Posts from ‘July, 2007’

Yesterday we decided that we would take a little trip up to Pikes Peak, since this will be our last weekend of exploration out here in Colorado for a while, because we are moving back to California in a week or so. On our way across town I started seeing a whole lot of race [...]

This weekend I got to back to one of my favorite places in the country. Moab, Utah. There are few things better than going for a swim in the Colorado river, or exploring the slick rock and arches around this amazing place. If you have even the tiniest outdoor bone in your body, you [...]

Below is a video of an area I would love to explore. It just seems so far away from everything that I see in my daily routine and that is so very inviting to me. Wouldn’t it be nice to be on a boat in the ocean with a school of dolphins swimming all around [...]

We went up to Denver and checked out a couple of things. First we went to a little state park south of Denver called Roxborough. It had some pretty cool sandstone formations, but was pretty small. We explored the whole park by noon, and got a little lesson from a park ranger about how the [...]

Thinking more and more about a trip up to Alaska in the future. Videos like this are fueling the fire quite a bit, but there is just so much amazing things to see and do up there. It’s calling me and it’s getting louder.
I need to get the vehicle situation under control first, though. Maybe [...]

Today we took a trip down to the Great Sand Dunes National Park and we had a blast. This is the tallest dune in North America and after hiking to the top I can vouch for that! If you want some good exercise try hiking up 1000 feet in 1/2 mile in sand! While the [...]

I just wanted to put out a little review on a piece of gear that has served me very well. This sleeping bag is made by Sierra Designs and it’s called a Sandman. I have had this bag for going on 4 years now, it’s been with me from one side of the country [...]