Ninah's Blog

This past Thanksgiving Day turned out to be more special than I anticipated.  For me, it's no longer a big family event, with both my parents now deceased, my siblings and varoius newphews and nieces in other states, and no children of my own, and most of my neighbors with family visitng theirs. ...

We all know that negativity and sensationalism is what sells, and that is definitely what is selling in this tense economic climate.  It's clearly having an adverse effect, as we see panic-stricken consumers and investors sell off stock and remove deposits from banks, which only adds to our econo...

Well, I'm way behind in catching up on posts, but before the month gets away from me, I wanted to let you know how I did at the annual Imogene Pass Run, held earlier this month on September 6th.  My goal was just to finish, and that's what I did.  I didn't make the first turn-around time at mile ...

Hi, all, As some of you who have been following my blog may know , I've been training for the Imogene Pass Run September 6th.  It's a 17-mile high-speed walk/run from Ouray to Telluride over the 13,000+ foot Imogene Pass.  My training has been fairly consistent, but interrupted by a couple injuri...

My new friend and fellow runner/hiker-in-training for the Imogene Pass Run, Sherralyn Daniels, and I hiked the Blue Lakes Trail this past Saturday as far as the lower Blue Lake.  This is a popular trail and one I had not done before, but had heard much about.  Actually, I'd seen the lakes from at...

Last Sunday-Tuesday, my friend, Annabel, and I took a road/camping trip along the Uncompahgre Plateau.  It was the first time we made this trip after living in this neck of the woods for almost 5 years--and it's in our backyard (so to speak)!!  We started from Montrose, taking old Highway 90 up t...

Colorado, and especially where I live in and around the San Juan Mountains and the famous "Million Dollar Highway," offers some of the most spectacular drives on mountain highways and byways.  By the same token, these roads intensify the normal risks of motoring down the highway.  I commute almos...

You know you're from Colorado when . . . ,  You'll eat ice cream in the winter.  When the weather report says it's going to be 65 degrees, you shave your legs and wear a skirt.  It snows 5 inches and you don't expect school to be cancelled.  You'll wear flip flops every day of the year, regardles...

This season's Main in Motion started last Thursday in downtown Montrose on a gloomy, rainy evening, but that didn't stop the intrepid, dedicated merchants on the historic Main Street of Montrose, Colorado.  If you're in this area, be sure to make a Thursday evening afer normal business hours part...

As is all too common, I let work and life's distractions pull me away from posting to this blog recently, for which I apologize, but I'm back with renewed commitment and enthusiasm.  Just to catch you up on what's been happening with me, in March, I made a very typical Coloradan escape during the...