It’s really amazing to look back at our blog that hasn’t been updated in over seven years. Noah and Luke are 8 now, and poor Joseph (5) never even made it on the blog. I guess life got a bit busy and blogs aren’t as cool as they used to be. Maybe I’ll never write… Continue reading Building a time tracking app for a virtual running event
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My Father-in-Law Steve Temple
Some people don’t have the opportunity to have one good father on this earth. For the past eight plus years, I’ve been blessed to have two. Sadly, on Monday evening, June 24, 2013 Steve Temple lost his life to melanoma. A rare moment captured. Steve slinging pancakes while camping. I can’t really remember the first… Continue reading My Father-in-Law Steve Temple
Little Bear / Blanca Traverse + Ellingwood Point
Lauren commonly calls me “Mr. Mountain Energy”. I suppose it’s a fairly accurate nickname (just look at the majority of my blog entries). I guess my zeal has slowed a bit in the past year; maybe it’s the fact we have twins on the way, my current knee injury, or one particular day in the… Continue reading Little Bear / Blanca Traverse + Ellingwood Point
A Grand 30th Birthday Present
If you’ve spent much time with me, you may know that Grand Teton National Park is one of my favorite places on earth. My parents got me hooked on a summer road-trip in 1994. I’ve climbed and hiked some in the Tetons, and I’ve always talked about wanting to climb “the Grand”. Without technical alpine… Continue reading A Grand 30th Birthday Present
Capitol Charmer
Capitol Peak is one of the most beautiful and challenging of Colorado’s Fourteeners. In September 2010, I blogged about my second and Lauren’s first failed attempt on the mountain. This summer was getting away from us, and we decided to give it “one” more try. The drive to the Capitol Peak trailhead is worth the… Continue reading Capitol Charmer
Our Introduction to the Indian Peaks Wilderness
I may have been slow to warm up to the idea, but I know for a fact that some of Colorado’s finest mountains are not 14,000 ft. In an effort to find some good peaks near Denver, I did some research on the Indian Peaks Wilderness a.k.a. the IPW. Our first trip to the IPW was… Continue reading Our Introduction to the Indian Peaks Wilderness
Boys Trip 2011
In the summer of 2010, my friend Kyle, his friend Jake, and I took a trip to the Sangre De Cristos in southern Colorado to climb Crestone Needle. We had an incredible time (even though I never found time to blog about it) and decided to take another dude trip this summer. Crestone Needle in… Continue reading Boys Trip 2011
Quandary Peak via Cristo Couloir
Mountaineering, you know…the real deal with ice axes and crampons has always intrigued me. Back in April, Lauren was at the beach with some friends, and I “somehow” ended up at the REI garage sale. I didn’t really need anything, but it didn’t hurt to wander through the deals. And there they were, a couple… Continue reading Quandary Peak via Cristo Couloir
Snow Cave, Yes Please!
If you haven’t noticed, I’m a pretty big fan of snow. Luckily we live somewhere with an abundance of the white stuff, and it’s good for more than skiing and snowball fights. Saturday morning my friend Lewis McAll and I got an early start and headed towards our destination, Loch Lomond. Loch Lomond is located… Continue reading Snow Cave, Yes Please!
Little Matterhorn – RMNP
After visiting the Matterhorn during our 2007 trip to Switzerland, there was no question about visiting Little Matterhorn in Rocky Mountain National Park when we found out about it in my Colorado Scrambles: Climbs Beyond the Beaten Path book. The real Matterhorn: This time, we wouldn’t just see it, we would make the point to climb it!… Continue reading Little Matterhorn – RMNP