Category Archives: Travel

A Sense of Place (called Idyllwild)

Posted on January 15, 2012 by mlgray

Different Modes of Exploration – Experience # 3 I love to write rambling passages about being in motion: the things that pass through Italian train windows  like moving photo albums, the bumpy raucous nature of all-night bus rides through Vietnam, … Continue reading →

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Different Modes of Exploration: Experience 2 – The Climber’s Edge

Posted on January 12, 2012 by mlgray

My brother spends hours alone on the rock, climbing massive, grand stretches of granite and sandstone, belaying himself, cleaning his own gear, climbing back up.  The last time he returned from a 1200 foot solo climb in Zion, there was … Continue reading →

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Different Modes of Exploration: Experience 1 – A Lion’s Trail

Posted on January 7, 2012 by mlgray

While spending a raucous two weeks in the California sunshine with family and friends for the holidays, I fell into a lovely rhythm of getting outdoors far more regularly than I’m able to during a typical Denver work week.  The … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Travels Part V: Why We Return Home

Posted on December 19, 2011 by mlgray

From Sedona, we flew across the 40 to Albuquerque, New Mexico where we made our way through a couple of local breweries and a pizza stop for greasy calzones and Italian sandwiches. It always amazes me how one can go … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Travels Part IV: Sedona

Posted on December 16, 2011 by mlgray

If Thanksgiving is for just one thing, it’s for family.  And I’ve had the good fortune that one of my long-time travel companions is my father, who joined us on our Sedona sojourn. On Thanksgiving Day, my Dad and I … Continue reading →

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Lunar Eclipse

Posted on December 10, 2011 by mlgray

We travel the world far and wide, to be amazed, to observe, to enjoy the beauties and complexities of humanity and the world. But what we come to realize quite quickly, is that the most profound beauty, the deepest enlightenments, … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Travels Part III: Another Country

Posted on December 10, 2011 by mlgray

After leaving Four Corners National Monument, we wove our way south by southwest through the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. It seemed pertinent to travel across these lands, these wide-open (maybe even desolate) spaces, during our Thanksgiving Holiday. I think we’ve … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Travels Part II: Touching Four Corners

Posted on December 5, 2011 by mlgray

“Do you have anything smaller?” The kiosk attendant at Four Corners National Monument asks me curtly. It’s 9:03 am and we’re clearly the first tourists on site. I fumble in my wallet for a moment and turn to Lindsay, “Do … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Travels Part I: Road Line Yellow

Posted on November 21, 2011 by mlgray

After three months of shorter one-day and weekend trips, I’m glad to be out on a ten-day journey. We awoke early on Friday morning, right at sunrise actually, to wander our way down to Sedona, Arizona for Thanksgiving.  With the … Continue reading →

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Building Community, One Craft Beer at a Time

Posted on November 12, 2011 by mlgray

After visiting the Arvada Beer Company (ABC) last night, I am once again convinced that hometown breweries are restoring community to our neighborhoods.   I watched for over an hour as friends gathered for their TGIFs and children enjoyed homemade rootbeer … Continue reading →

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