the older i get, the faster i was.
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Hod-rodding a pair of new ski boots
So after seven years, my beloved Scarpa Freedom SL ski boots finally gave up the ghost on my recent trip to Jackson Hole and Snowbird. The liners just packed out enough that I needed to add a bunch of material to take up volume. It’s working okay, but I feel like I’ve gotten my money’s…
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Miles, send the jump!
With a raging storm in California, who knew if decent snow would make its way to Colorado? The Mayor knows, if anyone. So when he started hatching a plan to be on the Western Slope this past week, I was all ears. His plan was to visit his buddy in Crawford and fish for a…
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The Pint-to-Pint is dead. Long live the Pint-to-Pint!
It was the first Saturday in November, 2020. I was up early and made a big breakfast, fed and walked The Cartel™, and was ready to leave by 9am. I ran over a dead squirrel just as I left my house. I pedaled toward my destination, a calm contentment sweeping over me as I spun…
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Man, I miss Moab.
This was the first year I’ve lived Out West™ that I didn’t make at least one trip* out to Moab. IDGAF how busy it’s gotten, that place has some magic in it… and not just the mushrooms. So many fond and amazing memories. Night riding Amasa Back in February, deep frying a turkey at camp…
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Your dog is larger than I expected…
I’ve been a lot of places in Colorado, but I’d never visited Grand Mesa until this past weekend. Holy crap is it beautiful up there! Lush forests, rolling terrain, and tons of lakes. We also rented/borrowed a Sprinter camper van for the weekend, as we really feel this is the way to go for our…
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Crested Butte Hot Lap
Crested Butte… what a trip. Got away for a few days mid-week to get away from the city, the pandemic, the everything. It was good for the head and heart. This is my sister-in-law-to-be taking a picture of me and my gal on the road part of our 28-mile epic ride. Deer Creek in CB,…
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47 for 47
Kinda weird not being in Moab for my birthday, as has been tradition for so many years. But instead of crying over spilled milk or rampant viral pandemics as it were, I decided to make lemonades and do all the things I like doing on my birthday. Celebrated by eating my favorite breakfast and going…
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Mountain Biking during a global pandemic, in a state with stay-at-home orders
A couple of things upfront: First, I live in Jefferson County, CO about a mile east of NREL, which makes several trails (including South and North Table Mountains) easily bike-able from my house. Recently, Jefferson County issued a stay-at-home order for all residents, and later that day a state-wide issue was ordered. These stay-at-home orders…
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Trending Politics
This has been a strange year, but it hasn’t been all bad. There’s still time and space to get outside and share great experiences with amazing people… even if they do yammer on about conspiracy theories and politics for most of the car ride to the trailhead. Today’s mission was “simple”… we’d climb the Y…
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Apex Park Management Plan Feedback
Hello Mr. Hoby and the JCOS staff, As a Jefferson County resident and frequent visitor to all of JCOS parks, I thank you for investigating a new management plan for Apex Park. The current management plan has proven to be inequitable between user groups, confusing for park visitors, and in my opinion has created far…
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Hot Laps and Gangsta Raps
401 Doctor Park x2!
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Butterfly Hat Trick
It always starts with an idea, and then a couple people decide it sounds like fun, and then a couple more, and before you know it you’ve lined up enough people and vehicles to ride three of the trails off of Monarch Crest in a day. Such is the way this day came together. Turns…
Dirt&Snow 