Podcasts about Rocky Mountains

Well we're in it now! Misogi 1 - Adding a mile a day for December has already started. Follow along and make fun of me for my suffering on Strava (see below to follow me). A misogi is defined as "In its modern interpretation, the "Misogi Challenge" is a personal, radically hard, and uncomfortable physical or mental feat completed once a year to build resilience, test limits, and promote self-discovery." - Google Search   I've also entered into my first race of the Rocky Mountain Grand Slam. The Scout Mountain 100 will be June 5-6. Hear about those tentative plans and which other races I hope to use to complete the Slam.  Enjoy! Aaron's information: My Socials, Channels, & Newsletter: https://www.facebook.com/MRRUNNINGPAINSCOACHING https://www.instagram.com/runningislifecoaching/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ6J512qA34z_N0KJSU4jfw https://www.strava.com/athletes/18431982  Email - coachsaft@gmail.com Thanks to all of you for listening! Please share the Podcast and please leave a review, rate, & subscribe if you haven't done so already! THANK YOU! Aaron Saft Running Is Life Coaching & Podcast

We're celebrating all the Rocky Mountain highs and lows of the year by giving our the inaugural Denver-est Denver Awards! Join us on Dec. 18 for special celebrity guests, live music, comedy, and a formal awards presentation to the Best Artist of the Year, the Best Bar/Restaurant, the Biggest Win, and more. We received hundreds of heartfelt nominations and today on the podcast, host Bree Davies and producers Paul Karolyi and Olivia Jewell Love reveal the finalists for our six categories. Now it's up to you to vote for the winners! Who will you pick for the Denver-est Denverite of the Year? Vote for the finalists now! And get your tickets for the party on Dec. 18 at The Oriental Theater! For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Support City Cast Denver by becoming a member: membership.citycast.fm What do you think of the finalists? Tell us who you're voting for and why! Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear your message on the show: 720-500-5418 If you enjoyed the sponsored segment conversation with Maya Osterman-Van Grack, the Executive Director of Programs for Mirror Image, and their Community Engagement Manager, Michael Board, learn more here. Learn more about the sponsors of this December 4th episode: Women's Bean Project The People Park Colfax Ave BID Multipass Ballpark Denver Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise

n this gripping episode of Bigfoot Society, Pastor and lifelong outdoorsman Jeffrey shares a series of chilling Idaho Bigfoot encounters from more than 40 years in the Rocky Mountains. From a mysterious juvenile figure photographed in the late 1960s near Pagosa Springs and Durango, Colorado, to a massive dark shape moving through deep brush south of Loon Lake near McCall and Hells Canyon, Jeffrey recounts multiple moments that defied all logic and every known animal behavior.You'll hear firsthand about:• A canyon-crossing figure taller than surrounding brush• A rock-throwing incident on an Idaho ridge that had no human explanation• A silent, fast-moving subject seen moments after ATV riders passed• How these encounters impacted his understanding of the outdoors—and his Christian faithIf you're looking for real Bigfoot sightings, Idaho Sasquatch activity, Rocky Mountain encounters, or discussions about how the unexplained intersects with belief, this episode is a must-listen.

Welcome aboard the Traveling Groomers Podcast! In this episode, hosts Chris Anthony and Mary Oquendo dive into the realities of wrapping up the year as professional groomers, pet stylists, and canine cosmetologists. As the holiday rush winds down, they share insight on taking a moment to breathe, assess your business, and make plans for the year ahead. Drawing parallels to the changing seasons and lessons learned from the pandemic, they discuss how to adapt to economic shifts, streamline your operations, and, most importantly, why having a coach is an investment in your success—not just an expense. You'll also hear candid stories about travel mishaps, client cancellations, and the importance of self-care. Plus, join in as they swap tales from the Rocky Mountain show—Halloween costumes, local adventures, and unforgettable moments with their grooming community. Whether you're prepping for the new year or recharging for another busy season, this episode is packed with practical advice, heartfelt anecdotes, and a few fun tangents to keep you smiling. So grab your travel mug and climb aboard—the Traveling Groomers Podcast is ready to roll!

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Winter Wonders: A Hanukkah Adventure in the Rockies Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2025-12-03-08-38-20-he Story Transcript:He: המקום היה מלא קסם של חורף.En: The place was filled with winter magic.He: עשרים בדצמבר, חג החנוכה, ושלג כיסה את רכסי הרי הרוקי כמו גלימה לבנה ורכה.En: December 20th, the holiday of Hanukkah, and snow covered the Rocky Mountains like a soft white cloak.He: השמים היו כחולים, והשקט של ההרים הרגיש כמו פסק זמן מהעולם.En: The skies were blue, and the silence of the mountains felt like a timeout from the world.He: אליאב, צעיר אנרגטי וחובב הרפתקאות, עמד על גבעה קטנה והתבונן בנוף.En: Eliav, an energetic young man and adventure enthusiast, stood on a small hill and admired the scenery.He: הוא היה מלא ברעיונות לחגוג את החג בגדול והחל לתכנן בצורה מפתיעה את כל סוף השבוע לחברים שלו, שרה ודוד.En: He was full of ideas to celebrate the holiday in style and began surprisingly planning the entire weekend for his friends, Sarah and David.He: "דוד, שרה, תראו," קרא אליאב, מצביע על יצור בחברתו שלג. "זהו איתנו האייל הצפוני! בואו נלך לראות!"En: "David, Sarah, look," called out Eliav, pointing at a creature beside the snow. "It's Itanu the reindeer! Let's go see!"He: שרה גיחכה. "אליאב, אתה בטוח שזה אייל צפוני?"En: Sarah chuckled. "Eliav, are you sure that's a reindeer?"He: "בטח!" ענה אליאב בביטחון.En: "Of course!" replied Eliav confidently.He: מבלי לשים לב לשאלות, החל ללכת לכיוון היצור, ממהר לראות מקרוב את מה שהוא חשב שהוא אייל.En: Without paying attention to questions, he began walking toward the creature, eager to see up close what he thought was a reindeer.He: גם דוד הצטרף, מנסה לשכנע אותו לעצור רגע לחשוב שוב.En: David also joined, trying to persuade him to stop for a moment to reconsider.He: כשהתקרבו, שרה ודוד התחילו לחשוד.En: As they approached, Sarah and David began to have doubts.He: "זה לא נראה כמו אייל צפוני...", אמר דוד.En: "It doesn't look like a reindeer..." said David.He: "אולי זו איילה פראית?"En: "Maybe it's a wild doe?"He: אבל אליאב היה נחוש.En: But Eliav was determined.He: הוא התקרב מעט יותר ואז פתאום היצור התרומם מהשלג והתחיל לנוע לכיוונם.En: He moved a little closer, and then suddenly the creature rose from the snow and started moving toward them.He: "אליאב! זהו אייל!" צעקה שרה, והם החלו לרוץ בשלג הכבד.En: "Eliav! It's a reindeer!" shouted Sarah, and they began to run in the heavy snow.He: אליאב התחיל לצחוק מתוך הלחץ, אבל ידע שהוא צריך להמציא משהו מהר.En: Eliav started laughing from the pressure but knew he had to come up with something quickly.He: לפתע עלה עליו רעיון.En: Suddenly, an idea struck him.He: "הלביבות!" קרא אליאב, ותפס את התיק שלו.En: "The latkes!" called Eliav, grabbing his bag.He: הוא זרק כמה לביבות לעבר האייל, שצד את תשומת ליבו, והיצור נעצר.En: He threw a few latkes toward the reindeer, catching its attention, and the creature stopped.He: זה היה רגע מצחיק ומפחיד באותו זמן, אבל הטריק עבד.En: It was a funny and frightening moment at the same time, but the trick worked.He: אחרי המרוץ והריגוש, חיפשו שלושה חברים מקום לשבת ולנוח קצת.En: After the race and excitement, the three friends searched for a place to sit and rest a bit.He: ההרים הגבוהים המקיפים אותם נראים כאילו הם שומרים עליהם.En: The towering mountains surrounding them looked as if they were watching over them.He: הם מצאו מקום מושלם להדליק את נרות החנוכה.En: They found the perfect spot to light the Hanukkah candles.He: כשהשמש התחילה לשקוע, הם הדליקו את הנרות, מחזיקים ידיים ומקבלים את החום של האש נגד הקור.En: As the sun began to set, they lit the candles, holding hands and feeling the warmth of the fire against the cold.He: החיוכים לא ירדו מהם, והצחוק שהתנחלה בתוך החוויה הזו חיברה אותם עוד יותר.En: Their smiles never left their faces, and the laughter that cherished this experience bonded them even more.He: אליאב התחיל להבין שלעיתים, ההרפתקאה הטובה ביותר היא זו שנוצרת עם חברים, ולאו דווקא בזכות תוכניות גדולות.En: Eliav began to realize that sometimes, the best adventure is the one made with friends, not necessarily due to grand plans.He: הערב היה מושלם.En: The evening was perfect.He: שלג, אורות נרות החנוכה, וצחוק.En: Snow, the lights of the Hanukkah candles, and laughter.He: זה היה חג חנוכה שהם לא ישכחו לעולם, ובעיקר – אליאב הבין משהו על הקשבה ושיתוף.En: It was a Hanukkah they would never forget, and mainly – Eliav learned something about listening and sharing.He: כולם היו מרוצים ומוקירים את היום המיוחד הזה.En: Everyone was satisfied and grateful for this special day. Vocabulary Words:magic: קסםcloak: גלימהsilence: שקטtimeout: פסק זמןenergetic: אנרגטיadmired: התבונןreindeer: אייל צפוניcreature: יצורconfidence: ביטחוןdetermined: נחושdoe: איילהpersuade: לשכנעpressure: לחץlatkes: לביבותattention: תשומת לבtrick: טריקexcitement: ריגושrest: לנוחtowering: גבוהיםsurrounding: מקיפיםcandles: נרותbonded: חיברהadventure: הרפתקאהgrateful: מוקיריםcherished: התנחלהrealize: התחיל להביןshare: שיתוףsatisfied: מרוציםfrightening: מפחידlaughing: לצחוקBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

Fluent Fiction - Hebrew: Survival and Unity: A Snowy Adventure in the Rockies Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/he/episode/2025-12-03-23-34-02-he Story Transcript:He: השלג הכבד החל לרדת כשהשלושה, אליאב, מרים וירדן, התחילו את מסעם בהרי הרוקי המושלגים.En: The heavy snow began to fall as the three of them, Eliav, Miryam, and Yarden, began their journey in the snowy Rocky Mountains.He: האוויר היה קר ומרענן, עוטף את הרים באווירה מיוחדת של חורף וחג.En: The air was cold and refreshing, wrapping the mountains in a special winter and holiday atmosphere.He: אליאב היה מלא התלהבות.En: Eliav was full of enthusiasm.He: הוא רצה להוכיח לעצמו שהוא יכול להוביל את חבריו בהליכה חורפית מסעירה.En: He wanted to prove to himself that he could lead his friends on an exhilarating winter hike.He: מרים, עם הרבה ניסיון בטיולים קודמים, הציעה לבדוק את תחזית מזג האוויר פעם נוספת, אך אליאב התעקש שהכל יהיה בסדר.En: Miryam, with a lot of experience from previous trips, suggested checking the weather forecast once more, but Eliav insisted that everything would be fine.He: ירדן, פרקטי כהרגלו, היסס אך בסופו של דבר הצטרף למסע מתוך תקווה למפגש עם הנופים המרשימים שההרים יכולים להציע.En: Yarden, practical as usual, hesitated but eventually joined the journey, hoping to encounter the impressive views that the mountains could offer.He: כשהשלושה צעדו בין העצים המושלגים, הקור החל לחדור דרך הבגדים החמים שלהם.En: As the three of them walked among the snow-covered trees, the cold began to penetrate through their warm clothes.He: העצים, עטופים בשכבת קרח, נשמעו קודרים תחת רגליהם.En: The trees, wrapped in a layer of ice, sounded gloomy under their feet.He: מרים הרגישה את החשש גובר, אך לא רצתה להיות זו שתאמר לפנות חזרה.En: Miryam felt her apprehension grow but didn't want to be the one to suggest turning back.He: האווירה הנעימה התחלפה בפתאומיות כאשר הרוח החלה לנשוב בעוצמה והשלג התגבר, מכסה את עקבות הנעליים שלהם לחלוטין.En: The pleasant atmosphere suddenly changed when the wind began to blow strongly and the snow intensified, completely covering their footprints.He: באותו רגע, אליאב הבין שהם בסכנה.En: At that moment, Eliav realized they were in danger.He: הוא ידע שכבר לא מדובר בטיול פשוט.En: He knew it was no longer a simple hike.He: "צריך למצוא מקום מחסה," אמר אליאב בקול החלטי.En: "We need to find shelter," said Eliav decisively.He: הם פנו מהשביל המקורי, מחפשים מקום בטוח.En: They left the original path, searching for a safe place.He: אחרי זמן מה מצאו מערה קטנה.En: After a while, they found a small cave.He: המערה הייתה מוגנת מהשלג והרוח.En: The cave was protected from the snow and wind.He: הם נכנסו והשאירו מאחור את הסערה המשתוללת.En: They entered, leaving the raging storm behind.He: בתוך החום היחסי של המערה, מרים הציתה נרות חנוכה שהביאה, ושלושת החברים התיישבו יחד.En: In the relative warmth of the cave, Miryam lit Hanukkah candles she had brought, and the three friends sat together.He: מתחת לאור הקטן והמרגיע של הנרות, המציאות המסוכנת שבחוץ נראתה פחות מאיימת.En: Under the small and calming light of the candles, the dangerous reality outside seemed less threatening.He: יחד הם זימרו שירי חנוכה, והרגישו באיחוד הלבבות שהחג מביא.En: Together they sang Hanukkah songs, and felt the unity of hearts that the holiday brings.He: הם הצליחו לשלוח הודעה לעזרה בעזרת הטלפון של ירדן, שבמזל קלט קצת קליטה מתוך המערה.En: They managed to send a message for help using Yarden's phone, which luckily had some signal from inside the cave.He: עד שהעזרה הגיעה, הם דיברו, צחקו ולמדו כמה כוח וחשיבות יש בתמיכה הדדית ובצניעות.En: Until help arrived, they talked, laughed, and learned the power and importance of mutual support and humility.He: כשניצלו לבסוף, אליאב ידע שלמד שיעור חשוב.En: When they were finally rescued, Eliav knew he had learned an important lesson.He: ההנהגה לא תמיד קשורה להחלטות האמיצות ביותר אלא גם להקשבה ולשיתוף פעולה.En: Leadership isn't always about making the bravest decisions but also about listening and cooperation.He: האבק הלבן ירד והחגיגה המשיכה.En: The white dust settled, and the celebration continued.He: המנורה הקטנה, שמירם הביאה, הייתה סמל לאור בתקופה האפלה והקרה והזכירה להם את הכוח באחדות ובתמיכה הדדית.En: The small lamp that Miryam brought was a symbol of light in the dark and cold period, reminding them of the strength in unity and mutual support. Vocabulary Words:heavy: כבדenthusiasm: התלהבותexhilarating: מסעירהforecast: תחזיתpractical: פרקטיpenetrate: לחדורapprehension: חששgloomy: קודריםintensified: התגברdecisively: בקול החלטיshelter: מחסהprotected: מוגנתraging: משתוללתcalming: מרגיעthreatening: מאיימתmutual: הדדיתhumility: צניעותrescued: ניצלוcooperation: שיתוף פעולהwhite dust: אבק לבןcelebration: חגיגהsymbol: סמלunity: אחדותrefreshing: מרענןprevious: קודמיםimpressive: מרשימיםhesitated: היססcovered: מכסהrelatively: יחסיimportance: חשיבותBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/fluent-fiction-hebrew--5818690/support.

