Joelle,
David and Johnnie (and now Sweet Pea, our cuddly cat) live in Broomfield,
Colorado. Joelle works at Front Range Community College as a database administrator/wizard
and David works from home. Sweet Pea also works from home, and Johnnie is
our spiritual leader and local expert on Thomas the Tank Engine.
We met my cousin and his wife Iris in Moab this past March (2012) to meet their two new additions (twin boys), and to meet my folks who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary! This was taken at La Sal Viewpoint, with the ’3 gossips’ in the background
Pretty excited to have learned how to use ‘skins’ on my x-county/tele skis – Jeff and I went up to Clinton Gulch in January and although the snow was thin and it was about 50 degrees (warm) it was a great little adventure!
Video clips and still photos from our hike on Mt. Shavano, Colorado (a fourteener) in July 2011
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SCHglNUmMI
A video Montage I put together from our trip to Fruita for the Desert R.A.T.S. Trailrunning Festival in April 2011. I used a Konova Slider and a Canon Rebel T2i Digital Camera. Enjoy!
A video my friend Dave did, and I helped out with some of the behind the scenes footage – turned out pretty cool, I think!
One of my favorite pics from the Ouray Ice Festival, Ouray Colorado 2011
These Slack Ropers fascinate me – I see them practice at Wash Park in Denver about 2 feet from the ground, but this gal was about 200 feet off the ground – amazing balance! Photo by David Besnette.
I was asked to be a “pacer” for Ray Churgovich, or “Hawaiian Shirt Ray” for the Leadville 100. Basically, a pacer runs a section with the runner to keep him/her company, carry gear, keep an eye on health, hydration, etc. I ran with Ray from Twin Lakes to the Fish Hatchery (almost 17 miles) from about 6pm until after 10pm. Neeraj Engineer picked him up there, and ran another 17 or so. Lina Kelso was with Ray from Winfield to Twin Lakes – another long stretch. Ray finished in 25 hours, 7 minutes – beating his 2009 time by over 4 hours. It was an amazing experience. Here is a clip:
Hawaiian Shirt Ray – Leadville 100 from David Besnette on Vimeo.
Testing from blackberry app!
A slideshow from Carrie and Jeff’s Lovely wedding at the Flying Horse Ranch in Jefferson, Colorado.