Category Archives: Aspen Stories

2015 Fall

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Al

I’m not really looking for help just reporting to my friends what has happened to me. But if you have experience with concussion or traumatic brain injury and want to post here, that’s welcome. Those who know me may know … Continue reading →

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Fly Fishing in Colorado III

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Al

The next day, we drove through Glenwood Canyon. Here, the Colorado River makes the first of its iconic cuts through the rising western landscape. The Grand Canyon, with its length, depth, width, age, and National Park status, gets all the … Continue reading →

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Fishing In Colorado II

Posted on November 9, 2014 by Al

This was in 1962, back before the tunnels. In the early 70s, as part of the ongoing Interstate Highway program, the Eisenhower tunnel was bored more than a mile through the Continental Divide. Before I-70 turned Central Colorado into a … Continue reading →

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Fly Fishing in Colorado

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Al

I saw little value in rejecting fish before we’d even caught any, though. And I had enough Tom Sawyer/Huck Finn in me to see the upside of tossing a line in a mountain stream, then sitting around for hours while the fish didn’t bite. So I simply said, “OK, where are we going to fish?” Continue reading →

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Interval Training At Altitude

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Al

I train at altitude primarily because I have a home at 8400′, thanks to my parents, who retired here in 1969, in a very beautiful part of the country with extraordinary cultural and recreational offerings – Aspen/Snowmass. Even if there … Continue reading →

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By The Pool

Posted on May 20, 2014 by Al

  Snowmass has always been Aspen’s striving but failing little sibling. Overshadowed in almost every aspect except for the size of its ski area, Snowmass has long tried imitation, usually coming up short in comparison. Decades ago, long before they … Continue reading →

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Chairlift Chatter

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Al

It hasn’t snowed here in over a week. The runs are slick, shimmery, and slippery, basically soft ice rinks. The undersides of the moguls shine, the tops are like knife edges. The sun and warm temperatures have conspired to bring … Continue reading →

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Perfect Moments

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Al

(Or: “Epic Storm, Day Four”) “Leigh! Cheryl!” My sister and wife were standing, fussing, at the entrance to the final loading chute of the Elk Camp lift. I’d called earlier, while riding the gondola up the hill. We’d planned to … Continue reading →

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Epic Storm: Day Three

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Al

I’ve been pacing myself, holding back from the urge to do 27-30,000 vertical feet a day, getting only 23-24, so that I can go the distance on this storm. Continue reading →

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Epic Storm: Day Two

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Al

I had to snow blow the driveway five times – three yesterday, two today – just to keep up with the deluge. Continue reading →

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