Runways: Part 3 A Mountaintop Experience By m_storyman_x – listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories. "So where are we headed?" the supermodel asked as we walked across the grassy yard of the cabin towards the tree line. "Someplace special," was all I answered, as I aimed us for the small trail that looked like it led around the lake. The hike wasn't long, only about a half an hour, but it was up hill all the way. We finally broke free of the pines at the base of a barren rocky hillside. I held a hand out for her. "Let me help you here. I don't want you to fall." "Okay, but this hike is getting me too damned hot." she answered. She pulled her gauze white blouse over her head and tied it around her slender waist. Then taking my hand and letting me help her up the rock strewn hillside. I had a hard time not paying attention to the way her tits swung and bounced with each step, turning my cock once again rock hard before we had made it even a portion of the way up the hill, on my father’s mountaintop land. But we continued climbing, little trickles of sweat running down her naked top, down between and around her breasts as we climbed. She was clearly not used to this kind of effort, but I had to admit, for a change she made no complaint. "Here we are." I said as I let go of her hand and stood on the top of the rocky hill, able to look all the way around us. "This is the top of the mountain. Highest point around. Well except for those peaks over there. But they're way too steep to climb without special gear. This is the top of what the locals call baldy. "It's beautiful! You can see for miles," she said, moving slowly around me, looking in every direction at the land laid out far below us. "It's like being on an airplane without the airplane!" "Yeah. Sorta is, isn't it? Ready for some lunch?" "I am!" She said as she came over and sat down next to me on the rock. I dug in the bag and pulled out sandwiches and bottles of water. "That's yours," she said, pointing to the one made on rye. "I think I heard someplace you liked rye bread." "I do actually. Thank you!" I answered, smiling at her and taking the sandwich from her. "You know. I think this is the nicest you've been to me since I've known you." "Thank you. Self-preservation I guess. I don't want to get thrown in that damn lake again," she said with a giggle. "Well, I haven't seen any reason to do it again, so...mission accomplished." "Adam," she said quietly. "Yeah?" "I know you don't particularly like me. But I want to thank you for bringing me up here." "Aw hell. I don't dislike you. I just didn't expect you to be quite so..." "Bitchy?" She finished for me. "Yeah, bitchy." I agreed. "When you relax and try to be a normal person you can be quite... Not sure what word to use there." "Captivating... alluring... sexy...enticing?" She suggested, each time getting a shake of my head. "Pleasant." "Pleasant?" she asked curiously. "Uh huh. Pleasant.” I elaborated. “Pleasant to look at, pleasant to be around, pleasant to talk to. Pleasant." "Hmm, I would have thought your description would be more sexual than that. Most guys are." "I'll admit you're hot, but well, the idea of sex isn't exactly the first thing I'd say I think about when I see you." "That hardon you had while we were cleaning fish didn't say you weren't thinking about sex. And the hardon you have now doesn't say you aren't interested in sex." "Are you enticing, sexually? Of course you are. That's why you get paid what you do. Guys look at you and they wanna fuck you." I answered. "But you don't? Come on. With that hardon?" "Okay. I'll admit it. My body is interested in exploring your dark damp spaces. But to be honest, I'm actually just enjoying being able to share something like this view with you as a regular person, not a multi-million dollar super model." "If I was a regular person, would you want to fuck me?" "God what is it with you and fuck? Do you know any other way to say it?” I asked, looking into her eyes. “ Fucking is what you do with someone you don't care about." "So what do you want me to call it?" "Have sex, make love. Either work, if you care about a person. If not, I suppose fucking is as good a word as any to say it." Kim suddenly stood up and undid the front of her shorts. She pushed them down her legs and stepped out of them so she was naked except for her shoes. "What are you doing?" I asked as she leaned down and started undoing the front of my shorts. "Getting you naked," she said as if that were the most natural thing in the world to do at that moment. "Why?" I asked, reaching for her hand to stop her. "For the simple reason that you don't want to fuck me." "So, you want to get me naked why then?" She let go of my pants and stood over me, straightening up and looking around. "Actually, I thought you might want to just lay here in the sun naked with me. Because we can. We have the luxury of wonderful privacy, thanks to your family’s wonderful cabin and land. You don't have to though. I understand," she said, stepping across me and sitting on the rock again. She lay back and closed her eyes, letting her body soak in the sun on her front and heat from the rock on her back side. “This nudity is awesome! Now I think I understand the naturalists!” I looked at her for long seconds, trying to understand her. I stood up next to her and pushed my shorts off, freeing my rock hard cock to stick out in the sunshine. I skimmed off my t-shirt and dropped it next to my shorts and then lay down next to her in the sun. I lost track of how long we lay there, the sun baking the two of us. I started to think that maybe I'd get a good burn laying here too long and was about to suggest that we head back down when I felt her hand find mine. She stroked the back of my hand with her fingers, gently teasing her finger tips and nails on my skin. I lay there for long minutes as she stroked my hand before she wrapped her fingers around my hand and drew it up off the rock to her body, placing it gently on her hip, moving her fingers from around it back to the back of my hand again, stroking my hand as my palm and fingers lay on her bare skin. I really didn't know what she expected or wanted, and I really didn't want to ruin the surprisingly pleasant mood she had been in. She gently used her fingers to coax my hand more onto her body, working it closer to her bare mound until she had coaxed my finger to rest on the firm hump only inches from her pussy. "Would you like to touch me?" She asked softly. "Do you want me to?" "I wouldn't mind if you did," she said a little breathlessly, her hand leaving mine and reaching across to gently rest on me, her finger tips brushing my long since softened cock. "Kim. Are you horny?" I whispered. "Yes," she whispered back. "I really want to come but i want you to do it." "Why?" "Do I need a reason?" "No, but I do." I answered her. "What if I can't explain it?" "When you can, tell me." I whispered, starting to draw my hand away from her. "No! Please!" She practically begged, grabbing my hand with her other hand. She held my hand and pulled it down toward the juncture of her legs, spreading her legs and moving one across mine to give my hand access to her pussy. "Please," She whispered. I nodded, as much to myself as to her, and gently let my fingers stroke her surprisingly wet pussy lips. I felt her wetness as I dipped one finger between her lips, feeling her slick hot juices. She moaned softly, her fingers now stroking along my hardening cock, teasing along its length, concentrating on and around my head as my fingers gently stroked up and down her lips. I let my finger tease just into the entrance to her tunnel and then up to her clit, her hips trying to lift off the rocks toward my fingers with each stroke. "Do you like touching me?" She whispered breathlessly as her hand wrapped around my hard cock, giving it a gentle squeeze. "So you like me touching you?" "Uh huh." I answered honestly. "I'm glad. I like how you feel too," she said softly. I concentrated on her clit, still sliding my finger down to her tunnel entrance and back again, but spending longer and longer each trip circling and teasing her clit, her hips lifting and rocking, her body wiggling and writhing on the rocks as my fingers drove her body closer and closer to climax. "Oh gawd, Adam. You're going to make me come!" She moaned loudly. "You're going to make me come." While I was stroking her pussy she was busy stroking my cock, her hand moving slowly up and down my shaft, sliding all the way up to my head and over it, pushing my under used cock closer to shooting as well. "Shit. I'm going to come." I groaned, trying to hold back while I concentrated on her clit. "Do it!" She moaned loudly. "Let me make you come too! Oh shit I'm so close. So close." "Oh Fuck!" I grunted loudly as my orgasm hit, my hips bucking up off the rocks and shooting a stream of cum into the air, gravity taking hold and drawing it back down to land on my cock and her hand before another shot could lance up into the air. "Oh god. You're coming!" She cried softly as she felt my cock surging in her hand, her own climax deciding at that moment to unleash its chemical cocktail of hormones into her blood stream, making her whole body shake and tremble. "Fuck!" She groaned as she held my cock, her own body climaxing and leaking her juices between her legs onto the hot rocks. I lay there, still stroking her clit, not really able to pay all that much attention to what I was doing as my own climax surged through me, pumping shot after shot of cum out to collect on my chest, cock and her hand. She reached down to my hand and pressed hers over mine, stopping my motions but holding my fingers to her hot wet pussy. We lay there panting for long minutes before she let go of my cock and hand, pushing herself up onto one elbow to look at me. She leaned herself toward me, her tits pressing against my side and chest as she brought her face toward mine, her lips gently kissing my lips, her tongue teasing my lips softly. I kissed her back, letting her choose the pace and duration. She finally chose to break the long soft sensual kiss, holding her lips barely brushing against mine as she whispered a single short statement. "Thank you." Her eyes looking deeply into mine Thought she was done, but to my surprise she tilted her body over farther, her lips kissing my chest and then one of my nipples. She gently, slowly kissed her way down my body, finding the remains of my cum on my chest and gently licking it off of my skin before kissing lower. I couldn't help but get hard again at her attentions, my cock, growing in her hand as she kissed and licked closer and closer to it. The woman had a huge appetite for sensual pleasures. "You sure you want to do that?" I asked as she opened her mouth and closed it around my head, engulfing me with her hot lips. In response she swirled her tongue around my head, teasing me and gently moving her mouth up and down my shaft, teasing my again hard cock even harder as she stroked my shaft with her hand and lips. "Oh god." I groaned as she worked my cock slowly, teasingly. Her hot mouth teased my head and her tongue worked under and around my head, trying to find where I was most sensitive, and locating that spot with her tongue when I suddenly jerked in response to her touch. "Oh damn." Groaned, noticing a sound in the background, but not quite making the connection to anything more than another groan coming from my lips. "Oh god Kim." I groaned softly, my hips trying to lift toward her mouth as she worked my shaft. "So damn good." "Oh!" She cried suddenly, pulling her mouth from my cock. I didn't need to ask. I knew exactly what surprised her before I could ask. The cold drops started large and slow, the mixture of sun and ice cold rain drops a huge surprise. "Shit!" I grunted, sitting up and looking around. I could see it now. I'd heard the thunder and not connected the danger. Being on a mountain top weather wasn't what one expected. The sun was still shining from the west, but the clouds rolling up the mountain side from the north were just starting to top the mountain, the updraft carrying the first drops of rain up into the air to fall on us miles from the edge of the clouds. "We have to go!" I said abruptly, standing up and grabbing the backpack. I stuffed our clothes into the pack and grabbed her hand. "Now!" I said sternly. "I'm not afraid of a little rain. Slow down!" She said, pulling back at me. "Kim, you're not going to be in a gentle rain. And it's not going to be particularly warm." I said as I tried to pull her along. "You're at the top of a mountain. In a few minutes were going to be inside the clouds that are making this rain and what falls is going to feel like liquid ice. Think thawed blizzard." I said, pulling her without stopping. "Oh shit." Kim answered as the first wisps of cloud blew across the landscape in front of us. We were still a ways from the trees when the heavier fog rolled in over us, almost immediately chilling us with its clinging moisture. "Come on." I said, wrapping an arm around her shoulders and guiding her to where I knew the trees had to be, even though we couldn't see them for the thick fog. I preferred the fog, knowing what was coming next. I'd been caught in one of these on the lake once, only a short fifteen minutes from the cabin, but it was a miserable fifteen minutes that took hours to feel like I had warmed up from. This time we were a lot farther away and a whole lot less dressed. "You know where the trail is?" Kim asked with concern. "Yeah," I lied, "Just watch your step and we'll be fine." At least I thought I knew where the trail was, I just wasn't positive we hadn't wandered off target towards the cliff or the other direction toward the long slope that would take us eventually down to the lodge a couple thousand feet lower. We'd never even see it in this fog and if we could we'd have hypothermia long before we got there. "Stupid. I should have watched closer." I muttered as we walked, a few small trees appearing in front of us. "You couldn't know it was coming." Kim said as larger trees started to appear though the fog. "My job to watch. You couldn’t know, but I’ve made this mistake before. It’s something you vow to never let happen again. That is, if you survive the first time." I answered, as I turned us a bit farther to my right, hoping to find the trail ahead of me. "I let myself get distracted. I hadn't planned on staying up there that long." "Well, for what it's worth, I'm not blaming you." "But I am." I said, angry at myself. She frowned at me and almost snapped at me. "Knock it off. I'm a big girl. I can make my own choices. You don't have to protect me. I didn't ask for you to protect me. I asked for you to share something with me. Something I wanted and something I enjoyed. So we get a little cold on the way home. Deal with it!" Kim’s Hypothermic Therapy "Keep that thought." I muttered as I finally found the gap in the trees that heralded the trail. Forty minutes later we walked out of the woods into clearing of the cabin, both of us shivering uncontrollably in the torrential downpour of icy drops. Kim had been stumbling for the last half mile, her legs losing their coordination, the first sign of serious hypothermia. I carried her the last 200 feet to the cabin. We stumbled into the cabin and I dropped her into one of the chairs and grabbed a towel from my bag and moved to her, rubbing her body all over and then grabbing the heavy wool quilt and wrapping it around her. Still shivering myself, I used the sticks in the firewood box next to the fireplace to build a small fire, my hands almost shaking too hard to get the match struck. The small flame grew in the sticks and I carefully fed larger sticks and then small pine logs onto the fire, allowing it to quickly grow so that I didn't have to huddle over it to feel its heat. With the flames growing larger I stripped off the wet clothing that was robbing my body’s heat. I stepped to the chair and scooped Kim from it, drawing her with me to the bearskin rug in front of the fire. I peeled the blanket from around her shivering body and pulled her to me, pressing her bare skin against mine. I sat on the thick fur rug, then reached a hand up to Kim, to come lay on my chest. Then I wrapped the wool quilt over the two of us and lay down across the front of the fire, letting the heat slowly warm the quilt and the two of us inside it. I closed my eyes, my arms wrapped around her, holding her chest against mine, our legs tangled together in the blanket as we shivered together. The shakes soon turned into drowsiness. Her kisses woke me. Soft, gentle, caring. Soft sweet tender kisses on my cheeks, my nose and my lips, each one slow and unhurried. As I became more awake I could feel that we had warmed, no longer feeling the cold of the rain but the heat of the fire still seeping through the blanket. She’d slid over to my side, with one of her naked legs slung over mine. I could also feel her hand between us, wrapped around my cock, gently, slowly, tenderly stroking me as she kissed me. "Kim." I started to say, as I rolled a bit to face her. "Shush," she whispered before planting another soft kiss on my lips to quiet me. I felt her push with one leg, gently returning me onto my back, leaving her partly on top of me. She continued her kisses, softly and seductively kissing my lips as she teased my cock harder by the moment, finally using her knees to lift her hips up from mine, her soft tits still pressed against my chest. I felt her slide herself up my body as she pushed my dick down between her legs, guiding my engorged head to her wet lips. I felt emotionally safe with her. She’d become a completely different person in less than 24 hours. "Kim." I whispered as she straddled over me, then pushed herself back, letting go of my shaft and sliding her arm up my body to rest on the furry rug next to my body. "Shush," she half whispered, half moaned as she pushed herself back down my body, lowering her mouth to mine and pressing her lips to mind as my cock was slowly enveloped by her hot cunt. "Yum" she moaned as she lifted her chest from mine, and worked her knees up next to my hips. "Oh damn." I moaned as she lifted her lips from mine, her hips slowly rocking up and down, sliding her pussy on and off my rigid dick, working me deeper and deeper into her tunnel. "That's it. Just enjoy. Let me do this, please," she whispered. She was making love to me. Not just desiring sex. She wanted to please me. I was beyond wanting to stop her. Between her attentions on the mountain top and her attentions now, my body was more than ready to let her have her way. I let my hands slide up her hips and sides, reaching for her breasts. She grinned down at me and one by one, reached for my hands and pulled them away from her breasts, moving them to next to my own head and holding them there, clasped with her own as she slowly rocked on me, her rock hard nipples grazing back and forth across my chest with each stroke. "Does it feel good Adam?" "Very!" I groaned back as she continued to stroke on and off of me, the heat from the fire and the heat from our bodies making us both sweat in our loose cocoon. I could feel her soft tunnel stroking my shaft, teasing my engorged head with her tight confines. On and off she slid, her big tits dripping sweat onto my chest and sliding around, her nipples rubbing against mine. "Oh god," she moaned as she rocked on and off of me. "Oh god," she moaned again, her hips rocking and trying to grind her clit against the base of my cock with each new stroke. "Oh god, Adam. Oh god I'm going to come!" She gasped over and over as she continued rocking on me, her legs trembling and making it harder for her to continue rocking. "Oh god, Adam," she cried softly, practically whimpering, but refusing to let my hands go to participate in any way. "Come for me Adam. Come for me!" She practically begged. "Oh yeah. Almost." I moaned back at her as the tingles radiated out from my cock through all the reaches of my body. Her spasming pussy, already so tight, seemed to try and grab and milk me like her hand had done, trying to draw me into her as she stroked on and off of my fat shaft. "Gonna come." I grunted, knowing that I couldn't hold back any longer, even if I wanted to. "Oh shit!" She cried as my body bucked, jamming my cock deep into her and pumping a huge gush of cum up into her pussy. "Oh, Fuck Yes" She cried loudly, dropping onto my jerking body, her hands pushing mine farther over my head. Her big soft tits smashed flat against my chest, her mouth lowering to mine, her lips trying to kiss mine between gasps and moans. My body continued to buck several more times under her, adding more cum to the load already poured into her from within me. Finally I stilled under her, only an occasional jerk still showing my fading climax, my cock twitching within her as it started to soften. She lay on me, her breathing easing, but her lips still erotically working against mine. "God that was incredible." I whispered between kisses. "You liked it?" "Very much." I whispered. “You made love with amazing insights into my soul.” "I'm glad," she said as she let go of my hands and slowly pushed herself up off of me. She tossed the blanket off of us and sat up on my hips, trapping my cock inside her as I softened. I reached for her hips and gently stroked my fingers up and down them before she reached for my hands and pulled them to her breasts, pressing my palms against her still hard nipples. "You know. I don't know what it is about your hands, but i want them on my body all the time for some reason." "Oh?" "Uh huh. Ever since you made me come, up there. I just want to be naked and have your hands all over me." "Not that I'm complaining, because I'm not. But why?" I asked. "If I knew, I'd tell you. Why did you do what you did up there?" "I don't know exactly. I just wanted to." I admitted "Me too," she answered with a smile, still sitting on me, her hands on mine, encouraging me to squeeze her breasts. "Thank you. For letting me do that." "Trust me, it was my pleasure." I answered with a smile. "I think we need something to eat though." "You don't want me sitting on you anymore?" "I'm not minding one bit." I chuckled. "But I do have a question." "Yeah? What's that?" she asked, leaning down against my hands sliding off her chest as she lowered her tits to my chest, her face inches from mine. "Why aren't you always like this?" "Like what?" "Soft, sweet, sexy, intimate, wonderful, caring, alluring, sensual, did I say incredible yet?" "No, you didn't." "Well. Incredible. Since I hadn't said it yet. I've never known you to be like this. What happened? What changed?" "You did the one thing that was required of any man who wanted me to be this way. You earned my respect and you treated me with respect. No one else deserved this side of me." "How did I earn your respect?" I asked a little confused. "Well, throwing me in the lake the first day was a start. You showed me that you set limits and that you weren't going to let me push you around. Second, you showed me skills. You showed me you believed in me. In my abilities that I hadn’t yet discovered. Not just how to get around town or do your job, but skills in many things. Not only could you do things, you weren't afraid to teach me how to do them as well. And the third thing, maybe the most important, you showed me compassion and respect when I clearly didn't deserve it. Those are the hallmarks of a man worth working to keep. Those are the things I've been looking for in a man for the last fifteen years." "I think you over estimate me." I answered. "And did I mention that you are an overly modest man?" She asked with a giggle. "Now, we only have one problem." "Yeah?" "Well, two actually." "Okay, what two problems?" "First, I know you like Amy. The question is can you treat her as well as you treat me, because we do come as a package deal. She's like a sister to me and we share absolutely everything." "Everything?" "EVERYTHING!" She answered emphatically, wrinkling her nose before she smiled. "What's the second problem?" "How do we call her and tell her to come out here and join us? There's a lot of the two weeks left to find out if we can make this work." Cryptic Messages In some ways it wasn't quite fair. I mean I've never been one to be deceitful, but in this case it seemed like the right thing to do. Kim was waiting back at the Rocky Mountain cabin and my job was to get Amy there without any argument. I stood by the plane as the car door opened. "Adam! What's' going on? Your phone call was more than a little bit cryptic," Amy asked as she practically ran across the tarmac at the Chicago DuPage County Airport, pulling the wheeled suitcase behind her. "Oh. Kim is having an absolute fit. She's demanding that you come at once and refusing to come home until you come get her," I said with a scowl. "You so owe me for screwing up my vacation!" I said pretending to be angry as I took the case from her and stuffed it into the hold under the cabin of my twin engine turbo prop. Truth be told I'd had a bit of a crush on Amy since I started flying her and Kim around the country. I'd of course told her about it, sorta, but been shut down cold every time I'd tried to entice her into anything personal. As Kim had told me, Amy was the perfect professional personal assistant. She was a whiz at keeping her schedule in order, able to handle a myriad of details without bothering Kim and in some cases, was as adept at running the lingerie business every bit as good as Kim. The only real difference was that Amy wasn't a super model. In her own right she was good looking. Five and a half feet, not skinny but not fat, modestly large chest, creamy white skin and short cut auburn hair. To me she looked damn sexy, no matter what she was wearing. Today, in a tight fitting, short skirted dress, she looked even more so. I followed her up the stairs to the plane, closing the stairway door just in time to watch her bend over and thread her way into the right hand co-pilots seat of the plane, her skirt pulling up far enough to show me that she had on pink lacy panties under the powder blue dress. "I'm so sorry. I know I pushed you to take her. I'll make it up to you somehow," she said as I stepped over the center console and settled into the left seat. I handed her a pair of bulky headphones with a microphone attached and then picked up my own somewhat slimmer designed headset and mic. I remained silent as I flipped through the startup procedure, spinning both turbines up before keying the microphone. "Dupage tower. X-ray Alpha Gulf Foxtrot Seven ready for departure." "Roger X-ray Alpha Gulf. You are cleared to taxiway W William to Runway 2 Left. Hold at the ramp." "Roger. Taxiway W William to 2 Left and hold," I answered as I throttled up, the only aircraft at the moment on the tarmac with an engine running. In moments we were bouncing along the narrow strip of pavement that would take us all the way south to the very end of the seventy-five hundred foot runway. It was well more than we'd need with the light load I had on board, but I wasn't going to complain. I stopped just before reaching the end of the runway and checked both engines and props, making sure everything was working properly before radioing the tower back. "Dupage tower. X-ray Alpha Gulf holding at two Left." "Roger X-ray Alpha Gulf, you are cleared onto the runway. Depart turning left and contact Chicago flight following at five thousand." "Roger that tower. X-ray Alpha Gulf rolling," I answered. Taking off from a smaller airport like this one was always more relaxing than trying to fight the big boys at someplace like O'Hare or Midway. I let off the brakes and rolled onto the end of the runway, turning the plane to line up down the center line before pushing the throttles full on. "So how long?" Amy asked over the headset as the plane launched itself up from the pavement and I snapped the landing gear handle into the stow position. "About four hours, sooner if the wind doesn’t fight us, and we can avoid any August storms." I answered, letting my voice soften, no longer having to maintain the fiction that I used to get her here and on the plane. I reached into my pocket and pulled out the envelope that Kim had for her, an envelope I wasn't supposed to give to her until we were in the air. "What's this?" "A note from Kim," I answered. "What's it say?" "I dunno. She told me not to read it," I answered with a shrug. "Chicago center, X-ray Alpha Gulf Foxtrot Seven climbing to fifteen thousand." "Roger X-ray Alpha Gulf Foxtrot Seven. Climbing to fifteen thousand." "And you didn't? Read it I mean?" she asked as she unfolded the paper. "Nope. I guessed it wasn't my business. I'm just following orders to get you on the plane and get you there anyway I can." Amy frowned and looked down at the note, reading it slowly. She flipped the paper over and back again, as if looking for more information. "And you have no idea what this is about?" "All I know is that I have specific orders from her highness to fetch you. She said everything else you needed to know was in the note." "But it doesn't tell me all that much." "Well, she was adamant. She wasn't coming home until you got there. I couldn't very well leave her there forever, could I?" "Well, no. But what triggered this? I mean did you do anything to her?" "Besides throw her ass in the lake the first day? Not really," I answered. "You really threw her in the lake?" "Yep. Picked her up, hauled her ass over my shoulder to the end of the pier and threw her right into the water. She was none too happy about it either." "I don't imagine she was," Amy answered quietly. To be continued. By m storyman x, for Literotica.

