The nation’s only remaining wood-burning engine that is still operational. please; click to appreciate…you can see the stack of wood behind the Engineer! Yup, Durango’s RAILROAD DAYS are here! i was totally jonesing to get a shot of this most precious antique for y’all. This morning i was alerted to this guy chugging up the […]
Namaste Noble Warriors of Wholeness!yesterday i took a jog up the Goulding Trail…locally it’s infamous for it’s super steep gradient with over 22 switchbacks in the first mile. personally, i lost count after the first six. starting elevation: 7,900′ finish elevation: 10,000′ length: 2.7 miles through spirit-rousing pine and aspen forests beneath the enormous Hermosa […]
do your Chi a favor; click on each to enlarge… Yogi Squat of the Week goes to…Dewachen Ilg, who turns 3 this September 11th. oh, like you’re even gonna TRY to throw down a Yogi Squat comp with Dewa? i think not…your patella’s would just shoot straight out through your skin if you tried sinking […]
ilg sports the Durango Sombrero yesterday after a 60k, 3,7000′ of climbing road bike ride and needed to cool off in the Sacred Animas before laying down the Dharmic Sweat at HP PROP. photo by Ananda. *** Most Precious and Noble WF Sangha, thank you to all of you who took the effort to answer […]
“HP Yogis are not your typical ‘studio yogis’…we consider Lactic Acida Sacred and Vital Source of Deep Prana!”– steve ilgfounder/High Performance Yoga® click to enlarge the Chi Hit(L-R): HP Yoginis Linda, Lisa, and Amy. not only did these Princesses of the Pranacrank up to “High Point” on the Colorado Trail above Durango,but they also cranked […]
this is Ouray, Colorado (aka; the Start Line for Imogene Pass Run). click to enlarge. This “Switzerland of America” is 75 miles, 3 mountain passes over 11,000′ away. i’m riding there this morning and taking Joy, Dewa, and Joy’s dad; Jerry, camping here for 2 nights. i reckon i’ll be feeling the GNARLY FUN HP […]
“Wholistic Fitness® reduces stress in our lifebecause we learn inner skills to adjust to ‘problems’ in a positive way.What we used to see as ‘problems’become transformed into blessings; opportunities to Rise Higher!”– steve ilg HP Yogini Melissa Van Sant, owner of Rose Pedals in Durango, crankin’ toward the summit of Jones Creek singletrack this morning; […]
click pic and see extensive footnotes for killer details… what’s “on my mind*”?asks the FaceBook Wizard each time ilg logs on. ain’t it obvious for ALL of us?layers and layers of avidya… if my Mind was Clear/Enlightened, NOTHING would be “on it”! oh, and is it just feeble ilg or aren’t the most ‘basic’ yoga […]
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