We floated 15 miles to our overnight pullout, it was cold that first night in camp. Then a snow storm kicked in the next morning, high cold water splashes, chill wind, falling snow. We stopped for a rest and thats when the unstoppable shivering set in on the steep banks of the Dolores River in Colorado.
3 Days on the Dolores River
Jul 31
The Outback on a Honda XR250
Jun 26
The downloadable PDF contains a short story and photos about some I spent in the working and riding in the Outback… 1.8Mb have a look. The Accidental Outback PDF
hang o batics
Aug 31
I first me Little Jon in 1997 at the Bogong Cup in Australia, he was a fifteen year old wind dummy… click on the picture
Take a few moments, get up to speed on what’s happening in one of the fastest growing and most exclusive residential resorts in North America, Mountain Village, CO. All proceeds from the sale of “The Lost People of Mountain Village” film CD go to Sheep Mountain Alliance – the Telluride Region’s environmental organization dedicated to preserving the natural splendor of Southwestern Colorado.
Here’s the LPMV website.
the accidental outback
Aug 21
Worumba Station, Austalia – July 2000
Some time ago I began to consider a return trip to Australia. Having spent most of the Summer during my last trip there within a few hundred miles of the coast, the thought of the Outback in Winter, the vast Red Center, long skyline, and dark silence attracted me.
Small Beach Long Boat
Aug 12
A nice little beach asleep below this tree. See the photos here.
I saw Mario wearing his new State Champion jersey, he looks great in it. He stepped up one class riding twice the distance of previous races. The insiders story says his tires were too whompy for the muddy course but Mario does not make excuses. Read more about the race at his blog.
He was surrounded, but just for a moment, then he hit hard, as a lightning bolt strikes the ground. Read the rest of this entry »