Fluent Fiction - Korean: Finding Warmth in the Winter Chill: A Christmas Connection Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/ko/episode/2025-12-03-23-34-02-ko Story Transcript:Ko: 겨울의 록키 산맥은 조용하고 고요했다.En: The gyeoul Rocky Mountains were quiet and serene.Ko: 눈이 덮인 트레일이 산을 감싸고 있었다.En: Snow-covered trails wrapped around the mountains.Ko: 지원은 그 눈길을 걸으며 혼자만의 시간을 즐기고 있었다.En: Ji-won was enjoying her alone time as she walked along the snowy paths.Ko: 그녀는 크리스마스가 다가오는데도 외로움을 느꼈다.En: Even though Christmas was approaching, she felt a sense of loneliness.Ko: 마음에 평화를 찾고 싶었다.En: She wanted to find peace in her heart.Ko: 지원은 혼자 걷고 싶었지만, 산의 아름다움에 끌리기도 했다.En: Ji-won wanted to walk alone, but she was also drawn to the beauty of the mountains.Ko: 그 순간, 지원은 또 다른 사람을 만나게 되었다.En: At that moment, she encountered another person.Ko: 민수였다.En: It was Min-soo.Ko: 민수는 사진기와 함께 산을 오르고 있었다. 그의 눈은 겨울 풍경을 담기에 바빴다.En: Min-soo was climbing the mountain with a camera in hand, busy capturing the winter scenery.Ko: 그러나 그 역시 무언가 부족함을 느끼고 있었다.En: However, he too felt that something was missing.Ko: 지원과 민수는 서로에게 조심스럽게 다가갔다.En: Ji-won and Min-soo cautiously approached each other.Ko: 지원은 과거의 실망 때문에 새로운 사람에게 마음을 여는 것이 두려웠다.En: Ji-won was afraid to open her heart to a new person because of past disappointments.Ko: 민수도 마찬가지였다.En: Min-soo felt the same way.Ko: 그러나 겨울 산의 차가운 공기 속에서 둘은 자연스럽게 이야기하게 되었다.En: Yet, amidst the cold air of the winter mountain, they naturally began to talk.Ko: 잠시 후, 두 사람은 함께 산을 올랐다.En: After a short while, the two climbed the mountain together.Ko: 그들이 눈앞에 펼쳐진 장엄한 경치를 보았을 때 지원은 그녀의 마음 속 고민을 털어놓았다.En: When they saw the magnificent view in front of them, Ji-won shared her inner worries.Ko: "크리스마스가 다가오는데, 왠지 외로운 기분이 들어," 그녀가 말했다.En: "Christmas is coming, but somehow I feel lonely," she said.Ko: 민수는 이해했다.En: Min-soo understood.Ko: "나도 그래.En: "I feel that way too.Ko: 함께 있어도 외롭다고 느낄 때가 있잖아," 그가 답했다.En: There are times when you feel lonely even when you're with someone," he replied.Ko: 그 순간, 지원과 민수 사이에 깊은 연대감이 생겼다.En: In that moment, a deep bond formed between Ji-won and Min-soo.Ko: 과거의 두려움과 실망은 잠시 잊혀졌다.En: Their past fears and disappointments were momentarily forgotten.Ko: 서로의 진실한 마음을 나누며, 그들은 크리스마스라는 특별한 날을 함께 하기로 했다.En: Sharing their true feelings with each other, they decided to spend the special day of Christmas together.Ko: 산을 내려오며, 지원과 민수는 앞으로의 여행을 약속했다.En: As they descended the mountain, Ji-won and Min-soo promised future travels together.Ko: 겨울의 차가움 속에서 그들은 따뜻함을 찾았다.En: In the midst of winter's chill, they found warmth.Ko: 지원은 이제 외로움의 두려움을 극복할 수 있었다.En: Ji-won was now able to overcome the fear of loneliness.Ko: 민수는 진정한 연결의 기쁨을 느꼈다.En: Min-soo felt the joy of a true connection.Ko: 크리스마스는 더이상 혼자가 아니었다.En: Christmas was no longer solitary.Ko: 두 사람은 함께하는 순간들을 기대하며, 마음 가득히 따뜻함을 느꼈다.En: The two looked forward to moments together, feeling their hearts filled with warmth. Vocabulary Words:serene: 고요한trails: 트레일solitary: 혼자의encountered: 만났다capturing: 담다scenery: 풍경cautiously: 조심스럽게disappointments: 실망amidst: 속에서magnificent: 장엄한momentarily: 잠시bond: 연대감descended: 내려오다overcome: 극복하다connection: 연결loneliness: 외로움serenity: 평화promised: 약속했다chill: 차가움joy: 기쁨wrapped: 감싸고approaching: 다가오는데drawn: 끌리다fears: 두려움inner: 마음 속worries: 고민naturally: 자연스럽게captured: 담았다fear: 두려움warming: 따뜻함

