“Ally Stacher has always been a foodie. She is always cooking up some of the most amazing concoctions in her kitchen. It was her love for food and adventure that lead her to creating ‘Ally’s Bar’. A unique blend of sweet potato, dates, quinoa, nuts, and berries combined with all natural Agave and coconut sweeteners, […]

Meet Rebecca and Casey! I met these two at the start of Chautauqua trail right after the rain ended today. They had just finished their hike in the mountains and were relaxing by hanging out and taking pictures in the flower fields at the base of the Flatirons.  Visiting from Denver, they mainly came to […]

Meet Mike and Harvey! Mike just graduated from CU in December with degrees in Sustainable Energy and Italian.  But he has moved on to his next big adventure; Harvey.  Harvey is a four month old Husky and was learning to swim today in Boulder Creek! They both were enjoying the water on this sunny day […]

Meet Oliver Hart aka Olive! Olive is a boxer who loves everything about Boulder except for the raccoons. She likes to hang out with fun, exciting people and her favorite album is The Many faces of Oliver Heart by Eyedea/Oliver Heart, whom she is named after.

Addiction is a bitch. There’s a number of reasons why, genetic, emotional, psychological, the list goes on. For me, one of the cruelest aspects of addiction is the removal of potential. When we’re born, we’re blank slates. The possibility exists that we can go anywhere, do anything. But some of us have a self-destructive streak, […]

It is summer in Colorado, this means hiking 14ers, trail running in the Front Range, and swimming in cold mountain lakes. Unfortunately, it also means afternoon storms capable of moving quickly and producing hail, lightning, and rain. About two weeks ago, 15 people were injured by a lightning strike while hiking on Mount Bierstadt. Hikers […]

  Meet Dom! Dom is a wake-boarder and spends just about every nice on the water. Dom competes and even has several sponsorships for boarding. When he isn’t on the water he is exploring Colorado from horseback. Dom also spends a lot of time up in Montana exploring the country side and playing on the […]

  Meet Alex! She is a sophomore at CU Boulder and spent the day tubing down the creek! After all the heavy rain in the early summer, the water has finally slowed down enough to float down! Although Alex says the water is still very, very cold. Even though it was a sunny day, she […]

Meet Sean! Sean was working for the City of Boulder today by installing unique designs on a few bridges by Boulder Creek.  These interesting piano themed “bridge art” designs serve as a public service announcement about the dangers of flooding in the Boulder area.  In wake of recent flood catastrophes, any means of spreading information […]

A look through my iPhone photos from my recent visit to Istanbul provides a narrow glimpse into my trip. A few touristy snapshots of ancient monuments and various places of worship reveal the city’s historical and geographical peculiarities—as the gateway between Europe and the Middle East—but say little about my personal time spent there. On […]