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Yup, #thewrinklesarereal yet not gonna shy away fr(om)… this pic features one of America’s most accomplished, reliable, and capable nearly 64 year-old gastrocnemius … sure,  she and her twin sister are getting old and wrinkled, yet?  if you’ve been following the Blog (let alone the Vlog)?   you know by now that aging has only […]

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Since taking this job two years ago as Trails/Property Manager at Edgemont Highlands after retiring from many years as Crew Leader at Durango Trails® (formerly Trails 2000), this forlorn, non functioning footbridge on the TomTom Trail was a significant blimp upon many other blimps on my mind to upgrade.  With 15 miles of trails under […]

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breathing into my EMR* knew it would be a doozy of a day for this ol’ man…just didn’t realize how DEEPLY the Deities would assist ilg to create literally the most perfect – no, not perfect;  just DIVINE – ending day to Dewa’s first collegiate spring break. knew ilg had to get and keep the […]

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gotta say,  hard to believe i gotta take Dewa and Ben back to the airport the day after tomorrow… how the hell fast can a week go by? as fast as a lightning strike when you are a rookie #emptynester daddy and your daughter (and her precious bf) visits for one week for Spring Break […]

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when it finally sunk into feeble ilgs last few brain cells still knocking boots up in that precious hemisphere we know as the Skull that Dewa was literally gonna Be Here Now back in Durango?  Alongside ilg?  My former Shadow returning from the months long darkness of Her at college 1,205 miles away?  Reckon it was […]

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there are solid reasons why feeble ilg was scared to the core and hunkering in White Thunder this morning moments afore the Start Gun before my final chance to win the second of the two season long Nordic Race Series that are the goals of any Nordic Ski Racer in the American Southwest…  find out why, […]

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  Event: Langlauf Nordic Marathon 30k (one our nation’s longest running Nordic Marathons at nearly 50 years) Date: Saturday, Feb 28, 2026 Location:  Durango Nordic Center Elevation: 8,793′ Snow Situation:  58% of recent snowpack decimated in past 78 hours Race Course Status: Extreme – the first lap of the 4×7.5 kilometer course absolutely terrifying for […]

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Winter Park, CO –  The Snow Mountain Stampede at Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center just north of Winter Park, Colorado is one of the most iconic Nordic ski races of the western United States, dedicating one day per weekend for both Nordic cross country disciplines.  This year, Nordic racers travelled from Idaho, California, Wisconsin, and even […]

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