Rollinsville to Durango…on Dirt!

August 19, 2009

The Ultimate Off Road Adventure Ride Having grown up in Durango and now living along the Front Range, it has been a dream of ours to ride our dual-sported 450 dirtbikes from Fort Collins to Durango for a long time. Life tends to get in the way of a lot of these Adventures, but this [...]

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Rollinsville to Durango, part 2

August 18, 2009

Guanella Pass to Grant. From Grant we zip down 285 to Jefferson and make our way towards Tarryall. We top off our tanks in Jefferson and discover we are getting 50+ MPG! Beautiful high mountain lake It is from Jefferson south that is an entirely new experience for the both us. This is a part [...]

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Rollinsville to Durango, Day 2

August 18, 2009

Day 2 After securing a camp spot along the river in Lake City the night before, we wake to a beautiful morning along the river. Temps dropped to the mid 30s overnight and the air was clean and crisp when we woke up. We had apparently pitched out tent just off of a jogging trail [...]

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Durango to Rollinsville, the trip in Reverse!

August 18, 2009

After getting our bikes all situated at Handlebar Cycle in Durango and a quick burger at Oscars we were off again headed back to Silverton. Have I mentioned how 50 miles of asphalt on a 450 doesn’t do the body good? We pull into Silverton and top off our tanks, grab a few rations, and [...]

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Durango to Rollinsville, the final stretch…

August 17, 2009

Day 3 So as night was quickly approaching, we wanted to get as far north as possible to get a good run at getting home on Sunday. We cruise through Slumgullion and head to points North. Working our way towards Cathedral, we pass many fine looking campgrounds. I stop Travis and ask him to stop [...]

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Jekyl and Hyde Ride over Kingston Peak

July 8, 2009

A ride always starts somewhere, and mine started with Mark. He rolled up at my house at 11:30am. A well seasoned, large displacement, KTM rumbled up the street. Old by some standards, this particular machine is a bit of a rare bike, cleaner than a bike of this age should be, and slightly temperamental as [...]

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Blogging with iPhone Photos

April 16, 2009

So I set out this week to see if taking pictures and blogging with them is viable or even recommended from an iPhone. Last week I commented on a great app for the iPhone called Photogene and I have to say that this little application makes all the difference in the world. Although the images [...]

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Photogene on iPhone

April 11, 2009

I have often wondered if it is possible to run a blog stricty on Mobile Phone pictures. The quality of pictures coming from mobile devices can, at times, be quite remarkable. Over the next few weeks I am going to experiment with shots taken from my iPhone to see their viability as a real media [...]

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Skiing on Buffalo Pass

March 2, 2009

Saturday morning found us at the base of Buffalo Mountain just outside of Steamboat Springs. It has been an almost weekly ritual for us, at least as much as our schedules will allow. This particular Saturday found us with a couple of inches of new snow and a lot of sunshine! With two doctors, a [...]

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CHL All-Star Game

February 19, 2009

CHL All-Star Game On the 14th of January, 2009 a remarkable hockey game took place. For the first time in CHL history, the Colorado Eagles hosted the All-Star Game and presented a brand new, unique format. This year, the Colorado Eagles challenged the league All-Stars to a dual. How can a regular team beat the [...]

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