PARIS WANDERINGS…EXQUISITE, ALLURING, AND BEGUILING

Paris is one of the those unique cities which normal adjectives just seem to fail. You have the complete package of amazingly beautiful architecture, history, cuisine, a little grit, art, friends, and enough “je ne sais quoi” to last a lifetime. Most of all Marla and I have…

FAVORITE PLACES TO CYCLE NEAR AND FAR…FUN JOURNEYS ON 2 WHEELS, PART 1

I’ll take you on a tour of some of my favorite cycling routes in Colorado and around Northern California. I know many of you have your own special places as well and I would love to hear about them. Cycling during these COVID times have been almost more…

AN EXTRA SPECIAL TIME OF CONNECTION WITH MY GRANDSON AND DAUGHTER ON THE FAMOUS “PRE’S TRAIL” IN EUGENE, OREGON

Our hotel was just across the street from a beautiful park containing “Pre’s Trail.” Impressed with the cross country race courses and public trail systems in Europe, University of Oregon running legend and 1972 Olympian Steve Prefontaine suggested to local officials that a trail system be…

WONDERFUL MOMENTS AT THE OUR DAUGHTER’S HOME ON CEDAR CREEK LAKE

Our grandchildren are growing up right before our eyes! Marla and I seized the moment to enjoy a short visit with the family at our daughter’s home on Cedar Creek Lake. Stacy did a beautiful job designing their comfortable and stylish home on the lake. We had an…

A CEREMONY OF LIFE AT LAKE TAHOE…FOCUSING ON THIS MOMENT WITH THOSE I LOVE AND REMEMBRANCES OF THE PAST

We were shocked when we received the news of Annie’s passing! It was totally unexpected! I was planning to go on a Backroads bike tour of Oregon with her and husband, Tom, in September. A celebration of life was planned at Lake Tahoe and I knew we had…

MY MOM LOVED WATCHING THE TOUR DE FRANCE…THE RACING NOT SO MUCH, BUT SHE WAS ENTHRALLED WITH ALL THE BEAUTIFUL SIGHTS OF FRANCE!

The 108th edition of the Tour de France begins June 26 and ends in Paris on July 18. You can watch this incredible spectacle on NBC stations. Even if cycling is not your bag, if you love traveling (and especially if France is on your travel radar). watching the Tour…

A FANTASTIC TIME WITH MY GRANDSON AND DAUGHTER AT THE 2021 OLYMPIC TRACK TRIALS IN EUGENE

As our plane passed over the brand new Hayward Field at the University of Oregon I noticed goosebumps on my arms! Hold on a second,…I’m just a spectator and way beyond my competitive running days, but attending some of the Olympic Track and Field Trials has…

HOW RUNNING HELPED SHAPE MY WORLD

With the Olympic track and field trials starting at the University of Oregon I’ve been thinking about …how running helped shape my world in a huge way. Call it fate, serendipity, or just a happy accident, if it wasn’t for running I would never have…

HIKING IN BOULDER WITH OUR BOYS…WILDFLOWERS, A BEAUTIFUL STREAM, AND LUNCH ON THE MALL

With beautiful weather in Colorado we decided to drive to Boulder with our grandsons and enjoy the outdoors. We have to seize the moment with Paxton and Logan as this was a respite from their normal busy student life! We chose the Anne U. White Trail north of Boulder where…

THE WONDROUS ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM

A visit to the the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was on our itinerary while visiting our grandson in Boston last April. I read about the museum over the years and watched the Netflix program, “This Is a Robbery”, about the unsolved robbery of 13 priceless masterpieces in 1990…