Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
Trying to elevate this soul of mine. Def-i Today was a day of music at the Dolores River Festival! There’s still a couple bands to go as I write this, but so far the standout has been Def-I. Hit play on the sample above to check him out. There isn’t really a lot to say […]
Read More In The Mean TimeAll day long they’re saying, hoh ah Hoh ah, hoh ah, hoh ah Sam Cooke First, my apologies for not writing yesterday. It was a looooooong day of doing things and by the time I sat down with a glass of whiskey in hand I decided there was no way I was going to be using […]
Read More Chain Gang“Oh my wheels are running hard against this mountain I finally crossed the Archuleta line” Dan Fogelburg I’m in Mancos! Yes, today the exclamation mark is warrented. It’s been a long day, but as I write this from the patio of the Mancos Brewery it’s made the 20+ hours of driving over the past three […]
Read More Mountain Pass“… boys, I’m Colorado bound” Stillhouse Junkies Day 2 of RTXXII! Alright, the excalation point is probably overkill. The vast majority of today was spent driving from Omaha to Denver. The morning did begin with a couple cups of Kimpton coffee (delicious) and will end later tonight with a Kimpton whiskey (or two). Right now […]
Read More Colorado Bound“I’m going to California Colorado by myself Next time you see me, I’ll be someone else.” Tyler Lyle Like Fawkes rising from the ashes to bring Dumbledore his favorite beard tie, it’s time once again for this blog to return to life for your (and our) summer entertainment. RTXXII is going to be different. With […]
Read More California (RTXXII)“You fuckin’ did it You really did it yeah You fuckin’ did it You fuckin’ did it You fuckin’ did it You really did it yeah You fuckin’ did it You fuckin’ did it” Jason Mraz That’s right blog readers, we Fucking Did It. By far the most challenging hike of the summer, the one […]
Read More You Fckn Did It“What time is . . . alright, goodnight” Jack Elliot Authors Note: This post was written Monday the 19th about today and yesterday. We’re currently backpacking at Great Basin, so it likely won’t be posted for a few days. Yesterday morning we woke up in Green River, UT at what may have been the nicest […]
Read More Cup of Coffee“You see my problem is this I’m dreaming away” Britney Spears Another day, another 14er! The past week has been a pretty amazing one for hiking. Two epic backpacking trips in New Mexico, two 14ers, two state highpoints. Today’s summit, Mt. Massive is my favorite of the 14ers I’ve completed so far. We set our […]
Read More Oops!…I Did It Again“I found myself on the continental divide Tell me where do I go from here Think I’ll ride into Leadville and have a few beers” Jimmy Buffett Rest day in Leadville. It’s a much better town than most of the touristy towns up here. It seems like somehow it’s managed to actually hold onto some […]
Read More Incommunicado“The higher you climb, The more that you see.” Dan Fogelberg Today we climbed very, very high. All the way to the second highest point in the continental US, the summit of Mt. Elbert. Only Mt. Whitney in California is higher. This was also our second state highpoint of the week. AND a hike that’s […]
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