Kris-mustache Bash 2008 @ Casa Bonita

This year's Kris-mustache Bash was held last night at Casa Bonita. Some of the highlights are below. More photos here. Photos from last year's bash are here.

Stacia and Shane climbed into a cave in the ceiling:


Kris and Lenny jumped off everything:


The whole group:

A Sputnik Christmas Eve

Before I picked my parents up at the airport at midnight, I hit up Sputnik with some friends. More pics here.

Yet Another Vail Powder Day

Current music: d.Biddle - Rabbit and the Moon

Yesterday was a spectacular day at Vail. It started out cold and overcast, but quickly got warm and sunny. Bosch and some of his friends from San Fran met up with Jeff, Mel, and I to rip some good lines... More photos here.

Gaper of the day:


Jumping at Belle's Camp:


Bosch's method from 1992:

One piece of last weekend

Last weekend after snowboarding with Jeff and Mel we came across this outfit at the bus station:


Jeff even got to sit next to it on the bus:

Day of riding at Vail

Covered nearly 30 miles!

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Boulder Velodrome

Hell yes. Work to new indoor velodrome:

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Fancy

With my fancy new iPhone I am loving to do GPS tracking with InstaMapper... This was the bike ride I took Koura on yesterday:

Thanksgiving Eve at CU Boulder

Current music: NPR's All Songs Considered - The White Album at 40

It is a beautiful day here along the Front Range with a high about 60F.

Hiking the Flatirons

Current music: NPR's All Songs Considered - The White Album at 40

The weekend before last Meghan and I went up to Chautauqua Park to hike Flatirons #1 and #2. (Pictures from when Stacy and I hiking it in June.) The weather was in the 80s and it was great.

Election 2008

Current music: The Black Heart Procession - Hearts and Stars

Finally I am getting around to posting the photos from the Young Democrats party on election night at the Sheridan in downtown Denver.

Krista and Rob:


Lenny, Krista, and Bosch:

NASA scientists huddling

Everybody has seen the generic NASA scientist images from the 1960s with a bunch of guys in ties and horn-rimmed glasses huddling around something. I figured, since I was going to NASA, I needed some of these images while we were doing tests on the very early shell of the Wireless Lunar Habitat Mockup. More pictures here.

Simulating micro-metereoid impacts with a hammer:


Wireless sensors bracketed and taped to the habitat:


Pointing out something:


Super classic type of photo:

NASA's JSC Rocket Park

Current music: Bruce Springsteen - Satan's Crown Jewel

This week I was down in Houston to do some testing of a Micro-meteoroid Orbital Debris Detection System at NASA's Johnson Space Center. On Wednesday I visited Rocket Park and saw an old Saturn V rocket! More pictures here.

Saturn V:


Shea and the stage one engines:

Photofriday: Autumn

indoor basil plant

Current music: This American Life - #90 Telephone

I have re-potted Stacy's basil plant and it is really taking off.

New Mexico - Man Weekend 2008

It is becoming a tradition for Allan and I to head to New Mexico every fall for a weekend of camping in the desert. This year we went to Santa Rosa and Santa Fe. It was beautiful and sunny and the sunsets were those amazing ones you can only get in the big desert skies. More photos here.

The sunset of Santa Rosa Lake State Park:


Allan and his karate kicks:


Jumping into the Santa Rosa Park Lake:

new Campy pedals

I picked up these sweet thangs at the Veloswap on Saturday:

Fence is stained

A little over a week ago I spent an afternoon staining the fence instead of snowboarding. Here is what it looked like about half done:

I am responsible...

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Zombie Crawl

Full photo set here.

Zombie jump:


Zombies love Trident:


Crawling:

Fall colors in Boulder

Current music: The Black Heart Procession - The Spell

Yesterday I went for a walk around campus. I couldn't help but to stop here:

Favorite spot on campus this time of year

Current music: The Mars Volta - Frances the Mute

After Sam suggested that this was the best place on campus in the fall, I agree. It is the south side of the UMC. Almost perfect:

Early morning on the platform

Current music: NPR's All Songs Considered

The past few days have been really cold in the morning. Riding 3 miles to the Union Station is objectionable at that time of the morning at that temperature. Instead I have been riding over to Alameda Station and then taking the train downtown to Union Station to the bus. This morning, this is the look of the platform:

Brightened

Current music: Jets to Brazil - Four Cornerned Night

Anthony was bored and didn't like the look of my unicorn photo so he lightened it up a bit.

Original:


Anthony's:

First Snowfall

Current music: Songs: Ohia - The Magnolia Electric Company

No snow yet in Denver, but the Flatirons in Boulder have a few inches on them:

Danny's visit with Aiden and Olivia

Current music: TV on the Radio - Dear Science

My cousin Danny was in Denver for a wedding this weekend so he came by with his son Aiden and his fiance Olivia. We went out for breakfast and played a little Tetris. It is always good to see him, especially when I get to meet his new son. More photos here.

Aiden, Olivia, and Danny:


Mmmm... cell phone... crunchy:

Pecha Kucha Night Denver - Volume 3

Last night I presented at Pecha Kucha Night Denver - Volume 3. My presentation wa called "Results of Eisenhower" and was a photojournal of the effects the Eisenhower Interstate Project had on Route 66.

Click on the photo below to see the rest of the photos with my commentary in the comments:

Pecha Kucha

Tour de Fat comes to Denver

Today's ride starts in about an hour and half. Virgin, Hector, Kagen and I are gonna head on up there do it. Clink here for the route...

Stacy's photos from the Dunes

Current music: James Brown - 20 All Time Greatest Hits

A few of my favorite photos that Stacy took at the Great Sand Dunes are here.

Weekend camping at the Great Sand Dunes National Park

It was a mixed bag. A bit of rain and a bit of sun. The rain made it easy to walk on the sand, but really changed our weekend. A few pics below and more here.

One of the biggest dunes:


Koura loves the dunes:


Koura and I at the top:

The Boot

Every year there is one team in Denver to take the Boot until the next year. This year, Rarebird beat out Cat Team in a strong defensive showing. Some photos here.

Cat Team in preparation:


Trent, hurling 'em:


Victorious Rarebirds:


Videos from past Boots are here: 2006 and 2007.

Visit from the parents

Current music: The Beatles - Love

My parents were in town for the past week. It was nice to see them and spend some time with them. They enjoyed our Colorado weather (sun) and riding bikes around Denver. They even joined the Denver Cruisers for a Wednesday night ride and my dad went in the Circle of Death!

More tomatoes than I can eat

Current music: The Beatles - Love

My tomato plant is yielding huge right now. I can't wait until my tomatillos start ripening up too! So much salsa and salad: