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Get Out There: Mesa Verde National Park

At Mesa Verde National Park in southwest Colorado, discover ancient cliff dwelling cities of the Ancestral Pueblo people. For near seven hundred years, these finely crafted carve-outs housed thriving communities. […]

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Check Engine Lights and Life Dashboards

My check engine light is on in my 2004 Honda Pilot. I’ve had it checked, but they said it was okay but for how long? How long can I drive […]

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The Empowerment of Choice

I’m a coffee snob. I prefer dark, black, strong coffee over office or hotel coffee. After I fired my boss, I gave myself smoke breaks, but I’m not a smoker. […]

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Teaching Corporate Guys to Play

I ran an experiment a few years ago. I invited two clients to fly to Colorado to join me for an “off-site” meeting. One of them was wound tight and […]

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Simplify Your Life: Knowing Where to Start

Simplifying my life started with pocket knives. Two years ago our lives were extremely complicated, extremely expensive and going too fast in too many directions. We knew things had to […]

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Searching For Walter Mitty’s Slide #25

We found a new trail today. Dave looked it up on satellite view where he could trace the outline coming down the ridgeline. Our plan was hatched. Parking lot-10:30. We […]

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Dispatch: Mountain Biking the Santa Cruz Redwoods to the Pacific Ocean

The flowy turns are silent. The thousand-year-old Redwoods peak at three hundred feet absorbing every sound below. The trails in Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park are like Jurassic Park meets the […]

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The Science of Happiness

When I worked in advertising. I learned that cover titles are created to sells the most magazines. It’s not the compelling new content that drives the title. It’s the consumer […]

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Learning Which Fences to Hop

I’ve always hopped fences. I guess my curiosity and spirit of adventure are stronger than my fear of getting caught on the wrong side of the fence. In college inspired […]

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Destination: My Favorite Adventure Runs From Across the Globe

Some people collect stamps or guns. I collect intangibles like runs, trips, adventures and experiences. I’ve kept a mental list of my favorite runs from across the globe, but never […]

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