Category Archives: Beyond Colorado

Family Thanksgiving in the Desert, 2020 Style

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There’s something I never really realized about Thanksgiving until this year: it’s a four day weekend. Now, before you judge that comment as being on the same level of stupidity as anti-vaxxers, shutting down the national forest for the sake of keeping skiers off of Loveland Pass, getting arrested at a Costco for not wearing a mask, or any other related absurdities of 2020, allow me to explain. Keep Reading…

Searchin’ for Serenity in the Grand Canyon: Escalante Route 2020

Scot, no stranger to well planned out adventures (he’ll be the first to admit they aren’t always well executed), sent out a feeler email earlier this year for a 4 day loop in the Grand Canyon. With the inevitable kid #2 on the way, I knew my chances of pulling a trip like this off in the near future wasn’t going to be as easy, so I bit. My buddy Jeff, an old friend of at least 30 years, had just moved to Denver (great timing) and was up for an adventure. Keep reading…

A Green Walk on the Sky – Mount Búrfell, Þingvellir, Iceland

In late August 2019, my family and I began our autumn European sojourn. Our first destination was Iceland. This was a much anticipated stop as Iceland is one of the best places we’ve ever been. Add in the chance to spend time with Thor, Freyja, Thoranna, and the rest of our dear Icelandic family, and well, this was a week we were very much looking forward to. Keep reading…

Trail Running Haleakala Crater on Maui

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Sometimes the mountain just needs to be put in its place. This is my story of a very rainy trail run on the Island of Maui and just how much fun misery can be… Our first week was spent relaxing at a familiar spot on Kauai. Well, Katie and Odie got to relax. I ended up having way too much work to do and spent more time indoors than I would have liked, but hey, it’s tough to complain when working in a place like Kauai. Keep Reading…