blogs about colorado

In search of the elusive eephus ball (I)

Bill-on-the-Hill — Thu, 08 May 2008 20:11:33 -0700

So what's an "eephus ball"?

Early Season Rafting Vail, Colorado

lmashburn — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:02:45 -0700

Spring of '08 is shaping up to be the BIGGEST in 10 years!

Hail to the Victors ... and snow, sleet, ice ...

Bill-on-the-Hill — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:54:40 -0700

It should come as no surprise that I'm a baseball fan, and I'm glad to see that a growing number of people around the world are likewise. There is a beauty to a well-played ballgame that simply isn't there in any other team sport I know of, and I've played a lot and watched a lot more. But being forced to play the most important games of the (American) major-league season under conditions better suited for, say, skiing, just to keep the media moguls happy and in clover, well ... Soapbox time here, albeit with a personal travel overlay.

A week in a geologic roto-tiller (II)

Bill-on-the-Hill — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:43:11 -0700

Mainly a travel day, so this will be short, with a minor rant along the way. No Web Site du Jour or photos, either. Just what is this world coming to?

A week in a geologic roto-tiller (I)

Bill-on-the-Hill — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 10:34:08 -0700

So what is a "geologic roto-tiller"? Well, that's the colorful description applied to the terrain of Yellowstone National Park by a reference work that I'll get back to later (and recommend). Emily and I spent most of the past week at Yellowstone, seeing extraordinary things and meeting extraordinary people, and I will report on the trip at length. This first installment, however, simply deals with getting there, which was not as straightforward as it might be ...

Living it up (way up) among the Hardrockers

Bill-on-the-Hill — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:21:56 -0700

Let me start this one with the Web Site du Jour, which will explain some of the background for this trip: http://www.run100s.com/HR/, home page of the Hard Rock Hundred-Mile Endurance Race, based in Silverton, Colorado, USA. No, I'm not crazy, or fit, enough to run in this thing, but the article will give you a sense of the healthy-yet-happy weirdness of Silverton, where Emily and I spent a very pleasant weekend a couple of weeks ago.