Category Archives: At Home in Denver & the Rockies

It might be home, but I’m still wandering

Up and Down Above Boulder

Posted on March 3, 2013 by mlgray

This will be my last post on running for a while here at graywanderings.com . . . if you are interested in more running adventures, check-out my latest collaborative project, and what motivates me to run at: http://lymphedemaawareness.blogspot.com/ * * … Continue reading →

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Lost in Suburbia

Posted on February 27, 2013 by mlgray

I’m not sure how it happened, but about ninety minutes into the run, I’m no longer on the High Line Canal Trail.  There’s a puzzling detour sign at the end of a cul-de-sac in a nice neighborhood. Sporting my classy … Continue reading →

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Running to Metamorphose

Posted on February 24, 2013 by mlgray

I’d like to spend this week promoting another project I’m working on and sharing some background as to why I’ve taken up long-distance endurance running.  The following post was originally posted at the home site for the Lymphedema Awareness Team, … Continue reading →

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I Went Out For A Run And Came Back With A Protractor

Posted on February 10, 2013 by mlgray

Mile 10, as it so often is. The concrete vibrates through my running shoes, into my feet and ankles, up into my legs, and even begins to rock my head.  I turn up the Led Zeppelin on my ipod, focus … Continue reading →

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Still Wandering!

Posted on February 5, 2013 by mlgray

Hey fellow readers and writers- Yes indeed, I wandered away from the written word for a little bit too long.  I suppose I needed a break from blogging to refocus and reevaluate for 2013. But I’m back, outlining and planning … Continue reading →

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Brewery Blogging

Posted on October 15, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration #14: The Multiple Purposes of Travel Writing Over the past two weeks, I’ve been focused on updating the web pages at my other blog/website, coloradobrewerydays.com.  While there’s still more work to be done, I’m quite happy … Continue reading →

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Running to Live

Posted on October 7, 2012 by mlgray

For one of the supposedly busier trails into the Denver foothills, the parking lot is quiet. I look up at the clouds and feel the wind.  Rain definitely seems to be on its way, but it’s too fall-like for a … Continue reading →

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Fall Colors of Colorado: What Change Means

Posted on September 23, 2012 by mlgray

Last weekend, we went on our annual drive and camping trip to see the fall colors of Colorado. The transition of aspen leaves is a glorious moment in time and space.  For a fleeting instance we tip-toe through the woods, … Continue reading →

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From Trail Running to Slowing Down

Posted on September 9, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration #13: Walking Mindfully Not only am I examining a different mode of exploring in this post, but I’m also attempting a new form for this narrative, something along the lines of “traveling aphorisms,” (a new coinage). … Continue reading →

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Gardening: A Day on the Earth

Posted on April 29, 2012 by mlgray

Over the past few weeks I’ve explored this theme of the present moment, of enjoying the familiar, of slowing down and taking-in the now.  It’s a concept I think we talk about often, so much so that maybe it’s become … Continue reading →

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