In this episode, the conversation begins with news of a significant archaeological announcement from Egypt, believed to be associated with new findings in the Great Pyramid of Giza. Next, they discuss new findings about the Silk Road that help better understand the many unknown cities related to this essential early trade route. The team then welcomes Wyoming State Archaeologist Spencer Pelton and Professor Emeritus Robert Kelly, University of Wyoming, to discuss the details of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).  Spencer Pelton became the Wyoming State Archaeologist in November 2019. Spencer has maintained a varied career in government, private, and academic sectors, working in Tennessee, North Carolina, California, Nevada, Colorado, Wyoming, and the Khovsgol Province of northern Mongolia. As a faculty member of the University of Wyoming Department of Anthropology, Spencer places an emphasis on training well-rounded students with a diverse set of knowledge and skills, offering educational opportunities in Plains and Rocky Mountain prehistory, global human dispersal, cultural resource management, archaeological excavation, and evolutionary perspectives in anthropology. Robert L. Kelly is professor emeritus and past department head of anthropology at the University of Wyoming, director of the Frison Institute, president of the Society for American Archaeology, and secretary of the Archaeology Division of the American Anthropological Association. He has authored over 100 articles, reviews, and books, including two archaeology textbooks and The Lifeways of Hunter-Gatherers (Cambridge University Press, 2013). He specializes in the ethnology and archaeology of hunter-gatherers. Since 1973, he has conducted research throughout the western U.S. and Madagascar, and he has lectured in Europe, Asia, and South America. Kelly currently researches caves and high altitude adaptations in Wyoming, as well as the archaeology of ice patches in Glacier National Park. Seven Ages Official Site  Seven Ages Official Merchandise   Instagram  Facebook  Patreon  Seven Ages YouTube       

As Secretary of State for President James Monroe, John Quincy Adams advocated for the expansion of the United States. He was responsible for establishing the northern boundary of the country from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains, and eventually to the Pacific Ocean. More than any other man, Adams was responsible for putting the Monroe Doctrine into action.

The most unique boutique in the Rocky Mountains. Probably.

Season 5, Episode 1 - "Food as Fertile Ground for Change" Cultivating Community: Food Justice in the Bow Valley and Beyond Featuring: Dr. Lauren Kepkiewicz, Avni Soma, Syma Habib, Jun Cacayuran, Melissa West Morrison, & Dr. Tatenda Mambo  In this episode of Handpicked: Stories from the Field, our conversation comes from the Bow Valley in Alberta, where a group of organizers, researchers, and community leaders gathered in 2024 to talk about food justice and the everyday work of reshaping food systems. In this episode, Charlie Spring sits down with the event's co-organizers, Dr. Lauren Kepkiewicz and Avni Soma, to look back on what unfolded at their "Cultivating Community" gathering.  The episode brings together stories about community-led food aid, Indigenous food relationships, regenerative agriculture, migrant community organizing, and the emotional power of food to connect and transform. Alongside Lauren and Avni's reflections, listeners hear short excerpts from the event's panellists, Syma Habib, Jun Cacayuran, Melissa West Morrison, and Dr. Tatenda Mambo, whose perspectives and insights bring important nuance to the conversation.  Rather than framing food systems as problems to "fix," the episode leans into questions of relationship, responsibility, and the slow, often messy work of imagining something better together. It's a thoughtful, grounded start to the season, and an invitation to consider what food justice looks like in our own communities.    Contributors Co-Producers & Hosts: Dr. Laine Young & Dr. Charlie Spring   Sound Design & Editing: Laine Young    Guests  Dr. Lauren Kepkiewicz  Avni Soma  Syma Habib  Jun Cacayuran  Melissa West Morrison  Dr. Tatenda Mambo    Support & Funding  SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant (Lauren Kepkiewicz, Marit Rosol, Elizabeth Vibert, Eric Holt-Gimenez, and Charlie Spring)  Wilfrid Laurier University  The Laurier Centre for Sustainable Food Systems  Balsillie School for International Affairs     Music Credits  Keenan Reimer-Watts    Resources    Filipino Organization in the Rocky Mountains (FORM)  Kepkiewicz, L. & Cacayuran, J. (2022). Bringing ayuda and bayanihan to the Rockies. Mountain Life, Rocky Mountain, pp. 30.  Moving Beyond Acknowledgments- LSPIRG  Whose Land    Connect with Us:  Email: Handpickedpodcast@wlu.ca  LinkedIn: Handpicked: Stories from the Field Podcast Facebook: Handpicked Podcast 

Ryan Muckenhirn brings in his Pedersoli Rocky Mountain Hawkin muzzleloader. He and Mark Boardman talk through its features, the story behind it, and what makes it so cool. A link to our mountain-man past, traditional muzzleloaders are intrinsically awesome in every way.  This podcast may just inspire you to purchase one of your own.As always, we want to hear your feedback! Let us know if there are any topics you'd like covered on the Vortex Nation™ podcast by asking us on Instagram @vortexnationpodcast

In this chilling Colorado encounter, Lindsay shares the story of how strange rock stacks, hidden symbolism, and a mysterious statue at Mariana Butte led her to uncover unsettling patterns pointing toward Bigfoot activity and possible portal phenomena near Estes Park, Longs Peak, and the Rocky Mountain National Forest.From unexplained boulder placements on tree stumps to directional statues that seem to point toward areas known for Missing 411 disappearances, this episode explores the deeper meaning behind Colorado's most bizarre wilderness signs. Lindsay also reveals her firsthand experiences with terrifying growls, tree knocks, and eerie mimicry while living near wooded areas in Missouri—events that pushed her to consider whether Bigfoot may be an interdimensional beingcapable of moving through portals.Join us as we discuss:• Rock stacks and symbols linked to Bigfoot behavior• Longs Peak and Rocky Mountain National Forest disappearance clusters• Statues at Mariana Butte pointing toward known missing-person zones• Dogman-like growls, tree knocking, and unexplained mimicry• Portal theories, interdimensional entities, and what they mean for Bigfoot• Why experienced hikers and children vanish without a trace in Colorado's mountains

Brian's nipping on the sauce at the holiday party turns into special guest appearance at an AA meeting. 4th quarter incentive turns into Rocky Mountain jacket sharing survival experience .

