Love Town
I grew up and currently live in Loveland, Colorado. Yes, the sweetheart city. Love town. Valentine's Day is a big deal around here. In 1947, the Valentine remailing program began. The largest of...
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2008 Turd Trophy Awards Banquet
On Saturday night, recipients of the 2008 Estes or Bust Elk Turd Trophy Awards were invited to a banquet hosted by Pam and Kirk Leamons. (Okay, it was snacks and an informal gathering; but this year...
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Climbing Longs Peak ? 14,259 feet above sea level
On Tuesday of this week, I climbed Longs Peak for the fifth time. Its still a tough climb. Longs Peak (14,259) and the neighboring Mount Meeker (13,865 ft.) are both prominent in the skyline west of...
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Giant bronze sculptures – mountain biker and snowboarder
In past blogs I’ve mentioned that I live in a city (Loveland, Colorado) where there are several bronze foundries and an international art show. This morning on my way to have coffee at the Coffee Tree...
View ArticleSpontaneous Adventures Like The Big Ride – The Reason I Stay Fit
Yesterday’s mountain bike ride on the trails west of Loveland and Fort Collins, Colorado is a good example of why I maintain a certain level of fitness. I stay fit so that with minimal notice I can go...
View ArticleCamera project reveals lions and bobcats and bears, oh my!
I am lucky to live in an area where open space is a priority for the two cities I frequent the most, Loveland and Fort Collins, Colorado. Open space is also a priority in the county we share, Larimer....
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The Coveted Turd Trophy Awards – dried, lacquered and glued
I’ve written about the Estes Park Challenge in past blogs and the Challenge was in a column that discussed how to set good, challenging goals. To achieve 12 consecutive months of riding from Loveland,...
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Never seen a wind forecast like this for a 92 mile ride with around 50 miles...
Sunday at 7:00 am I decided to check the wind forecast for our traditional Memorial Day weekend ride. See it for yourself below. What direction ARE those arrows pointing? Variable? Miscellaneous?...
View ArticleUSA Pro Cycling Challenge comes to my neighborhood - a big climbing day and...
The route for the 2013 USA Pro Cycling Challenge wasannounced today. Here are the city stages and dates: 2013 USA Pro Challenge stagesAugust 19 Stage 1: Aspen/Snowmass CircuitAugust 20 Stage 2:...
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