a little off the beaten ski path. My original plan on January 5th was to go to Mammoth Gulch. Read More …
Three days of skiing, one day of moving, and quiet New Year's Eve dinner with some friends. On December 29th a few of us did the same loop I did with the two Wendys previously, except this time in reverse. Read More …
Another weekend of skiing. On Saturday, I did something rare for me: tele skiing. Larger and heavier skis, larger and heavier boots, climbing up to a bowl and then skiing down. A little different from my main passion in winter. Read More …
I had intended to hike this past weekend, but the lure of freshly fallen snow called to a few of us. What can be better than fresh powder, some good friends and the Colorado backcountry? On Saturday, the usual gang Read More …
The foothills west of Boulder are a very visible feature of town. For many miles towards the east, the high plains go forth. Vast, rolling and wide. At the western edge of town? A dramatic and abrupt uplift. You can Read More …
One of my first backpacking trips was with my good buddy Tim. We did “The Presies”, culminating with the summiting of Mt. Washington. We did the usual posing at the summit, bought some over-priced and not-so-good cafeteria food that tasted Read More …
…Nature, who is superior to all style and ages, is now, with pensive face, composing her poem Autumn, with which no work no will be to be compared. —Thoreau After two rather mind-numbing weeks at work, I was ready for Read More …
For anyone who actually bothers to read these things..some quick trip reports/photos! August 4th – Blue Lake My good friends Patricia and Nahum were married on August 5th. The day before, they had a wonderful hike for the guests. A Read More …
July was also a fun month! Estes Cone on July 1st A another nice little hike. There is new trail from Lily Lake that is switchbacked with good views. Tried a new (to me) family-style Mexican restaurant call Sol Azteca. Read More …
I am going to be lazy for this entry. Just read the article I wrote for the Boulder weekly. 🙂 You can see Disco's and d-low's trip report/photos as well.
The Boulder Grand Slam The Boulder Grand Slam is a route that takes in the ridge line of the Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks system. On this hike, we start at the Sanitas trailhead and proceed to Sanitas, Anemone, Read More …
“Hut Trip”. Those two words conjure up so many vivid memories for me. A wintery landscape with softly swirling snow. Intense blue skies framing the mountains covered in white. Tracks of coyote and elk leading off into the soft white Read More …
The Sourdough Trail is ~15 miles of classic Nordic ski tour terrain. A steepish climb of about 1500' elevation gain, then almost all downhill to Peaceful Valley. What made this ski tour especially attractive was the fresh snow that fell Read More …
Over the past four months, I have worked sporadically. Been pretty much a cross-country ski bum. Any chance I had to go mid-week skiing, I'd go! Many of the times I've been skiing has been with my friend Terry. Read More …
I used to go on fair amount of winter backpacking trips. Winter is a wonderful time of the year to be outdoors. Especially in Colorado where it seems to be always sunny. Cold and crisp air. The mountains covered in Read More …
Jerimoth Hill in Rhode Island has a rather curious history. At 812 feet, it is not exactly a mountain that towers over the countryside. The summit is a nondescript pile of rocks in a wooded area within minutes of the Read More …
In the summer and fall of 2006, wrote some articles about my Continental Divide Trail thru-hike. The articles appeared in the GET OUT section of the paper every other Friday. The archived articles are still there, if a bit out Read More …