T-6 days until Departure!

For those of you who don’t yet know, Heidi, the boys and I will spend the next four months going around the world via the Fall 2011 Voyage of Semester at Sea. We depart for […]

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A day at the park(s)

Spent an hour or so with the kids and grandparents exploring Red Rocks. Could brothers be any different? We then took a walk down by Clear Creek to check out the kayakers. The water is […]

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First Summer Swim Club Meet of the Season

Here’s a few from Saturday’s first swim meet. Tate and Reade both rocked it with 5 first places ribbons each, both getting State qualifying times in some events.

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Golden Gate FD’s Firefighter Recognition Print

Awhile back Judson Miller, Chief of Golden Gate Fire Dept., approached me about using a print to award to their firefighters to recognize their efforts during the Indian Gulch Wildfire. I worked with him to […]

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Gallop at the Grove 2011

The 4th Annual Gallop at the Grove 5k/1k Run was today, and 2011 marks the fourth year I’ve covered it. I had a little help from a friend, Marty Pelletier, who aptly covered the finish […]

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V.M.R. Indian Gulch Wildfire Commemorative Print Available

First of all, thanks to all the folks who came out to today’s Firefighter Appreciation Picnic at White Ash Mine Park, sponsored by the Village at Mountain Ridge. Several standout-mounted commemorative prints were given to […]

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Indian Gulch Wildfire, Day 4

Pretty quiet here on the east side of the fire, but about 2:00 they had the fire make a run at the SW corner of the fire area. They hit it with 3 different aircraft, […]

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Indian Gulch Fire, Night 3

Well, on the one hand, (luckily for me) the 39 degree temperature and 40+ mph gusts down here in town kept me from hiking to the top of any mountains tonight. On the other hand, […]

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Indian Gulch Fire, Night 2

This afternoon at about 3 pm, the winds reached their peak for the day, and the smoke got very thick here in the Mtn. Ridge subdivision. Tate was home sick, so I was a captive […]

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Indian Gulch Wildfire at Night

Wanting to get a better feel for where the fire actually was, after dark I headed up Lookout Mountain to see what I could see. As of midnight, the fire hasn’t crested the ridge to […]

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Indian Gulch Wildfire Heli Ops

After spending the weekend up in the mountains for Reade’s 12th Birthday ski party, we came home to find a wildfire burning the hillside adjacent to our subdivision. When I quit taking pics at about […]

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Photoessay: Avenue Vision

Last week I got together with Dr. Eva Strube of Avenue Vision here in Golden to create some marketing images for use primarily on their recently revamped website. I was able to watch Dr. Strube […]