My guest this month is Steve Schween. Coach Schween is the strength and conditioning coach at Cienega High School, located in Vail Arizona. Steve also serves many roles in the NHSSCA, such as the first ever Arizona state director, the current Rocky Mountain regional director, and also currently serves on the executive council as the regional board chair. Most recently he was the recipient of the Arizona Health and Physical Education 2025 High School P.E Teacher of the Year. We sit down and discuss how he went from upper state New York to one hour away from the Mexican border in southern Arizona. Then we dive into all things conjugate. How Steve defines the conjugate method, how he's adapted it over time, why coaches should use it and more. He gives us a great inside look into all the incredible training that is going on at Cienega High School. Enjoy! Coach Schween on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steve_schween/?hl=enCoach Schween on X: https://www.instagram.com/steve_schween/?hl=enCoach Schween on Simplifaster: https://simplifaster.com/articles/rapid-fire-steve-schween-tech-tools-school-schedule/Coach Schween on CoachLogik: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syp9B8RrIz4Our two partner sponsors for this episode are Teambuildrand Williams Strength. Check out their websites below.https://www.teambuildr.com/https://williamsstrength.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqyDnZ5O0ruMFKMDgEqF7dDLtaVFAudUMIP3O0iyRSpCK5m9N8kOnce again, the NHSSCA is partnering with Iron Giants Podcast and Glazier Clinics. Check out the link below to the Glazier Clinics that will feature speakers from the organization!https://www.glazierclinics.com/strength-summit

Welcome to a new month, and to the last of 2025! This here is DAY 36 ☕️ FIRST BOOK — GEC Truth Study " s t u d y " December 1, 2025.Thank you!⎯JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

Die 2007 von Ted Palmer in Boulder, Colorado gegründete - und auf Gin fokussierte - Vapor Distillery wurde 2012 von Alastair Brogan bereichert, der sein schottisches Erbe in die Rocky Mountains trug, dort die Whiskymarke "Boulder Spirits" erschuf und letztlich die Destillerie übernahm. Zunächst war Boulder als reine Single Malt-Marke gedacht, doch schnell wurde Brogan klar, dass er auch Bourbon anbieten muss, um in Amerika Erfolg zu haben - dennoch hat er für seine Marke einen gewissen Fokus auf Single Malt beibehalten. Wir sprechen über den Werdegang und die Produkte von Boulder Spirits und wie immer unternehmen wir einen Blick auf die Bourbon-Neuerscheinungen in Deutschland und den USA.

Happy Sunday! God bless you dear friend. This talk here is rather deep, and may not be understandable, I truly gave my best, though. LETTER 0331 "Hope"

Dr. Kate Pate - Ph.D. neurophysiologist, military medical researcher, educator, and advocate for veterans and first responders. With over 20 years of experience, she specializes in the neurological and physiological effects of trauma, stress, and environmental exposures. Her work bridges the gap between science and real-world application, improving care for those who serve. Kate's research journey began with a focus on respiratory neurophysiology, later expanding into redox biology, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and inflammatory diseases. Inspired by personal experience and a deep connection to the military community, she transitioned from academia to industry, ultimately founding Coruna Medical—a company developing innovative medical solutions for combat and austere environments. Recognizing the complex physical, mental, and emotional challenges faced by military and first responder communities, Kate pursued additional training in coaching, psychedelic integration, addiction recovery, and functional medicine. She also explored spirituality, theology, and philosophy to provide a holistic approach to healing. An avid outdoorswoman and conservationist, Kate spends her free time exploring the Rocky Mountains, reading, or planning her next adventure over a strong cup of coffee.. Dr. Kate Pate joins Bobby Marshall in the studio to discuss neurological health, traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, sleep deprivation, diet, training at altitude, biology, veteran health, therapy in nature, physicians, world travels, nutrition, and much more. Don't forget to subscribe or follow us on social media for updates on the show, events, and new episodeswww.TheMountainSidePodcast.comAffiliates LinksSponsor Linkswww.ONNIT.comMountain Side listeners use Discount code TMS to receive 10% off ONNIT products!www.BulletProof.comMountain Side listeners Use Discounts code: MOUNTAINSIDE to receive 20% off all Bulletproof products!www.SABObroadheads.comMountain Side listeners receive $10 off & Free Shipping on all SABO Broadheads!

In this episode of Peace Love Moto, we explore the idea that a motorcycle is more than just a machine—it's a passport to human connection. We look beyond the technical aspects of riding to discuss how being on two wheels makes us vulnerable, approachable, and open to the world in ways a car never could.Join me as we weave together the wisdom of travel legends Pico Iyer, Mark Twain, and Maya Angelou to understand why we ride. We discuss how travel acts as the ultimate antidote to prejudice, how to "rescue the humanity of places," and why a simple "hello" at a gas station can be the most important part of your trip.Whether you're a long-distance tourer or a weekend rider, this episode is a reminder that we are all "carrier pigeons" of culture, transporting stories and kindness wherever the road takes us. Tags: Mindfulness, Motorcycle riding, mindful motorcycling, motorcycle therapy, nature connection, peace on two wheels, Rocky Mountain tours, rider self-discovery, spiritual journey, motorcycle community, open road philosophy.

God bless you friend! Thank you for receiving Jesus Christ as your Saviour and Lord, born again of the Spirit. Amen. This here is DAY 35 ☕️ FIRST BOOK — GEC Truth Study " s t u d y " November 28, 2025. Thank you!⎯JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

A conversation about a legendary moment in United States history between James Quint, Director of the Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita, Kansas, and Peter Kastor, Professor of History and American Culture Studies at Washington University in Saint Louis. The episode dives deep into the context and significance of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, from the initial uncertainty faced by the United States after acquiring the Louisiana Purchase to the quest for knowledge and trade routes in unknown territory.Discussion highlights the pivotal roles of indigenous nations and French-Canadian traders in shaping the expedition's progress, including the crucial diplomatic and trading relationships necessary for survival.The complex dynamics of the Corps of Discovery are explored, touching on its diverse and multicultural makeup, the contributions of key figures like Sacagawea and York, and the evolving perspectives on Native American diplomacy.The challenges and logistical feats of the expedition—navigating vast rivers, crossing the Rocky Mountains, and surviving harsh winters—are described alongside the extraordinary documentation kept through journals and maps, which became invaluable historical sources.The legacy of Lewis and Clark is examined, not only as a story of exploration but as a lens into America's expansion, scientific ambition, the consequences for native peoples, and how these events continue to shape public memory and interpretation in museums and beyond.Help us produce more episodes by supporting the Napoleonic Quarterly on Patreon: patreon.com/napoleonicquarterly

Happy Thanksgiving dearly beloved, may you really enjoy your family and friends at this time. This here is DAY 33 ☕️ FIRST BOOK — GEC Truth Study " s t u d y " November 26, 2025. Thank you!⎯JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

Caroline Smith is passionate about space rocks, whether they're samples collected from the surface of asteroids and the Moon and hopefully Mars one day soon, or meteorites, those alien rock fragments that have survived their fiery descents through our atmosphere to land here on Earth.She is Head of Collections and Principal Curator of Meteorites at the Natural History Museum, home to one of the finest meteorite collections in the world. Her interest in rocks began while wandering the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, as a child, picking up the ones that caught her eye and bashing them with a hammer, hoping to find treasure inside, whether it's gold, diamonds or dinosaur fossils.Her work today, studying rocks that have landed here on Earth or those still out there in space, is no less ambitious. She analyses their chemical composition looking for tantalising clues that might reveal how our Solar System formed, and potentially the presence of the chemical building blocks necessary for life itself.Presented by Jim Al-Khalili Produced by Beth Eastwood Executive Producer: Alexandra Feachem BBC Studios Production

Greetings dear friend, thank you kindly for giving your time to be here, DAY 32 ☕️ FIRST BOOK — GEC Truth Study " s t u d y " November 25, 2025. May there be value and benefit for you and your life. Amen!⎯JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

If Thanksgiving day feels manageable but the rest of the week totally throws you off - this episode is for you! We're talking travel stress, being out of routine, random snacking, sleep getting wrecked, family drama (yep…), and how all of that can push your blood sugars into full-on Rocky Mountain mode. In this episode of Your Diabetes Insider Podcast, Ben breaks down how to stay in range while traveling, what to do when you're completely out of routine, and why holiday grazing can send your blood sugars skyrocketing. You'll also learn simple ways to keep your activity on point (even without your usual gym), how sleep and stress affect your numbers, and what to do with all the leftovers after Thanksgiving. Whether you're heading home, hosting the whole crew, or navigating a chaotic holiday week, you'll walk away with a plan that actually works without feeling restricted. This guide is perfect for Thanksgiving week, Christmas week, or any holiday stretch where routines disappear! Want the best blood sugars you've ever had while enjoying great food? Peep this: https://www.yourdiabetesinsider.com/coaching   RESOURCES: Download these FREE guides that will help you on your diabetes, nutrition, and exercise journey! https://www.yourdiabetesinsider.com/free-stuff Watch my food breakdowns here → https://www.youtube.com/@yourdiabetesinsider   LET'S TALK! Instagram: @manoftzeel Tiktok: @manoftzeel  

