Let’s Get Ready to Ski!

It’s almost time to ski!  To celebrate, Middle Aged Ski Bum will be giving away some awesome prizes to get you ready to ski over the next 6 weeks! Let’s Get Ready To Ski Prize: Week 1 Kick off the ski season with 2 tickets to the November 1, 2012 showing of the new Warren Miller [...]

Hiking the Maroon Bells

The Maroon Bells recreation area near Aspen is one of the most beautiful places one can find for a hike. Nestled in a glacial valley surrounded by the 14,000 foot peaks of the Maroon Bells and Pyramid Peak, the Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness is home to meadows, lakes, rock fields and forests. While there are numerous [...]

OLovesM Repurposed Bags

OLovesM is a line of unique bags created from un-used yoga mats and other materials that companies were going to throw away. Merle, the creator of OLovesM, was on her yoga mat in downward dog when the idea for her bags popped into her head. Learn more… Olovesm.com offers various types of bags including totes, clutches, [...]

Autumn hiking in Colorado

The Aspens are turning early this year in Colorado and there’s already a bit of crispness in the air, so thoughts of autumn hikes are bound to be popping into heads. From the Front Range to the gorgeous hills of the San Juans, Colorado puts on a majestic show each fall that must be experienced. [...]

USA Pro Challenge heads to Aspen

The USA Pro Challenge heads to Aspen today with an estimated arrival time in Aspen sometime between 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm. The riders will leave Gunnison at 10:10 am and travel 130.5 miles/210 kilometers to Aspen. Stage 3 Course highlights include: Sprint in Almont Moderate climb to Taylor Park Reservoir 14 miles of dirt climb to Cottonwood Pass(12,26 [...]

Martina Navratilova and I got the same letter

I got the letter the other day. The one that comes a month or so before you turn 50. The AARP invitation. Turns out, everybody gets them – even Martin Navratilova. She not only joined – she became the Fitness Ambassador for AARP, a position she’s held now for over 4 years. Martina was recently [...]

How long should hiking boots last?

We were recently hiking Hunter Creek Trail in Aspen and I said, “Have you seen your boot?” Greg looked down and said, “Hmmm.” One of the soles was coming off – and not just a little bit. With each step, it got worse. He had the same look he gets when I point out holes in [...]

Aspen’s Old Fashioned 4th of July

Aspen celebrated the 4th of July with a full day of activities and fun old-fashioned style! Boogie’s Diner Buddy Charity Race The 4th of July activities kicked off at Boogie’s Diner with a 5K charity run and a 1 mile family & canine walk benefiting the Buddy Program. People & dogs of all ages ran, walked [...]

Four days in Aspen of “Feelin’ Alright” with a “Constant Craving” for fun

My friend Jennifer flew in on Thursday for 4 days for a first time Aspen visit, so we wanted to give her a crash course in Aspen summer fun. That meant hiking, eating, drinking, shopping, and nights of tunes at the Aspen Music Tent. We started with an arrival dinner on the patio of Cache [...]

I’m a Riesling girl

I confess, I used to think of Riesling in that one word: sweet. Then, a miraculous thing happened. We went to the Beaver Creek Wine & Spirits Festival last August and the heavens parted (it did rain, so only a slight exaggeration) and lo and behold, there were Rieslings that were another word: dry. Life [...]

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