In case you were unaware, electric scooters are the hot garbage of transportation. I hadn’t planned to say anything, but I have friends in Chicago who are excited by the prospect of electric scooter pilot programs in the city. I’ve now lived in a scooter-friendly city for two months and have developed an informed opinion:…
Month: April 2019
Rise Above the Red Rocks
It’s pretty much guaranteed that if there are big, hulking rocks in the vicinity, Jan and I will be there eventually. We can’t seem to resist the lure of climbing around to check out the view. So naturally we headed west to Red Rocks. Red Rocks Amphitheater is a grouping of natural rock formations tucked…
Do you know how much your blue jeans weigh?
One pound. How do I know? Well, on the last leg of our journey, I struggled at the luggage scale with a bag that was 51.5 pounds — 1.5 pounds over the limit. It wasn’t the first time I’d gone over, sadly. I didn’t want to pay overages for such a trivial weight difference so…
Hooked on Denver: Bonus Score
I think when we put Denver on the list we had visions of Rocky Mountain highs, cavorting with elk and fishing cold mountain streams (upriver of Coors). The getting high part is easy as the wacky tabaccy is everywhere. Elk we saw in Oregon and Tammy got as close as you ever want to get…