MY STORY

On January 20th 2010 I departed for my Colorado adventure. Final destination is Telluride, CO. My previous employer closed our Boston office on October 31, 2009 and this seemed to be the most opportune time to do something different. My inspirations are two things really. They are both movies. First is "Into the Wild", a movie about a person who leaves his life behind to pursue a life in the Alaskan wilderness and along the way he meets people that shape his life. The second movie is "The Bucket List", a movie about two terminally ill men who escape a cancer ward with a wish list of to-do's before they die. The #1 item on the wish list is "Witness something truly majestic". My adventures are not exactly similar to these movies, but underlying themes and life changing perspectives are. As far as the location, I thank my sister for that. She lived in the beautiful & remote town of Telluride for five years and met Paul there. Their 1997 wedding was in Telluride (Trout Lake). Telluride is nestled in the dramatic Rocky Mountains of Southwest Colorado.

BLOG 101

If you are new to blogs so am I. Here is an intro. The home page http://mycoloradoadventure.blogspot.com/ has all the posts (the write ups) in order and they work so that most recent is at top of the order. i.e. Day 1, my first post/write-up, is on the bottom page of all the posts/write-ups. On the left side of the blog site there is a "Blog Archive" section where you can navigate to pick and choose year, month and then specific daily posts/write-ups. I wanted to share this in the event you are new to blogs.

Friday, March 12, 2010

Day 52 - 3/12/10 - Long Sleeve Shirt
















"Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions." Albert Einstein

Today is Friday March 12th 2010. This will be one of my shortest blogs/posts. The reason is because of the quote of the day. I know a lot of my friends love skiing and riding (snowboarding). My family went on ski trips when I was younger and there is something unique about travelling up to a mountain and getting away for the week or weekend. Since I was young I always imagined what mountains of the West were like. I had not been to a Western mountain in the United States until February 2010 when this adventure brought me to Colorado. People would tell me what it its like, but I find that less satisfying than imagining what it would be like. When I thought about Western mountains I had visions of warm sunny days with lots of powder. I could see myself going off jumps and cruising at high speeds (i.e. not turning) through fields of white snow. Once again, Albert Einstein is a genius:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaCb2Vg7MMA

I hope your imagination can create and lead you to new experiences. Good night from Telluride. I hope everyone is doing well. Please check in tomorrow (March 13th 2010) as I will have a very special daily post.
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