There's the Colorado Avalanche. And then there's everyone else as the NHL's top team has a seven point lead on the field just past the quarter pole. Vic and Neil will talk about the Avs but also a weekend which saw some other good (calling the Wild, Flames, Sabres, Flyers and Morgan Geeking)... and some bad (Calling the Maple Leafs, Rangers and Mikko Rantanen.)We'll have some key injury updates as well as a special anniversary for one of the hosts.X: https://twitter.com/NHLWraparoundNeil Smith: https://twitter.com/NYCNeilVic Morren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vic-morren-7038737/NHL Wraparound Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/nhlwraparound/#NHLWraparound #NHLWraparound.com #ShortShifts #NYCentric #CelebritySeries #HallofFameEdition #StanleyCupdate #SummerCoolers #Smith'sPix #NeilSmith #VicMorren #PatrickHoffman #NHL #SummerCoolers #AnaheimDucks # #BostonBruins #BuffaloSabres #CalgaryFlames #CarolinaHurricanes #ChicagoBlackhawks #ColoradoAvalanche #ColumbusBlueJackets #DallasStars #DetroitRedWings #EdmontonOilers #FloridaPanthers #LosAngelesKings #MinnesotaWild #MontrealCanadiens #NashvillePredators #NewJerseyDevils #NewYorkIslanders #NewYorkRangers #OttawaSenators #PhiladelphiaFlyers #PittsburghPenguins #StLouisBlues #SanJoseSharks #SeattleKraken #TampaBayLightning #TorontoMapleLeafs #UtahMammoth #VancouverCanucks #VegasGoldenKnights #WashingtonCapitals #WinnipegJets #MacKenzieBlackwood, #ScottWedgewood #JesperWallstedt #TageThompson #JasonZucker #ConnorBedard #JeffBlashill #MatveiMichkov #TysonFoerster #BernieParent #JackHughes #MorganGeekie #NathanMacKinnon #ShakirMukhamadullin #MaratKhusnutdinov #AustonMatthews #MatthewKnies #JosephWoll #FlorianXhekaj #ArberXhekaj #DakotaMermis #DakotaJoshua #YvanCournoyer #BradTreliving #CraigBerube #KeithPelley #JakeMcCabe #VincentTrocheck #JJPeterka #ScottMorrow #ClaytonKeller #MatthewRobertson #JonathanQuick #JTMiller #MikkoRantanen #MattCoronato #AlexanderRomanov #NikitaKucherov #TomWIlson #BraydenPoint #BrandonHagel #AnthonyCirelli #JakeEvans #VictorHedman #RyanMcDonagh #JonCooper #SergeiBobrovsky #ConnorMcDavid #LeonDraisaitl #EvanBouchard #MattiasEkholm #JordanStaal #CodyGlass #RomanJosi #NealPionk #JGPageau #VinnieHinostroza #RyanGraves #JohnHynes #SamuelHonzek #MichaelBacklund #AlexandarGeorgiev #MoscowSpartak #KHL #Ukko-PekkaLuukkonen #AlexLyon #ColtenEllis #AlexandreTexier #KirbyDach #AlexNewhook #KentHughes #DougArmstrong #BrandonSaad #OaklandSeals #EdGiacomin #CharlieHodge #RodGilbert #StephenGostkowski #NewEnglandPatriots #CalClutterbuck

Good morning

First a quick note which the marketing weasel ordered me to announce. This week I received an email from Apple which read: "We're thrilled to share some incredible news: History of South Africa podcast has been selected by our editors as one of Apple Podcasts' Best Shows of 2025! Congratulations on this fantastic achievement and for creating one of the most compelling shows of the year. We're so excited to spotlight your work.” So to all the listeners and my supporters, for all your wonderful comments and suggestions, may we continue to survive the present in order to understand the past. 250 is what is known in maths as a 5-smooth number - none of its prime factors are greater than five. Factor 250 that is 250 ÷ 2 = 125 and 125 = 5 × 5 × 5. So the Prime Factors are all less than five. Strange but true. Culturally 250 is fascinating too - in Mandarin slang, Chinese, the number 250 pronounced er bai wu is an insult meaning idiot or simpleton. Which is apt, because a certain American president number 47 who is referred to as er bai wu is going to preside over his country's 250th birthday celebrations in 2026. When we left off last episode, a British column of the 1/24 and 2/24, a host of irregular mounted men of the Natal Carbineers, the Natal Native Contingent and the Native Pioneers and their commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Glyn had entered Zululand by way of Rorke's Drift and approached the kwaSogetle home of amaQungebeni inkosi Sihayo. 4700 British troops and support personnel, 220 wagons, 2000 oxen, 82 carts, 67 mules. It took over an hour for the column to pass a point it was so large. And as you heard, Cetshwayo kaMpande had decided that because this column was the largest, it was going to get special amabutho treatment. Lord Chelmsford had arrived at Helpmekaar on the eve of the invasion, and had taken over as commander of the column, which was to increase tension amongst the officers. Chelmsford tended to micromanage, and Glyn was highly experienced. Later, when a catastrophe unfolded, controversy would rage about who in fact was in charge. Glyn was already resentful that his role had been usurped. If you recall last episode, I explained how he'd put together the regiment in England, paid for his colonelcy, then led the regiment through the end of the 9th Frontier War and here was Chelmsford and his retinue, taking over. Here we are, Shepstone leading the central column, or Number 3 Column as it was known, with Glyn glowering. Column 1 was on the right flank, down the coast, crossing the lower Thukela with 5000 men under Colonel Charles Pearson comprised of the Naval Brigade, 2/3rd 60th Rifles, the 99th Regiment, Natal Native Contingent and artillery. Column two was Durnfords although technically it was closely attached to Glyn's Column 3 - and both 2 and 3 were set to operate more closely than the Pearsons' first column which was to head to the lower Thukela, cross the mighty river opposite the Zulu kraal at Gingingdlovu, advance to Eshowe and push on to Ondini. However, Pearson had been told to advance cautiously, and consolidate his men in Eshowe before continuing. He would end up besieged in Eshowe he had moved so slowly. Thus the arrival at Sihayo's homestead kwaSogetle less than a day's march across Rorke's Drift. Sogetle was a natural flat-topped fortress which rose over 1000 feet from the valley floor, its approaches were strewn with boulders, it was steep and seemingly impregnable. The British faced a tough assignment. Had Cetshwayo kaMpande or chief Sihayo decided to rather defend this citadel, the battle would have no doubt been far more bloody. But the fortress was defended by only a small group of Sihayo's men including one of his youngest sons Mkhumbikazulu. Most warriors including Siyaho himself and all his other sons had marched off to oNdini 116 kilometers away to join the main Zulu army.

First a quick note which the marketing weasel ordered me to announce. This week I received an email from Apple which read: "We're thrilled to share some incredible news: History of South Africa podcast has been selected by our editors as one of Apple Podcasts' Best Shows of 2025! Congratulations on this fantastic achievement and for creating one of the most compelling shows of the year. We're so excited to spotlight your work.” So to all the listeners and my supporters, for all your wonderful comments and suggestions, may we continue to survive the present in order to understand the past. 250 is what is known in maths as a 5-smooth number - none of its prime factors are greater than five. Factor 250 that is 250 ÷ 2 = 125 and 125 = 5 × 5 × 5. So the Prime Factors are all less than five. Strange but true. Culturally 250 is fascinating too - in Mandarin slang, Chinese, the number 250 pronounced er bai wu is an insult meaning idiot or simpleton. Which is apt, because a certain American president number 47 who is referred to as er bai wu is going to preside over his country's 250th birthday celebrations in 2026. When we left off last episode, a British column of the 1/24 and 2/24, a host of irregular mounted men of the Natal Carbineers, the Natal Native Contingent and the Native Pioneers and their commanding officer Lieutenant Colonel Glyn had entered Zululand by way of Rorke's Drift and approached the kwaSogetle home of amaQungebeni inkosi Sihayo. 4700 British troops and support personnel, 220 wagons, 2000 oxen, 82 carts, 67 mules. It took over an hour for the column to pass a point it was so large. And as you heard, Cetshwayo kaMpande had decided that because this column was the largest, it was going to get special amabutho treatment. Lord Chelmsford had arrived at Helpmekaar on the eve of the invasion, and had taken over as commander of the column, which was to increase tension amongst the officers. Chelmsford tended to micromanage, and Glyn was highly experienced. Later, when a catastrophe unfolded, controversy would rage about who in fact was in charge. Glyn was already resentful that his role had been usurped. If you recall last episode, I explained how he'd put together the regiment in England, paid for his colonelcy, then led the regiment through the end of the 9th Frontier War and here was Chelmsford and his retinue, taking over. Here we are, Shepstone leading the central column, or Number 3 Column as it was known, with Glyn glowering. Column 1 was on the right flank, down the coast, crossing the lower Thukela with 5000 men under Colonel Charles Pearson comprised of the Naval Brigade, 2/3rd 60th Rifles, the 99th Regiment, Natal Native Contingent and artillery. Column two was Durnfords although technically it was closely attached to Glyn's Column 3 - and both 2 and 3 were set to operate more closely than the Pearsons' first column which was to head to the lower Thukela, cross the mighty river opposite the Zulu kraal at Gingingdlovu, advance to Eshowe and push on to Ondini. However, Pearson had been told to advance cautiously, and consolidate his men in Eshowe before continuing. He would end up besieged in Eshowe he had moved so slowly. Thus the arrival at Sihayo's homestead kwaSogetle less than a day's march across Rorke's Drift. Sogetle was a natural flat-topped fortress which rose over 1000 feet from the valley floor, its approaches were strewn with boulders, it was steep and seemingly impregnable. The British faced a tough assignment. Had Cetshwayo kaMpande or chief Sihayo decided to rather defend this citadel, the battle would have no doubt been far more bloody. But the fortress was defended by only a small group of Sihayo's men including one of his youngest sons Mkhumbikazulu. Most warriors including Siyaho himself and all his other sons had marched off to oNdini 116 kilometers away to join the main Zulu army.

