seaman reservoir

Andy drove Matt and I up the canyon

down the gang plank

alcohol & swimming & cliff jumping don't mix

This is where the hike begins

one bridge to cross

last look of the Poudre

pretty wild flowers

we didn't see any rattlers

up the road and out into the sticks

didn't have to climb that thing.

this way

finally the DAM

hoofin it up the dam elevation

saw a few kids jumping down there..

but we wanted the real cliff!

saw some bikes stashed way up on the trail. andy knew the dudes

and then we were there!

Matt scopes the high point

then he flipped off it

I chose the lower ledge for the backflip

my top rope front flip started out looking good

but soon turned not so pretty

after the long hike in, the water felt great!

I was curious how fast I could swim out to the island

at first I thought 10 mins, but soon revised that to 5 mins

turns out it only took 2 mins 15 secs

drying off and prepping for the hike out

all the flips blew out my swim trucks......

part of the area burned last year

almost back to the dam

saw this bull snake back in Gateway Park

thanks for taking us ANDY... it was a day to remember!

tye dye

Matt had me over to make a tye dye tee

the color chart - see what's possible

the tees have to soak in solution for 24 hours

the dyes I prepared

Matt really knew what he was doing and took his time

very meticulous equals a fine final product

my rushed project is in the foreground

should have been more patient and took more pointers

a few days passed and the tees went through the wash a few times....

I'm happy with my subtle dye job

but you can tell MATT's is clearly more detailed

we sat in the black light and listened to music for full effect

create a skate @ Launch

I helped out for the Create a Skate workshop @ Launch

the shape template

the kids figure out their dimensions and work on shape

Andy showed me the bandsaw and I went to work cutting out shapes

Andy discusses filing and sanding the edges

graphics came next - this fella adds some checkerboard

Neil shows the finer points of spraypainting

one sprays, the others dry

some kids opted for stencils

Neil puts on a VANS stencil

a lesson on griptape application

cut from below - lots of options with grip

6 stoked young skaters with their new rides!

i love this Scott Bourne board

the morning ride

out and about - early every morning - thanks to Illya

hit the Poudre River trail first

back into the city - killer front porch in the works

saw this jogger, met her the next day where I could tell her how stoked I was

terrific front yard garden

stop by the co-op

located the only Little Free Library in Ft. Collins

look inside and see what you find

I was thrilled to find this....was on my Lexi Lee reading list!

Sean Kelly volunteers at the Spring Kite Farm - met the owners at the frmrs mkt