Down with the Sickness

“You sure you want to be here? Aren’t you worried about getting sick?”

“Naw, I don’t get sick very often.” Wrong.

Last weekend I took a little drive southwest to spend a few days at my old stompin grounds, Kanakuk Colorado (soon to be Camp Kivu). There’s something about that place and those people that makes it impossible not to have a good time and feel totally loved. Since I was an old trip guy (the guys in charge of rock climbing, mountain biking, rafting, etc.) I fell in with those young guns. Whether we were washing vans, falling asleep to movies in the barn, setting up parties, or paddling the Pinos everything was a blast. Its pretty rad seeing guys who were campers when I worked there that have grown up and Read more…

K to the Co

Hanging out in a Silverton coffee shop, every few moments I can hear the crowd cheer as another rider flies up the final hill to finish the Ironhorse Bicycle Classic. This weekend is the first official “Alumni Reunion” for the former staff of Kanakuk Colorado. On Thursday Jamie Norman, Sam Duregger, and I drove through the night to come hang out for the weekend, check out the ole digs, and get some fellowship with a great group of folks we haven’t seen in way too long.

Along those lines, our good pal Shad Schreiner just rocked Cat 3 to finish somewhere in fourth place with a time of 2:31. Mad props.

It’s so good to be back in a place that was such a strong part of my life, see the folks that influenced me, and mend a few relationships that were in dire need. Yesterday, Andy (the director/owner) shared a long term vision with all us old fogies. He’s got some big ideas that are going to take some serious work but if successful could really change the way we think about life and our relationship to community. He’s definitely dreaming big, but is there any other way to dream?