Walking to Durango, the Trek Comes to a Close

I finish The Colorado Trail and muse about the future.

Day 7 – Soaring Spirits

It takes a week to cleanse my soul resulting in a carefree attitude on trail.

Day 4 – Enter the San Juans…Enter Big Mountains and Big Views!

I mark over 100 miles on my trek in four days. I'll take a "zero" day in Lake City and enjoy a rest.

Day 2 – Rain, elk, Soldierstone, 🌺, and rattling chains

Day 2 in a nine day excursion on The Colorado Trail

Back on The Colorado Trail

Back on The Colorado Trail - I take ten days, nine on trail to go 230 miles on the back half of the Colorado Trail.

Comanche National Grasslands – Picket Wire Canyon

Spring camping in southeast Colorado exploring dinosaur tracks, petroglyphs and trails.

A Yoga Story

I’m up early every weekday. On Fridays, I hit a regular yoga class with other early yoga birds that begins at 5:45. Today, as I move about on my mat and check in with hips, knees and ankles, it feels especially warm and humid in the room. I gave up trying to figure out the …

Lost Creek Wilderness Loop – Day 4

Day 4 of the big loop through Lost Creek Wilderness in the foothills of Colorado

Reflecting on the Past Year

Sifting through images I came across this video I shot in mid June during a 4 day backpack trip. It was one of the best hours of the past year. A gentle uphill trail, butterflies afloat filling the air around me, wildflowers in abundance and aspens 🌳 hitting their early chartreuse green. It was a …

Dark Timber

Photo courtesy of mahtingproductions.com The average person or hiker would never have a reason to head into dark timber. It reminds me of forbidden areas of forests, scenes from fairy tales, big bad wolves, the boundary where the hero or heroine is told "never to go", which means, later on a climactic event will play …