We were two-thirds up the Schafer Wall along the 100 mile White Rim Road in Canyonlands National Park. It was our third solid day of mountain biking and my 11 year-old son was spent. When we’d started out two days earlier from the Mineral Bottom staging area, we were a group of three families, shiny, […]
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Fantastic Fall Mountain Biking in the North Fruita Desert
Is there anywhere on earth where fall is not glorious? As the day grows shorter, the cool air clarifies the light, the outline of mountains against the horizon are ultra-sharp, colors are thrown into greater relief. And did I mention cool air? The Perfect Season For Desert Mountain Biking During the summer, mountain biking at the […]
Learning From My Outdoor Parenting Mistakes
Last May, we made a bad parenting mistake. We let our younger son ride The Ribbon. The Ribbon is a gorgeous expanse of slickrock high above our valley which connects to a series of singletrack trails ending near our home. Our older son loves this ride and he was pretty sure his brother would love […]
Why I Live in the Center of My Universe
Have you ever had one of those moments when you look around at your life and suddenly, unequivocally, you know that all is right and as it should be? I was walking with my dog on a gorgeous, clear, cold late fall day last year when I was struck by the unexpected perfection of my […]
Fear Factor
When our boys started skiing, I decided that I wanted to avoid programming fear into them. I would ski with one of them on the run of his choosing. The boy had complete control of our agenda. If he wanted to stay on a green or blue run all day, no problem. And if he told me that he was ready to try something harder, no problem, even if I didn’t think he was ready.