This weekend Annie was kind to let me have a day in the mountains, even though she had to work all day. It was a long week for me, and the summer weekends are moving fast. I took the chance to do something that Annie wouldn’t normally enjoy (a route with more exposure and vertical [...]
For the 4th of July, Annie and I took advantage of the three day weekend to take a much desired trip to the San Juan Mountains in southwest Colorado. We wanted a small town experience, and since Annie has friends in Lake City, we headed there. Though miles from home, we saw many of Annie’s [...]
Several weeks ago Kate, Reb, Ashley, Whitney, Shakespeare (The Sheltie), and I went for a weekend of camping near Salida. Highlights were: 1) packing Ashley’s minivan to maximum capacity (sometimes car-camping and including a little luxury is the only way to go); 2) browsing shops and watching kayak racers in Salida; 3) starting a fire [...]