After the 12 hours of driving, arriving in the park well after sunset, we found a place to park for the night. At 5:30am the alarm woke us just before the sun began to peak over and shine onto the Tetons. We all jumped out to snap some photos before...
Monday morning at 10:30AM we left Conor’s place to drive North-West-ward to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. The first half of the day was spent behind the wheel fighting an overwhelming head-wind that killed any hopes of good fuel mileage. We suffered through it as best we could all...
It is an odd feeling; my child graduates from playing with toys to wanting to start playing simulated warfare. On the weekend of Tim’s 13th birthday, he and his school-mate went to play paintball, and I went to be supportive and take a few snapshots.
I’ve hiked Button Rock (to Longmont Dam) trail a few times. I’ve hiked the Hall Ranch trails a few times as well, heck I even biked it once (whew!). There is a trail that connects them both that I have always wanted to explore and have felt it was too...
This past Monday Conor and I chose to hike up in Rocky Mountain National Park. We knew the weather would be semi-poor, including the chance of snow and rain. Because of the weather we originally chose three different hikes, none of which were very long or difficult, and hoped to...
Conor and I hit a local trail yesterday. Just a few miles down the road the ‘Pitcure Rock trail’ of Heil Valley Ranch only just opened for use in 2008. It proved to be a very well manicured trail, popular with the Mtn Biker’s but still a fantastic day-hike. 3...
Tim had his first track meet this past Wednesday. Yep, he chose it himself to compete in track after school. After this past two weeks of training almost every day after school Tim ran in his first competitions; Long-jump, High-jump, and a relay race. It was bitter cold with the...
I have hiked into the Homestead Meadows a few times, usually by the Lion’s Gultch trail. This past Monday, Conor and I chose to hike in from the Northern side following a short trail and the dirt access roads to the homesteads. On paper, this appeared to be an easier...
Conor got me motivated for a hike, so after getting my work done for the day we hauled ourselves up Hwy 14 to a hike that he had partially done a few months back, Gray Rock Mtn. This trail is a 2300 foot climb in 3 miles, one way, so...
As I traveled North toward Colorado, I was in need of a fuel stop and a lunch break. Not far off my path was the Petroplgyh Ntnl Monument so I decided to spend my few hours there instead of at a truck stop. I stopped in at the visitors center...
