Green Chile Recipe Chronicles.

Green Chile Recipe Chronicles.

by Sonya Looney January 30, 2012

I grew up in the Land of Enchantment – Neeeew Mexico.  It is also the home of some fantastic spicy New Mexican food and of delightfully flavorful and blazing green chile.  There is a misconception that New Mexican food is unhealthy.  Ok, a lot of it is with the cheese, oils, sopapillas, etc.  There is [...]

Tight Hips: 9 yoga poses to release the hips

Tight Hips: 9 yoga poses to release the hips

by Sonya Looney January 27, 2012

Yoga, stretching – everywhere you go people are talking about it. Maybe you don’t want to pay the money and sweat little puddles next to your 40 closest best friends, but you would like to benefit from the stretching aspect of yoga.  There are many, many asanas(poses) in yoga with multiple intentions. My favorites are [...]

Snow Bike Race Series

Snow Bike Race Series

by Sonya Looney January 24, 2012

I figured a good way to follow up my last post would be to tell you where to snowbike!  It just so happens that there is a snowbike race series in the Leadville area every winter.  The first one was Saturday, Jan 14.  The most intriguing part?  It was at night at Copper, complete with [...]

Snowbiking sans snow bike

Snowbiking sans snow bike

by Sonya Looney January 7, 2012

I’ve always wanted a snow bike… if you don’t know what that is, here is a picture: Super fat tires. Super phat fun! The fat tires give you a lot more stability in the powder…think powder skis. While I’ve never tried a “snow bike,” I have hit the trails on my mountain bike. I’m always [...]

Last Minute Outdoor Gift Ideas

by Sonya Looney December 21, 2011

The slow burning wick on the dynamite, also known as Xmas morning, is burning dangerously close.  I decided to follow up my gift guide for the cyclist with a gift guide for the outdoorsy person in your life.  There have been many others I have seen, but why not add to the smorgasbord. Zoot Ultra [...]

The Cyclist’s Gift Guide – 21 Ideas

The Cyclist’s Gift Guide – 21 Ideas

by Sonya Looney December 7, 2011

Today is Dec 7.  You may be thinking, “Yeah… I’m going to get my shopping done early this year.”  I often find that what makes me procrastinate when it comes to holiday gift giving is simply that I don’t know what to get people.  Well, I’m going to help you.  Here is a list of [...]