The place to be in June – Aspen

MiddleAgedSkiBum.com – Aspen is the place to be in June! Put on your bike helmet, pull on some hiking boots, grab a wine glass & get ready to get your groove on, because June is one activity-filled month in Aspen. To kick things off… this weekend , June 8-10 is Outside in Aspen How about 1 of 10 adventure clinics with top pro athletes, base … Continue reading The place to be in June – Aspen

Fly Fishing My Way – An Orvis Experience

I love to fly fish and I recently had the opportunity to visit the Orvis Flagship Store in Manchester, VT and took a tour of the Fly Rod manufacturing facility which is an experience not to be missed! While not an expert at casting a fly rod, (I still fish like a girl) I started to learn about this sport when I moved to Steamboat … Continue reading Fly Fishing My Way – An Orvis Experience

It’s Not About the Hike – Women Blazing the Trails and Bagging the Peaks

The AMC 4000 Footers Club experienced its largest crowd ever for their awarding of the scrolls event. Young, old, and everyone in between packed into the auditorium at the Cooperative Middle School in Stratham, NH for an evening of celebrating hiking achievement.  The mild winter may have had a little something to do with that, with an avalanche of finishers for the winter peaks list. … Continue reading It’s Not About the Hike – Women Blazing the Trails and Bagging the Peaks

Moab – A Girls Getaway

AspenRealLife.com – A loyal friend laughs at your jokes when they’re not so good, and sympathizes with your problems when they’re not so bad.  ~Arnold H. Glasgow We were heading to Moab to celebrate life and Patty’s birthday. I Facebooked my friends before we left on our girls getaway to Moab , “What does Moab stand for? Moms Outrageously & Aggressively Biking – yeeeehawwww!!!” The responses? “Sounds like … Continue reading Moab – A Girls Getaway

Tuning Out to Tune In

MetaYoga411.com – Fours days on your mountain bike affords an incredible opportunity to really get in a groove and connect with your surroundings. Early April, myself and 3 girlfriends from Nederland loaded up my VW Van and headed for Moab.  Strapped on top of the van was our Bike stuff, camping stuff, lounging clothes and yoga mats. Our destination was a 4 day, fully supported … Continue reading Tuning Out to Tune In

HIKING ASPEN HIGHLANDS BOWL

AspenRealLife.com – I sat at my desk typing away. I was in full blogging mode wearing my father’s silk Chinese robe, my hair piled high atop my head. It’s my favorite color that robe, slate blue, and paper-thin, and I often cannot write without slipping into it. It had been snowing for two days. I wrote fast and furiously so that I could make turns … Continue reading HIKING ASPEN HIGHLANDS BOWL