Embarking on a road trip with no destination made me feel calm, peaceful, and free. I really have no idea of where I am going or how long I will be traveling. I am just heading North By Northwest until I find cooler temperatures. There is no plan, no schedule, and no agenda. Well I…
Category: Adventure Travel
Bear Creek Falls Trail
The hike up Bear Creek Falls Trail went much better than the Jud Wiebe Trail Hike. While both trails climb over 1000 feet above the canyon floor, the Bear Creek Falls Trail is an out and back trail 2.5 miles each way. While most of the hike was still between 9,000 ft and 10,000 ft,…
How Blue Mesa and Paso Robles Got Their Names
Continuing with the story from Telluride back in 1997 – Two days after leaving Telluride, we rode from Montrose to Gunnison. A little background for this story. PC was a dear cat of mine, one of the original three black cats. He died in 1994, and I never quite got over his passing, he was…
Jud Wiebe Trail
Finding myself winded within one minute of starting the hike up Jud Wiebe Trail, I struggled during the entire hike. The trail is only a three-mile long loop, but gains 1300 feet of elevation in little over a mile, averaging over a 20% grade. The trail climbs steeply on the east side of Telluride. The trail…
What Have You Learned, Dorothy?
An interesting mental exercise is to express all your dreams and hopes with only six words. The purpose of only using six words is to focus on what you most value in your life. Using only six words to express your life’s dreams is difficult. Try sometime when you get a chance. I came up…