The Phillips Family

Month: May, 2009

Memorial Day Weekend (part 2)

On Memorial Day evening Annie and I went to see Leftover Salmon at the Botanic Gardens, thanks to the invitation and gift of the McPheeters. This is a Colorado band that I’ve wanted to see for several years, so I was looking forward to this night for some time. After a weekend of camping in [...]

Memorial Day Weekend (part 1)

It was a very wet Memorial Day weekend, but we still managed to camp two nights with some friends in the Pike National Forest. We spent the time hiking and hanging out around the campfire. We had a great time, and it was good to get outdoors for a few days. Below are a few [...]

Intro to Mountaineering

Not much new with us these days… summer is coming, and we are looking forward to the activities that come along with it. Over the last two weekends I’ve enjoyed the last bit of snow with my friend Chad, who’s been teaching me some basic mountaineering technique. Two weeks ago we went to St. Mary’s [...]