The Deep Post

by admin July 13, 2010

At an ultimate Frisbee tournament last August, I remembered that the Broncos had played a preseason game the previous night and I casually asked if anyone knew the score. The first person to pipe up was a particularly hairy little fellow with a nose ring who replied, “Who cares?” Which certainly wasn’t the answer I [...]

Fat Tires in the Land of the Pharaohs

by Jayme Moye July 7, 2010

Egypt is now open to cyclists I’m squinting, despite wearing the darkest sunglasses I own. There’s no trail here, only sections of sand beaten down by jeeps and camels, signs of the nomadic Bedouin tribes that inhabit this desert. The sweeping Red Sea Mountains fail to block the sun that’s turned our sandy path into [...]

The Slow Way Up

by Doug July 7, 2010

I was excited when I first heard I was going to have a chance to climb Hvannadalshnúkur, the highest mountain in Iceland. I have been fascinated with the country ever since I first visited and hiked the Fimmvorduhals pass—now buried under lava from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano. It’s a visceral place and the island’s landscape is [...]

Lakeside Escapades

by Radha Marcum July 7, 2010

There’s more to adventure than sailing up on Grand Lake Serene boating and antler-art shopping may be your vision of a weekend in Grand Lake (“grand,” perhaps, for the multimillion dollar homes encircling its waters). But don’t be fooled: With Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) surrounding it on three sides, Grand Lake has big potential [...]

Save the Colorado! Get Naked!

by Allison Pattillo July 7, 2010

A Colorado author and group of activists bare it all for conservation Jonathan Waterman, environmental adventurer and author of Running Dry: A Journey From Source to Sea down the Colorado River (2010), is ass deep in Colorado River issues. Literally. A skinny dipping session was captured on film as the promotional photo for Save the [...]

Quote of Note

by Doug July 7, 2010

“He has no proof. It’s just our word against theirs, and we like our word. We like where we stand.” – Lance Armstrong at the 2010 Tour of California in regards to Floyd Landis’ recent email admitting to using performance-enhancing drugs the majority of his professional career, and accusing other top U.S. cyclists, including Armstrong, [...]