Author Archives: dbf

It’s surreal having Jag go off to college. It hasn’t really hit me but Lori took it like a mother would, not good, ha. We made it down by 7:45 after waking at 4am and loading both cars. Upon arrival … Continue reading →

8/21/2020, 4am, Eagle CO, 60 minutes to launch. Destination, Williams Village, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. Time to get moving. All gear is staged at the front door to be loaded. We should be in Boulder by 7:30 am if … Continue reading →

It’s a bad year for fires. While we’re in the middle of it, California has something like 365 fires burning as of today. In general, the west is burning. Intense temperatures with no rain are causing the problem. We did … Continue reading →

I’m leaving in 40 minutes to drive my buddy to Frisco for neck injections. Lori got him in and he needs a ride. He’s not one to ask people for help but I’m happy to do it. Tomorrow it’s off … Continue reading →

Lori and Jag’s covid tests came back negative which was no surprise to us. Meanwhile boxes of bedding and gear arrived for college. You have to take your own bedding. It was super smoky yesterday everywhere between here and Denver. … Continue reading →

Let’s see, so far we have the virus, the social unrest (pseudo BLM protests), the fires, daily shootings in most major cities, unprovoked random violence and a tanking economy. Throw in Creepy Joe and his supposed black running mate (she’s … Continue reading →

After a full day, we all headed to Lee and Margret’s for dinner at 5. The house was buzzing with Robert, Forrest, Walker (their boys) and KJ and Lindsey and little Theodore. Robert and Lindsey are married and Forrest and … Continue reading →

At night you can see the flames bouncing off a ridge two or three hills away. During the day you can see the smoke on the ground if you know where to look. Hopefully the winds will turn south and … Continue reading →

Looks like I didn’t forget the anniversary of Dad passing after all. Robi let me know it’s the 16th, whew. Thanks Robin. Someone gave me some bad information. Not naming and names though, ha. Almost everything, and this time I … Continue reading →

Man am I tired. Minturn is sparkling clean with everything white. Now I need to clean it and then in goes the carpet. Denver was quick. I was in and out by 10:30. Jag was about 2 hours behind me. … Continue reading →