Short and Sweet

Just throwing down a quick post while I am gathering my thoughts for a year end wrap up: 2012 was a phenomenal year. I grew in many positive...

Oh, the Places I Go!

This weekend took me to two new places. The first was a mystifying i ce palace hidden amongst the mountains: And a mere ten miles away: And ...

Today's Email

Pardon me as I dry the tears from my eyes, but I must share this. I got in from a brisk ride home from the gym this morning and opened my em...

Ride Fat Bikes Race Report Series

As I sit and gaze out the window on this warm, sunny, dry December day here in Colorado, I long for winter to arrive. I love huge snowflakes...

Today

The words of Craig Childs have never been more poignant.  Soul of Nowhere  captivates my thoughts and, thus, my blog today: "In desolat...

The Good: Top Ten Style

Last shift starts in less than 3 hours. I leave with an abundance of gratitude for being employed in a time many are not and ten good memori...

El Feo

To fully explain why I am quitting the bartending industry would fill a book.  Knowing the potential length of this post, I debated with mys...

The Bad

I now only need one hand to count the number of shifts remaining in the biz. Durango has hit its seasonal slow-down and the streets and rest...

Not So Memorable Moments

The Great Sarcasm Dump continues for a few more days as the number of shifts remaining entered the single digits after last night. I have be...

The Saturday Night Hall Pass

I have a long standing theory that all the bat shit crazies come out to the bar on Saturday nights. Maybe they crawl out from underneath roc...

Not a Lifer.

So I mentioned change in the air for me in my last post and how I am (in a nutshell) tired and off the bike for a couple weeks. My phone is ...

Coconino 250: Just. Friggin. Ride.

I didn't throw the SPOT tracker in my Escapist 20 pack this time. I looked at it a couple times as I was packing my gear to leave for Fl...

My Song

    There's a road... A winding road that never ends... Full of curves and lessons learned at every bend... Going gets rough...unlike ...