Every year when I visit my mother in Miami, we slip out in the mornings before my sleeping angels awake and drive onto the Rickenbacker Causeway, carefully avoiding the cars where all one can see is a mass of coiffed curls and spectacled eyes peaking up above the steering wheel. Our destination is the Oasis Sandwich Shop, a tiny shack serving the most delicious coffee I’ve ever had…in my life! I swear! When I first walked in to Oasis I was intimidated. The line spewed out the door as the employees shouted out orders to each other in...
read more(Nervously watching Wade as he jumped into the Devil’s Punchbowl) Wade and I were both exhausted last weekend and the idea of a camping trip was slightly daunting. We decided to have an evening in our comfortable beds and drive up to meet our friends up in the high country on Saturday morning. As we drove up Lincoln Creek Road off Independence Pass, not made for those of us who get car sick, I reminded Wade of when he took me four wheeling up there when I was seven months pregnant. I was jostled around so much I thought the baby was...
read more(Riding into town off of Independence Pass) (Tour De France winner Cadel Evans, middle, congratulates BMC teammate George Hincapie after Hincapie won the second stage of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Aspen on Wednesday. Teammate Jeff Louder is at left. (Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post ) As we waited for the racers to finish Stage 2 of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, we heard that it was cold, rainy and there was lightning on top of the pass. Brutal conditions. The spectators got worried. One accident on that narrow pass could...
read moreIt’s big and it’s coming through Aspen. Referred to as “America’s Race” the inaugural USA Pro Cycling Challenge is taking place this August 22-28, 2011. With more than one million spectators expected at the event, as well as national television exposure on NBC and VERSUS, the USA Pro Cycling Challenge will be one of the largest cycling events in United States history. The world’s top professional cyclists will battle steep grades, hairpin turns and terrifying descents in a seven-day, 600-mile-long journey over the...
read moreWhat? Back to school announcements already? I’m just getting into the swing of things and still have so many plans for summer activities. It’s like seeing that first yellow Aspen leaf and knowing that Fall is just around the corner. I don’t know about you but I’M NOT READY! With still a few weeks left of summer break, I’m going to pack it in. Only, I’m digging deep into my wallets and only coming up with lint. Thankfully, there are many things to do that don’t involve money. All you need are bathing...
read moreOn the last day of our trip around Denver, we crammed in the final activities listed on our itinerary. Visiting first the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, opened up in 1926 to provide a place for Penrose to house his collection of exotic animals. I’m guessing having a sea lion waddle in from the lake and down the escalator at The Broadmoor to harass people at the front desk didn’t bode well with the staff or guests. The zoo had an impressive layout making it easy to get nice and close to the animals. There also was in place an impressive...
read moreWhisked away I was this past week, into Never-never land. It began at the Aspen Lacrosse Tournament where we had a double injury day. With two games happening at once, I was thankful to not be there when Brevitt took a mean slash to the gut and writhed around in pain. I’m not the type of mom to remain on the sidelines when my son is injured on the field. Wade would have had to hold me back. After the game, the sun miraculously came out and I took the boys to test out their new “Aggressive” inline skates at the Snowmass...
read more(Photo Credit: Michele Cardamone) Winter is hanging on up here with 10 – 20 inches of snow expected in the forecast between now and Monday and more snow coming every day of next week…Don’t get me wrong, once in it, it’s a blast, it’s just getting the motivation to get there. With Wade’s ribs still broken, and no partner to play with in the snow, depression is beginning to set in. I’m thinking tomorrow, closing day on Highlands Bowl will change that. It’s the end of April after all and the...
read moreIn this past month, I have connected with Brooke Vick, a Lead Destination Host for the Luxury Residence Club, Quintess. Quintess has homes in destinations across the world, but Aspen is a favorite location for many members and when they come to Aspen, Brooke connects them with her favorite local entrepreneurs, the people who work hard to deliver the ultimate Aspen experience, and she and I compared notes. Just recently Quintess posted an article on their website that I had recently written on two coaches of whom I greatly admire; Charlie...
read more(the pink socks belong to my niece, India) March in Aspen is delivering the usual tease of beautiful spring-like weather, mixed with mid winter-like storms, but that is okay by me. Although I welcome the warm temperatures, I am not yet ready to put the skis away. To capitalize on the warm weather, I took the kids to Glenwood Springs, the Banana Belt of the Roaring Fork Valley, and we visited the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. On our way on the tram up Iron Mountain, I took the opportunity to warn them that they would not be making their...
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