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Howes St
When I emerge from the bike path I ride up Howes Street to work. I thought it would be interesting to contrast this view in different seasons. I also encountered a very large, fluffy Red Fox on the trail this morning who was far too quick and graceful for my camera, and another gorgeous sunrise.
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South Boulder Creek Trail Ski
My dad, Sarah, Adrian, Ann, and I head for the East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel, a railroad tunnel that goes under the continental divide at Rollins Pass, to scout for cross country ski and snowshoe opportunities. The mountains looks stormy, and the parking lot is cold and windy enough to convince Ann and Adrian…
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Devil & Empire Gulch Jeep Roads: Access Denied
Sean and I set off on the mountain bikes in high winds, hoping to find two jeep roads that appear on USGS quads to leave from a neighborhood near Lory State Park. These roads would offer access to the area west of the park and I think have great riding potential. Unfortunately both roads are…
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Winter Climbing at North Table Mountain, Golden
My cousin Doug, his fianceé Liz, and Sean joined Ann and me to spend this balmy last day of the year climbing outside Golden. Ann has a hand injury she sustained in the gym, and is laying off climbing for awhile. We were fortunate to have her company, though, and she took some great pictures.…
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Movie: Talk To Her (2002)
This Spanish film by Pedro Almodóvar incorporates an impressive array of art forms to tell a compelling human story. Dance, film, music, bull fighting, photography, and even interior design are used effectively in the tale of a friendship between a travel writer and the isolated nurse of a girl in a coma who is in…
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Unsanctioned West Ridge Mountain Bike Loop
I take off on a beautiful afternoon to do a little exploring on the mountain bike, leaving from home and taking the Poudre River bike trail and back roads to Lory State Park. There I spot another mountain biker, and take the trail he disappears on. When it forks, of course I take the uphill…
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Movie: The Brothers Grimm (2005)
Another disappointment from Terry Gilliam. If it will get Gilliam back on his feet so he can make another movie with some quality satire, social comment, and symbolism, then that will be this film’s best quality. Unfortunately, this one doesn’t have have enough of any of those things to be worth mentioning, and the other…
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Movie: 40-year-old Virgin (2005)
Looking for something mindless to distract us for a while, this movie delivered. Still, we nearly shut if off a few times from boredom, but it strung us along. There are some good gags and slapstick scenes that got me, but also a lot of jokes that relied on extending sexual misconceptions. Isn’t the truth…
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Not really missing the white Christmas
We had an amazingly calm, sunny, warm Christmas day in Fort Collins, so we had our Christmas dinner on the picnic table! Just like summer, but without the mosquitos.
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Lunch at Lucile’s
The Four Winds, the Lords of Cosmic Jest, and the Wheel of Fortune converge to bring my mother, father, Sarah, her son Adrian, and my cousin Doug together for Lunch at Lucile’s, despite everyone’s plans to the contrary. Or was it the Ghost of Christmas Present? More Photos