Epic Adventures

The Pikes Peak EPIC Adventure Life Project

I breathe in and count to five. I exhale slowly on the same rhythm, repeating until I feel my heart rate lower. I visualize myself on the windblown summit of […]

How To Go On a Colorado Winter Hut Trip

Ever wanted to get out in one of those pristine winter wonderlands? Grab your willing attitude, some adventurous friends, and a good plan. Here’s how to get started. We improvised […]

Destination: Mountain Biking Fruita & Moab

My buddies and I have always wanted to ride the world-class singletrack of Fruita, CO and Moab, UT. Between planning a wedding, gaps of unemployment and a stolen bike, it […]

Destination: Log From the Sea of Cortez Baja MX

At 20,000 feet the ambient light within the aircraft cabin refracted the aqua blue from the Baja’s Sea of Cortez. Islands appear like cookie crumbles soaking in a tall glass […]

Trip Report: 1,000 Mile Desert Southwest Road Trip in Our 1974 VW Joy Bus

I’m grateful for that unseat-belted, late 1970s family journey across the Mojave Desert for getting me hooked. Ever since, the drone of late-shift driving, the redolence of possibility and the […]

Dispatch: Colorado’s Deepest Hole In the Ground: Black Canyon of the Gunnison

In March 2017, my daughter and I road tripped to visit Colorado’s deepest hole in the ground, The Black Canyon of the Gunnison. Now a National Park, this rugged steep-walled […]