The Life Blog
Hiking Hope Lake … Nature’s Bounty on Full Display
When the Life Bus went to Durango at the end of August to celebrate our brother's wedding, we spent a few days in Telluride adventuring together there. (See Just a Darn Good Day Paddling in Telluride post). We were recommended this hike by the great people at our...
HIKING THE NARROWS!!! Everyone Has to Do this One!!!
Maybe you can tell by the generous use of exclamation points and ALL CAPS in the title, I loved every minute of hiking the Narrows. I can't say it enough, this is one of the coolest, most beautiful, jaw-dropping adventures I have ever experienced. I am not sure how...
Fat Biking Adventure at Devil’s Thumb Ranch: Keeping the Wheels Rolling in the Winter
Due to the lack of snow for most of this winter in Colorado, our fat bikes have been sadly collecting dust in our garage. Every time I would drive in to the garage, I would see my neglected, forlorn fat bike. It was making me nuts that I couldn't ride it. Finally,...
My Life Bus is Out of the Ditch and Rolling Again
Well hello world! Somewhere along the way, a few years ago which I can hardly believe, my Life Bus careened off the road and into the ditch where it has unfortunately stayed, growing weeds around it all the while. Somehow I allowed myself to lose sight, and control,...
Les, In Remembrance
The Olympics always make me think of Les. I wrote this a few years ago and wanted to share it on the Life Bus. The fascinating--and frustrating--aspect of inspiration is that you never know when to expect it. Sometimes, when you most need it, when you're digging the...
Four Days in Tennessee
Coordinating a transcontinental reunion is about as challenging as it sounds. It was Laura’s idea. She’d been looking into the Cummins Fall Marathon pretty much since we’d gotten back from Cuba. 2016 was not to be, at least for me. Four international vacations had...
Rock Climbing Italian Style
The biggest challenge with the whole language barrier is, when someone says something that doesn't entirely make sense, deciding if one should laugh, ask for clarification, or offer up a withering glare. For example, when I asked the bus driver which stop was for my...