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Ms Autumn Has Left The Building
It's over. Our first winter storm is currently blowing into Lovely Ouray. As I write this, dismal clouds dangle low, hiding our mountain surround.
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8 min read
8 min read
Ms Autumn Has Left The Building
It's over. Our first winter storm is currently blowing into Lovely Ouray. As I write this, dismal clouds dangle low, hiding our mountain surround.
9 min read
Photos Of What We've Been Up To, Among "Other Things"
Grand Turk and Sultan Peaks watch over a Sleepy Silver-Mining town and those laid to rest. Below, is how young men used to die in Silverton...Of
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Food For Thought: Reflections On My Own Christmas Card Story and The State Of The Union
One of the many things I love about winter outings is that it keeps me occupied in the present where I belong.What can I say. It was yet another
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Winter In The High Country: A Lesson In Perseverance and Making Lemonade From Lemons
"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face." Victor HugoI try to look at six-month high country winters as lessons in
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Embracing The Suck
Notice Lovely Ouray in the above photo, nestled at the base of our soaring, snowcapped San Juan Mountains. Bobbie and I departed early, before
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The Story Behind Old Horse Thief Trail
It was early morning, about sunup, when Bobbie and I began trading suggestions for our daily hike. A recent spell of dry and mild weather had pushed
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There Must Be 50 Ways To "Overlook" Lovely Ouray
Some of the finest views lie at the end of difficult climbs. And there's certainly no lack of nearby trails and/or peaks from which one can
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Close To Home: Random Indian Summer Outings on Trail's "Dexter" and "Perimeter"
We don't stop hiking because we grow old, we grow old because we stop hiking...Yep, it's Restless and Ruthless of "Two Old Broads"
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Oh Danny Boy
It's that time of year. High up groves of aspen—now all but bare of leaves—assume a austere stick-figure mood. Old Man Winter lurks just around
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Ms Autumn's Last Hurrah: Dwarfed By Aspen—Drenched In Color—Dog-Ass Tired
As I pen this post, fall is collapsing into winter. Higher up, aspens and oak brush are beating a retreat to dormancy. Leaves are fast to lose their
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The Two Old Broads and Crash Hike Smack Dab Through Ms Autumn's Palette On Cutler Trail
"...if I were a bird, I would fly about the Earth seeking successive autumns." George EliotI know, I know. Brevity makes for a fond
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The Perilous Path: A Deep Backcountry Reprise
To me, and hopefully most of my dear outdoor type readers, the most appreciable aspect regarding hiking, biking or even walking (yes, walking), is
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Abandoned Mines and Ghost Towns: A Dazzling Autumnal Color-Trek In The San Juan Mountains
I suppose it's curiosity that drives Bobbie and I to push deeper into mountainous backcountry...that and a compulsion to be alone.As most of you
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Recent Random Rambles
"From dream to dream and rhyme to rhyme I have ranged / In rambling talk with an image of air: / Vague memories, nothing but memories."