Enjoy… ilg running Ice Lake; 8*29*10 head bowed,your ol’ mountain yogi
Grandmother, last night, rising over the Animas River… Each day arising seems to me to be an utter, unspeakable act of miraculous awe…i’m not implying ‘easy’…i’m just saying; Awe… At It All. i mean, now that i am a New Daddy, i read the newspaper (only after Meditation, of course, and never on my WF […]
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 […]
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