December 25th, 2009


Jon, Emma, Meera, Dennis & Clare, Mom & Ben.
It’s been a long long time since I had Christmas with my family, so this Christmas I was excited. Everybody was coming to Denver to celebrate the season. Jon came from WA and Mom & Ben & Meera came from CA for an unforgettable white Christmas. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Christmas Day, family, Hike in Snow, Wii
Posted in Around the House | No Comments »
December 19th, 2009

We went Cross Country Skiing at Snow Mountain Ranch, CO. This was going to be Emma’s 2nd time on skis and Dennis’ 3rd. I was more than excited to get out for the day.

We carpooled with a co-worker of mine, Mike. We met at the Mammoth Park & Ride, in Morrison at o’dark thirty. He drove and we dozed on and off. Then, we stopped in Winter Park at the Rise & Shine for some breakfast. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: CO, Cross Country Ski, Snow Mountain Ranch
Posted in Cross Country Skiing | No Comments »
December 18th, 2009
We had all the ingredients in the pantry, so I made Christmas Chilaquiles. YUM!!!

My chilaquiles have shredded chicken, pepperjack cheese (or Manchego), tortilla chips, and salsa. Since it was so near Christmas, I decided to do it with green & red salsa.
Tags: Chilaquiles, Christmas, Food
Posted in Around the House | No Comments »
November 29th, 2009



For day 2 of the weekend in Vegas, we did the Calico Tanks hike in Red Rocks Park. The hike is fairly mellow, ascending a few hundred feet to a pretty overlook and the very empty Calico Tanks. The cavernous rock pits generally store water through-out the year, but there was just a puddle at the bottom. How odd! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Calico Tanks, Day Hike, NV, Red Rocks
Posted in Mountaineering | No Comments »
November 28th, 2009

On Saturday, Emma, Rachel, Dennis & I climbed at the Pantywall. There were crowds (Thanksgiving Weekend), but we all had fun regardless.


The weather was great, a bit chilly in the morning, but warming up perfectly for the afternoon. We did all the moderate bolted climbs worth doing Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: NV, Pantywall, Red Rocks, Thanksgiving Weekend
Posted in Rock Climbing | No Comments »