Now that I’m housebound here in rain-soaked Northern California, I can resume posting about the Tour Divide, the 2,700-mile Canada-Mexico adventure of a lifetime I finished five months ago. I even brought the notepad I was scribbling on in my one-person tent under the glow of a one-LED finger light each just so I could transcribe its daily notes while I’m on vacation.

In July and August, I mainly posted about “look at how ridiculous/difficult/nutso this race was,” so this time I thought I’d begin posting about how scenic the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route is. Here are scenery photos from the Tour Divide. It was the most beautiful thing I have ever done. Continue reading »

I’m not sure if it’s because I’ve become spoiled by the relatively warm, snow-less and sunny days in Northern Colorado this early December, or I’m just starting to become a weather wimp. In any case, the first thing I muttered as I crept out of my car at Lee Martinez Park was, “Brrr, it’s cold!”

“At least it’s not zero degrees like it was two years ago,” a fellow Fort Collins Running Club member replied. That is true. This year there were no icicles dangling off Doug’s beard. Continue reading »

Most people who receive an Evite in their e-mail inbox expect to find an invitation to a birthday party, dinner, or a movie night. But most people do not receive invites from Ryan, a friend (woman) of mine in Fort Collins. The Evite for her event promised lots of snacks, wine, and… sex toys. Continue reading »

Good thing Tori was in town this weekend. Otherwise, instead of hiking a few miles on rolling, snow-covered trails at Lumpy Ridge, Nick might have coaxed me into running 10.

Or maybe even more. Continue reading »

“Maybe you could join us for lunch at one o’clock tomorrow,” I suggested to my dear friend as we cruised back from Thanksgiving dinner. “Before then, I’ll be at a motorcycle shop to check out the bikes and meet some celebrities.”

“Motorcycle celebrities?” asked Tori.

“Well, not exactly,” I replied. “Um, er, Playboy celebrities.” Continue reading »