Blogs from Boulder, Colorado, United States, North America

Stott Pilates in Virginia, rock climbing at the Gunks in New York... and more! I met the Asian group (though they claim not to be Asian), at a rock climbing gym, and we headed up to the Gunks to go climbing and camping. I, the Asian medicine practitioner, and lover of Asia, was their "franchise." Elizabeth is a part time Boulderite, part time New Yorker, so we clicked instantly. We ate at her friends' house, and camped in their huge back yard. What a Goddess!! I will see her again next week in Boulder! I am working my way through all the Pilates trainings so that I can become an Instructor Trainer (IT). Next time my (non) Asian posse and I hope to head to the New River Gorge.... read more

After a much needed sleep, Anna and I headed to Boulder for the day. It was around a 45 minute drive, but the drive was amazing. The whole way there we were heading towards the Rocky Mountains and it was just the most amazing sight...or so I thought. There was this really cool lookout point right on the highway. It was a little annoying that there were cars always blocking the photos, but it was still really cool. Once we hit Boulder, we took a wander down the main street. Most of it is pedestrian only, so its easy to just meander through. Anna took me to her favourite coffe shop, which she swore served good coffee. It was actually pretty good, but it was big. There were also some other cool stores, including a store ... read more

After a great time in the Rocky Mountains we headed to the University town of Boulder where we had a Couch-surf organized with Marty and Andrea. On the way Mary had looked up a few free things to do and the first stop was the Celestial Seasonings Tea Company. Discovered in Boulder in the late 60’s by a few hippies picking herbs from the mountains, it has grown into an international company that makes some pretty good teas. The aromatic factory tour lasted about 40 mins – the mint room was the best as the fragrance filled your senses and made our eyes water. To conclude we had a tasting session which was the best bit! Next stop was the Boulder Beer brewery, another free tour. We arrived at 2pm to catch the 30 minute tour ... read more

So it was a hot, hot day in the flat lands around Boulder, Colorado and some friends and I decided to cool off in the foothills west of Nederland. We drove up Boulder Canyon and stopped at Barker Reservoir, which feeds the city of Boulder, to see the water rushing over the top of the reservoir walls. All that snow this winter and spring is making for dangerously high water levels and rushing rivers and creeks. We drove on to the former silver-mining town of Caribou, now a ghost town. Caribou was established about 1870 to house miners from the nearby Caribou silver mine. Today only two stone ruins and one collapsed wooden cabin remain of the town. The mine was deserted for years until 1970 when a 19-year old gegology student became convinced that the ... read more

Felix, Sportstudent aus Regensburg, den Peter hier im Herbst getroffen hat, hatte ebenfalls zwei Freunde aus Deutschland da. Da Piet schwer mit Studienarbeit beschaeftigt war, bin ich mit denen nach Breckenridge zum Skifahren. Auch unter "Breckenfridge" bekannt, bietet dieses Skigebiet auf 3500m exzellenten Powder, allerdings dauerhaft starken Wind und gefuehlte Temperaturen um die -20 Grad. Bis obenhin eingepackt mit meinen und Piets Skiklamotten war ich zwar der bunteste Vogel auf der Piste, allerdings einigermassen wohltemperiert. Bouldern im Boulder Canyon. Darauf hatte ich mich schon gefreut. Die Angelegenheit stellt sich jedoch schnell als eher frustrierend heraus. Mehr als ein V3 Boulder zum Aufwaermen und ein V4 Boulder waren nicht drin. Der V6 Boulder daneben hatte zwei winzige Startcrimps und ich kam nicht mal ins Fliegen. Ausserdem hatte ich leichte Zehenbeschwerden, nachde... read more