The Joy of a Frozen Road

by James Dziezynski January 11, 2012

There comes a time when we must admit we enjoy something that is a stunning bore to others. Whether it’s stamp collecting or archiving gum wrappers, we have some pretty dull thrills. Most of the time, I wouldn’t wear my  ”born to be mild” side on my sleeve  but I’m going to put one out [...]

My Awesome, Guilt-Ridden Holiday Wish

by James Dziezynski December 6, 2011

I’ve always prided myself on being a rugged, winter-worthy guy. Many a night I’ve spent hunkered in my minus 20 degree sleeping bag while Arctic gusts pushed wind chills well below zero. There was always something raw and gritty about being tucked away in a snow cave or single-wall tent, far away from the comforts [...]

Doping for the Everyman

by James Dziezynski November 8, 2011

Last night at the Boulder Book store Outside contributing editor Andrew Tilin spoke about his new book The Doper Next Door: My Strange and Scandalous Year on Performance Enhancing Drugs. Somewhere between the curiosity of “does this stuff work” and the inevitable temptation to regain one final morsel of youth, Tilin went ahead and got on [...]

Bear in Mind

by James Dziezynski October 20, 2011

I owe my life to the raspberries and blueberries of Gregory Canyon. For without them, the enormous black bear I came face to face with around a blind corner yesterday would have sized me up as soft, pink, low-challenge, high calorie meal. Amongst the two menu items standing before him (my border collie and myself) [...]

Flow Your Way to Happiness

by James Dziezynski October 18, 2011

If you’re happy and you know it, ride your bike! Or just maybe, you are happy because you ride your bike. Happiness in all its hard-to-define glory is the subject of Roko Belic’s 2011 documentary Happy: The Movie. Happy looks at the fledgling academic field of researching happiness from psychological, physical and emotional standpoints and [...]

Knee High by the 4th of July; Deathtrap by October

by James Dziezynski October 13, 2011

If anything took a big hit recently, it was the once-vaunted American pioneering spirit.