Colorado

America the Beautiful

August 6, 2010

Yesterday was our 365th day on the road. We arrived back on American soil 22 days ago and despite having all the internet we could want and the ability to easily place domestic calls, we have been almost completely incommunicado. Part of the reason may be trying to deny the fact that we’ve left the […]

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Lyons Classic Pinball Arcade

January 9, 2010

While not nearly as cool as the Museum of Soviet Arcade Games, Lyons’ is a small pinball arcade, tucked off a small road near Estes Park, Colorado.

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Rockies Game!

August 29, 2009

An evening game between the Colorado Rockies and (our own) San Francisco Giants. The Giants won it 6 to 3 in 9 innings. Full Flickr set is here.

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Pikes Peak

August 29, 2009

While Anjel was volunteering at the Gabriel Foundation, I took a day to ride down to Pikes Peak, another one of Colorado’s over-14,000 ft summits, and home to the annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (our second famous motorsport destination so far – Bonneville Speedway being the first). The race is held every July, but […]

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Maps: Tour du Colorado

August 29, 2009

A leisurely weekend ride from Aurora to Red Rocks Amphitheatre, up Mt. Evans (at 14,220 feet the highest paved road in the U.S.), stopping in Idaho Springs for a Buffalo burger lunch followed by a quick stroll through downtown Boulder, and back home in time to catch an evening showing of the G.I. Joe movie […]

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BUSTED!

August 19, 2009

Yesterday morning I got up to drive Anjel to her internship at the Gabriel Foundation bird rescue. She had ridden her bike the day before but there were thunderstorms forecast for the afternoon and it didn’t look like riding would be a great idea. Cheri was generous enough to loan us the minivan for the […]

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