Category Archives: At Home in Denver & the Rockies

It might be home, but I’m still wandering

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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Reflections on the Present Forgotten

Posted on April 23, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration #8: Music — Part 2 Curtis Fuller sits on the edge of his padded stool, almost standing. He pulls the trombone to his lips, a brass instrument as tall as he is, but surely not as … Continue reading →

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Fighting the Travel Bug with the Familiar

Posted on April 10, 2012 by mlgray

Also known as the travel itch, the travel bug seems to wander into our lives right around these first weeks of spring. The days grow longer, the sun shines brighter, the roses in our yard begin to show signs of … Continue reading →

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A Lake Walk Home

Posted on February 12, 2012 by mlgray

In the middle of winter it becomes easy (even in the sunny state of Colorado) to stay glued to my desk chair, my fingers on the keyboard, my mind on work.  I must often remind myself to go for a … Continue reading →

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Turning Zen . . . On Skis

Posted on January 24, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration – Experience # 4 A quick note to regular readers . . . I’m going to do my absolute best to stick to my once per week posting on Sunday morning.  This past week is a … Continue reading →

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