Adventure
Details about all of the exciting adventures we've been having.
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Weekend with the Baby
We had a very nice weekend with Miss Phoebe. Once again, it was a delight to have Daddy home! After a stop at the coffee shop, where we consumed breakfast, we headed to…
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Tin Cup Pass
Editorial Note: This story is way out of place chronologically, but I thought it might make a nice spring preview given the recent weather here in Boulder, CO. I was also telling Pete…
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Lake City Ice
This morning Pete and I headed out to Lake City to sample some of the new ice in the Lake City Ice Park. It’s not a very large park, at least compared to…
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Ouray Ice Festival 2010
As you all know by now, we start every year by attending the Ouray Ice Festival with our friends Andy and Gretchen. We’ve often climbed a bit of ice around town before the…
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What’s for you in Banff, eh?
Yup, that’s what the customs officer asked us as we crossed the border from Montana into Alberta early on Thursday afternoon. I was thinking, are you serious?, but I answered politely. I guess…
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LaSunder Cave
Last weekend, I ran a trip to LaSunder Cave. It’s one of the caves managed by the Colorado Cave Survey (CCS) and has a rather restrictive access policy. There are generally speaking only…
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Mapping My Ride
So I stumbled upon a new website while trying to generate some elevation profiles for an upcoming bike ride. Elijah had called with his plans to ride up to Allenspark for a wedding…
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Bring out the GIMP!
That’s right, I like GIMP—the GNU Image Manipulation Program, that is. It’s basically Photoshop® without the cost. Actually, the fine developers working on GIMP wouldn’t really like that description, but now you know…
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Backpacking the Lost Creek Wilderness
Last weekend, Jess I and set off for a little backpacking adventure in Colorado’s Lost Creek Wilderness. I’m a terrible backpacking trip planner, as I never seem to know where we should go.…