Merry Christmas

You've seen my travel photographs, and you've read my books, so it may amaze you like it does me: the Christmas card photograph was taken on a wall near a school just 3 blocks from where I live. Sometimes, we overlook the meaning and beauty under our feet. Bless you all this season, and look near, and hug dear. David

Fall 2011

Fall 2011
We were truly blessed this year, as usual, with two falls. We have a property in the mountains where we can enjoy the changing of the aspen and the varied fall colors of the high altitude vegetation. Then, we enjoy fall again in the lowlands of Denver, observing and immersing ourselves in the golden splendor of the plains. This year was especially amazing in both realms, and now, as I write this, it is raining with the promise of first snow tomorrow. But before we get out the snow shovels, let’s look at

Fall 2011

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More Pictures from Mongolia

I just can't let go without sharing more from my Mongolian trip. It was such a great time, and I am, 2 months later, still pedaling in my dreams through the beautiful landscapes, the Yaks, the goat herds. But, of course, it is the people that charm the country. Enjoy, David

Food in mongolia 2011

Kharkhorin 2011

Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 2011

Marvelous Mongols 2011

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Mongolia 2011: A Great Bicycling Adventure

My son, Gregory, and I were invited to bicycle Mongolia by his friend from Hawaii, Grant, and Grant’s father, Robin. So the last 2 weeks of August were filled with exploring Mongolia’s capital city, Ulaanbaatar, the bicycle trip, and then a day of rest back in the capital city.
From Ulaanbaatar, we flew to Bayankhongor to meet our guides, Turbo and Bat, the cooks, and the drivers for our adventure. We bicycled over the beautiful countryside back toward Ulaanbaatar. We traveled through Kharkhorin, thought to be the birthplace of Mongolia and which for a short time served as the capital of the Mongol Empire under Ogedei Khan, one of Chingis Khaan’s sons.
We bicycled through pleasant 70’s weather, rain, wind, over rocks, through puddles, waded streams, and had frost on our boots one morning. I know I saw a snowflake, but Greg said I was hallucinating. I don’t know why as the 5 passes we had climbed that day couldn’t have been that steep nor that high.
The food was great, the guides wonderful and full of history of Mongolia and most of the world. The drivers? Well, they were just crazy and could fix anything that might break on the support vehicles. If you ever want to go camping, go with Mongolians. They really know how to do it!
If you would like to see additional pictures from this adventure, go to these links:

Bicycling Mongolia

Scenes from Mongolia 2011

Old Things

Here it is, the first week of February, and I am getting around to fulfill my sort-of resolution for the year: update my blog more often. The title for this is Old Things. Our society is so geared to always replacing, getting new that I think we often miss the warmth and wonder of the old. This applies to friends, family, houses, and books. My second book, Men Are, was published in 2003. My third book, Scraps, was published in 2009 and in the rush of publicity and bloom of sales from the "new", Men Are was left in the dust, or under it.

Well, this morning, I received this email from a reader: "I got my Dad your 'Men Are' book for Christmas. I think he thought I was crazy. He finally started reading it and asked about you. He said it has made him think about things. When he is finished I hope to read it. Maybe it will help our relationship. Thanks for making him think about things." A.N.

Scraps Video is Out!!

Finally after many hours, days, and months, the Scraps Video is out!. Thank you one an all that made this possible. You can enjoy it and perhaps see yourself here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2slZASZATA