My kayaking season had to begin somewhere with flowing white water, and the class III Shoshone run on the Colorado River seemed like a nice way to ease back into the cold April water. Plus, it seemed fitting that the van’s first long voyage away from Loveland Pass should take it Glenwood Springs just like […]
kayak, outdoors, storiesI did my last rafting trip of the year on the Colorado River through Ruby-Horsethief and Westwater canyons from Thursday, October 16 through Sunday, October 19. I had absolutely perfect weather for mid-October with temperatures in the 60’s, not a cloud in sight, and none of the brutal afternoon winds that plagued my trip down […]
outdoors, photos, storiesMike and I went for a great autumn hike through Golden Gate Canyon on Saturday, October 4. The aspen leaves could not have been any brighter or more spectacular, especially on an otherwise dreary day! Check out the photo album to see for yourself! You can also view the geotagged photos in Google Earth along […]
gps, mapping, photosAutumn is a perfect time to visit Rocky Mountain National Park. The aspens turn bright gold, the elk are out in numbers, and the air is crisp and refreshing. Richele and I headed up to the park on Saturday, 9/20/08, and enjoyed a hike that started at Glacier Gorge trailhead and ended at Bear Lake […]
gps, photos, storiesI headed up to Steamboat Springs over Labor Day weekend with Richele, her friend Amanda, Matt, Antonia, and Lindsay. It was one last chance to really enjoy summer in the mountains, so we camped out nice and high on Forest Road 38 near Buffalo Mountain. We all made it to camp at different times on […]
gps, photos, storiesRichele can officially put the Surf Colorado bumper sticker on her car now! She and I and Pat Ringrose headed down to the Ark on Saturday, 8/9/2008 for one last hurrah for 2008 before the water got shut off. Richele’s kayaking goal has always been to get good enough to be able to kayak the […]
photos, storiesFor the second year in a row, I took Beth, Eric, Clare, and Daren rafting down the scenic Pumphouse stretch of the Colorado River. We camped at the put-in in the Westfalia van on Saturday, July 12 and were on the water at a decent time the next day. The weather was gorgeous, the water […]
photos, storiesI finally gotten around to writing up a description of our road to Wyoming in July and posting photos. The write up is pretty long, so I decided to add some links to photos and other goodies right at the beginning of the post but I hope you end up reading all about our trip! […]
gps, photos, storiesRichele and I head up to Wyoming this Friday for a little over a week of backpacking, kayaking, and playing in the Yellowstone/Teton National Park region. If you are interested in where we are, I will be checking in with my Spot satellite messenger (see previous post) on a daily basis, so you can see […]
SPOTThis past Saturday which happened to coincide with the Summer Solstice and a nearly full moon, I headed down to the Arkansas River with Matt Ewald, Lou, Andy W. , and Andy S. to celebrate the last weeks of Matt’s single days. We decided to take my raft down Brown’s Canyon as a paddle rig, […]
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