Outdoor Stuff

43 Cents

43 Cents

  While out wandering a small town, I discovered this old abandoned gas pump sitting behind a building.  Immediately drawn to the decay and the rust, I began snapping away.  It was until much later I took a closer look at the print and realized this pump wasn’t even designed for a purchase higher...
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Outdoor Winter Activities with Kids

Ice Skating on the Canal

Before I had children I used to downhill ski about 40 days a season.  After children I was lucky to get a couple days in a season.  Plus, my first child would cry and cry after 30 minutes in the cold.  I am the outdoorsy type so it was awful feeling trapped inside.  Luckily...
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Apophenia

Apophenia


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Top Ten Ways to Enjoy Fall in the San Juans

Top Ten Ways to Enjoy Fall in the San Juans

10.  Wear cozy sweaters and take a stroll in the crisp evenings.  How lovely it is to be able to wear cozy layers again!  Put on those favorite boots while you are at it and enjoy the change in wardrobe. 9.  Sit in your hot tub and admire the stars.  If you don’t have...
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bE cuRiouS

bE cuRiouS


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Kanon on the Rocks

Baby Kanon exploring the Ute Museum

Facing Fears at the Glenwood Adventure Park

Facing Fears at the Glenwood Adventure Park

I did something that I was really proud of last week.  I bungee jumped! It was scary.  To me, jumping off of a huge platform is really scary.   I don’t like heights, I don’t like falling, and I don’t like feeling out in the open and exposed.  Bungee Jumping evokes all of these fears....
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15 Ways to Get Your Kids Outside this Summer

Montrose Colorado Pool

By now everyone is in full swing with summer activities. I am not sure what happens between the last day of school and the first of July, but all of my grandiose idealistic plans about the perfect summer somehow come crashing down around me. I was going to be so organized. I was going...
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Inspirational Quote

History is a relentless master. It has no present, only the past rushing into the future. To try to hold fast is to be swept aside.
John F. Kennedy

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