I was a Lance Armstrong fan. I respected him for being a great athlete, cancer survivor and philanthropist. I read his book, “It’s Not About the Bike,” (good book, bad title). I wore my LIVESTRONG t-shirt -- hot pink with yellow letters -- and of...
When your 40th birthday falls eleven days before the New Year, it seems like an appropriate time to reflect. Reflect and resolve. Are you where you thought you’d be? What more do you hope for in the next year or years to come? A deluge of...
The holidays are full of booby traps. There is family; there are in-laws; and there are expectations. To negotiate the holiday minefield, many families have rules. Some are verbalized, some are implied and some are simply made up on the spot out of necessity. The...
November is the time of year when people leave towns like Telluride for warmer spots such as Mexico, Arizona or California. The mountain weather is unpredictable, restaurants close and those residents without kids in the schools flee. Yet, on any given November Sunday in southwest Colorado,...
I’ve visited Moab lots. I’ve climbed off Pot Ash Road, rafted the Daily Run, biked on Slick Rock and Poison Spider and camped with my family alongside the Colorado River. But, I’ve never experienced Moab like I did last weekend at the Sorrel River Ranch. Located...
If you weren’t a cycling fan and you were in Telluride Monday August 19th, chances are that you are one now. Locals and visitors alike lined Main Street to watch the world’s best cyclists battle 10,000 feet mountain passes, intermittent rain showers and each other over...
There are lots of reasons to love the USA Pro Cycling Challenge -- the most prominent being that many of us won’t be able to work on Monday because of the road closures. My first day back to full-time work in five years was slated...
Editor's Note: Jesse's column is normally published on Sunday. This weekend Jesse was busy, as you will read in her post. What she didn't tell you is that she got 2d place in her division. There are certain feats that seem impossible to me. The list...
I’ve read that in a healthy marriage you’re not supposed to keep “score". So I don’t. But, every now and then, I’m prone to take a little “inventory”. And after “reflecting” upon the summer, it came to my attention that my husband, Jake, got a...
Don’t you love when you ask a Telluride regular where they’ve hiked, and they respond, “Just a Weibe.” The response insinuates that the Weibe isn’t a “real” hike, just a quick loop to do when you don’t have time to really get out. FYI, a...
