hiking

  • Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

    Sedona was amazing. We were sad to leave, but ready to move on to our next destination. We woke up at the Hilltop Inn… Damn, that bed was comfortable! Wish I’d slept a little better, but it is what it… Continue reading

    Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
  • Prescott, Jerome, and more Hiking in Sedona

    After hiking and scrambling and hiking and scrambling for days on end, we had slightly different plans for today. I got up and had coffee, as per usual, and when Matt got up we made pancakes for breakfast. Yum! We… Continue reading

    Prescott, Jerome, and more Hiking in Sedona
  • Sedona – Cathedral Rock, Devil’s Bridge and Hangover Trail

    We weren’t in a hurry to get out and head for Sedona this morning, but we were still up and about at a decent hour. We had some coffee in the room and decided to go to the greasy spoon… Continue reading

    Sedona – Cathedral Rock, Devil’s Bridge and Hangover Trail
  • Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon

    The morning after the race, we got to sit and drink good coffee that Kris brought and chat and rehash with Renee. We packed and cleaned everything up and headed out by about 10:00 am. Kris and Renee had a hellish… Continue reading

    Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon
  • Road Trippin’ the Southwest – Moab Part 1

    After walking back up and down the steps into our building from the 8,038,263,910th trip to the car and loading our stuff, we hit the road. We managed to leave exactly when I wanted to – we had reservations at… Continue reading

    Road Trippin’ the Southwest – Moab Part 1
  • Hiking Heart Lake

    We headed up to the hills to do something different – my friends had been to Heart Lake a few weeks before and they told me that it was amazing up there. The hike isn’t short, but at least there’s… Continue reading

    Hiking Heart Lake
  • The Land….

    “The land in Colorado…” I’ve been hearing about it for as long as I can remember. It always seemed like some far-off dreamland when I was a kid. Somewhere exotic, unattainable. Somewhere so far away I would never see it.… Continue reading

    The Land….
  • What’s Next…?

    It’s ALWAYS the question. And there’s not always an answer. At least, not an obvious one. Of course, time goes on, days go by… And I find myself wondering: What’s next? Maybe it’s the onset of fall, or the imposing… Continue reading

  • Slow Down, Summer!

    This isn’t only the name of a very good song, it also kind of embodies all the feels that go on this time of year. It’s the last few days of summer, and fall is already in the air, in… Continue reading

    Slow Down, Summer!
  • Wildflowers!!!!!

    Somehow, it always seems like we miss wildflower season most years. We’re too busy running or biking or training for some crap or another to get to where the wildflowers bloom. This year happened to be different. We’re not actively… Continue reading

    Wildflowers!!!!!