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National Western Stock Show
The National Western Stock Show is a big deal here around Denver. We went years ago, but hadn’t been in a while, so we decided to go. We headed to the stock show after lunch to fart around and bum… Continue reading
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A Summer of Sailing
This was the summer, the summer of 2024, that we learned to sail. We started off taking a class down at Blue Water Sailing School in Ft. Lauderdale (more about that here and here!), and came back to Colorado all fired… Continue reading
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20 Trips for 20 Years
1 (2005) – Moab We were supposed to go to New Orleans, but a little storm named Hurricane Katrina kinda ruined those plans… 2 (2006) – Austin Matt had to go to Austin for training for his new job, so… Continue reading
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A Lake Dillon Summer Weekend
Normally we would have taken off after work on Sunday evening and driven out, especially since we were sailing early this morning, but there were no campsites to be had… So we left today. Oy. Our alarm was set nice… Continue reading
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Twenty Years – Just Like That
Twenty years. Twenty years ago today, Matt was jumping up and down at the altar, trying to see over our 195 guests in the pews, while I walked down the aisle on my dad’s arm. As I’ve said over the… Continue reading
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Breckenridge in Wintertime
Ahhh, Breckenridge. You’re my favorite. There is SO much to do there in the winter, that isn’t even skiing. Not that the skiing isn’t amazing – it absolutely is. But there’s much more to the town than just the mountain.… Continue reading
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Gravel Rides and Lake Hikes in Salida
Sunday Night Oy. Today was a day and a half at work. It seems it’s gone that way recently… Big eye roll emoji here. We’d packed up most of the stuff before I went to work – at least I’d… Continue reading
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Buffalo Creek Camping Chillout
As I sit here, at camp, on a super still morning, a cup of coffee in my hand, listening to the sounds of the bugs and the birds, I realize I am at peace. It’s such a lovely feeling, this… Continue reading
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Sailing School Ends and the rest of Florida
I’m laying here, on the trampoline at the front of the catamaran, and my only thought is, “it just doesn’t get any better than this.” Today started out fairly early. I made some coffee and hung out outside to watch… Continue reading
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Sailing School Begins
WE LEAVE FOR OUR SAILING CLASS TODAY!!! I slept til almost 7:00 this morning, which was nice… Then coffee, breakfast, and a whole lot of not much. Figuring out what else we needed to pack, how else we could stuff… Continue reading