Good morning, happy Sunday dear friend! This here is my reading of LETTER 0330

'Hi, I'm Old Norse specialist Dr. Jackson Crawford' – so begin the YouTube videos with the smooth-talking, stetson-wearing scholar, discussing ancient languages in the scenic Rocky Mountains. To pay Jackson back for having me on ⁠his channel⁠ three times (most recently ⁠here⁠), I gladly hosted him on ALILI. Hence, this forty-second episode is all about Old Norse – what it is, who spoke it, where it came from, and what it became. Support the language-loving mission by joining the ALILI Patreon here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/ALanguageILoveIs⁠⁠ Get your copy of the translated Poetic Edda here: ⁠https://hackettpublishing.com/the-poetic-edda-expanded-second-edition⁠Jackson's YouTube channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@JacksonCrawford⁠ Host: Dr. Danny BateGuest: Dr. Jackson CrawfordAudio Mixing and Mastering: Jeremiah McPaddenMusic: Acoustic Guitar by William KingArtwork: William Marler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A strange dizziness hit the moment I rolled back into the home station—fifty minutes gone to a glowing feed, attention tunneled and time erased. That jolt became a wake-up call to question how algorithms shaped that day and why a simple motorcycle ride can reset our minds, restore presence, and reconnect us to people who are actually there.Today, we dive into the mechanics of captured attention, the lure of AI-curated content, and the rising trend of companion chatbots that simulate connection while quietly weakening our social muscles. Then we pivot to the solution: motorcycling as mindfulness in motion. From the first roll-on to the last downshift, riding forces awareness, lowers stress, and returns you to a world with weather, risk, and reward. A spontaneous cafe conversation with a fellow rider shows how quickly real bonds form when shared passions replace infinite scrolls.Together we will unpack the “connected but lonely” paradox, the concept of empathy atrophy, and why community built on real routes, storms, and coffee stops beats frictionless digital mirroring. Expect practical takeaways: simple ways to put the phone away, ride more intentionally, and meet people in the wild who might become lifelong friends. If you've ever looked up from your screen and wondered where the time went, this story brings it back—with wind, road, and human faces.Press play, ride along with me, and if this resonates, share it with a friend and leave a quick review to help other riders find the show.  Thank you! Tags: Mindfulness, Motorcycle riding, mindful motorcycling, motorcycle therapy, nature connection, peace on two wheels, Rocky Mountain tours, rider self-discovery, spiritual journey, motorcycle community, open road philosophy.

God bless you friend! It's a great day in Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. Amen. This is DAY 30 ☕️ FIRST BOOK — GEC Truth Study " s t u d y " November 21, 2025. Thank you!⎯JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

Today, we're kicking off a new series for Bikes and Big Ideas: we're setting out to identify the best bikes of the 21st century from over 30 brands. We've done a similar series over on our Gear:30 podcast for skis, but that was easy compared to doing the same for bikes.Over the next couple of weeks, you'll be hearing about our choices. We're also including a survey, as we want to hear from you. Additionally, we'll be sending the same survey to some bike industry luminaries, too.Once we've reviewed an array of brands, we'll discuss how our selections align with your answers.And for our grand finale of this series, we're going to offer our choices for the Very Best Bikes of the Century. It may seem like an impossible task, but we're hoping we can agree on a top 10, maybe even a top 3, and if the stars align, one single bike. Or, we may never speak to each other again, but we're willing to take that risk.Part 1 kicks off with Simon Stewart, David Golay, Dylan Wood, and Xan Marshland.Note: We Want to Hear From You!Please let us know if there's a topic you'd like us to cover or a guest you'd like us to have on Bikes and Big Ideas. Email us at info@blisterreview.com to weigh in.RELATED LINKS:Best Bikes of the Century SurveyBlister Craft CollectiveBlister Mountain Bike Buyer's GuideBLISTER+ Get Yourself CoveredTOPICS & TIMES:Yeti (1:58)Klein (8:20)GT (11:11)Turner (13:57)Titus (18:40)Intense (22:05)Ibis (23:41)Rocky Mountain (28:05)Kona (31:40)Giant (36:14)Santa Cruz (40:08)Cannondale (49:48)Specialized (54:28)Gary Fisher (1:05:25)Trek (1:08:36)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicCRAFTEDGEAR:30Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In dieser Episode nimmt Sie Audiotraveller Henry Barchet mit auf eine faszinierende Reise in die kanadische Provinz Alberta – mitten im Winter. Entdecken Sie, warum Skifahrer vom legendären Pulverschnee in den Rocky Mountains schwärmen und was den Schnee dort so besonders macht. Doch Alberta bietet noch viel mehr als Skipisten: Erleben Sie den Winterzauber abseits der Pisten – beim Eisklettern an gefrorenen Wasserfällen, Eiswandern durch spektakuläre Schluchten oder Schlittschuhlaufen auf zugefrorenen Seen inmitten atemberaubender Natur. Mehr Informationen unter Travel Alberta .

God bless you dear friend! This here is DAY 29 ☕️ FIRST BOOK — GEC Truth Study " s t u d y " November 20, 2025. Thank you so very much for serving the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.⎯JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

God bless you dear friend! May this here be a blessings in your life and ministry, DAY 28 ☕️ FIRST BOOK — GEC Truth Study " s t u d y " November 19, 2025. Thank you!⎯JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

Love to hear from you; “Send us a Text Message”Beauty isn't a filter on life; it's a way to understand it, and ourselves. Jack sits down with Artist-photographer and author Erik Stensland to explore how a season of crushing burnout in the Balkans led him toward solitude, quiet attention, and a life reoriented by wonder in Rocky Mountain National Park. Together we unpack why silence feels unbearable at first, why many of us would rather hit the metaphorical shock button than face our inner world, and how a simple practice—ten phone-free minutes in a forest—can begin to settle the mind. Eric explains the difference between loneliness and chosen solitude, and how beauty, understood as goodness rather than glamour, becomes a practical guide for daily decisions. We also dive into desire: not suppressing it, not indulging it, but tracing it to the deeper longing for meaning, belonging, and purpose.If environmental news leaves you frozen, EriK offers a third path beyond doom and denial. Inspired by John Muir, he shows how falling in love with places fuels lasting care and healing... paying attention, telling small stories, buying less.Ready to test it for yourself? Put the phone away, take a quiet walk, and notice one true thing. If this conversation moves you, follow, share with a friend who needs a breath of fresh air, and leave a review so more people can find their way back to beauty.Visit Erik and Purchase "The Journey Beyond, Learning to Live Beautifully in a Troubled World" and the shipping is free:)Read Jack's Latest "Directing Our Passions and Desires to a Love that is Beautiful" Here are the links to Jack's Substack and  X https://x.com/JP2RenewalCheck out the Podcast on YouTubeContact me: info@jp2renew.orgSupport the show

Greetings dear friend! It's a great day in Jesus Christ. Amen. This here is DAY 27 ☕️ FIRST BOOK — GEC Truth Study " s t u d y " November 18, 2025. Thank you!⎯JC. ★ Support this podcast ★

Section 135 - Historical Background: John Taylor and Willard Richards were witnesses to the murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. John Taylor was shot several times and fell to the floor but saved his life by rolling under the bed. He was assigned to write the official declaration of the church concerning the assassination. The effort to destroy the Prophet came from two directions: One was from the apostate conspirators within the church, the other was from the gentile mobs outside the church. Once the United States President refused to help the saints, the governors of Missouri and Illinois were emboldened to work together to destroy Joseph Smith. After a failed attempt to kidnap Joseph back to Missouri, Joseph learned that about 200 apostates in Nauvoo conspired together to deliver Joseph to the authorities. This mutiny was led by William Law, second councilor in the First Presidency. They aroused the surrounding communities by publishing outlandish lies in a local paper called the Expositor. Feeling justified by these lies, the Expositor was destroyed by the saints, which further enraged the mobs and conspirators of violating free speech. Joseph and Hyrum fled Nauvoo with the intent of going into the West, but after Governor Ford of Illinois promised to secure the safety of Joseph while sorting out the charges, and promising to actually stay with Joseph in Carthage, Joseph consented to return, even though he knew he was going “like a lamb to the slaughter.” The governor hired the Carthage Greys to guard Joseph even though most of the soldiers were made up of the very mob that wanted to kill him. Then, breaking his promise, Governor Ford left Joseph and Hyrum in the hands of the Greys and fled for Nauvoo. Seeing the obvious setup, the jailor moved his family out of the jail and allowed Joseph and Hyrum to use his bedroom on the upper floor. Around 5:00 PM, about 100 members of the mob rushed past the “guards” and into the jail, stormed up the stairs and tried to force their way through the bedroom door. A bullet fired at the door penetrated into the face of Hyrum who immediately dropped. Willard Richards, John Taylor and Joseph pressed against the door and struck down the gun barrels forced through the small door opening, with bullets pouring into the room from every direction. Joseph knew the mob wouldn't be satisfied until he was dead. Realizing that he might save the lives of his friends, Joseph turned from the door and sprang to the window. He was shot in the back twice from the door and one in the chest from outside. Joseph fell lifeless from the second floor window and struck the cobblestone below. Making certain of his death, four of the mob propped Joseph's body against the well, raised their rifles and shot Joseph point-blank into his chest. Then someone shouted “Here come the Mormons!” and the entire mob fled like cowards back into the woods. Recap: Joseph and Hyrum Smith were martyred to seal their testimony of the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants. Joseph Smith has done more, save Jesus Christ only, for the salvation of men, than any other man. Joseph died innocent and was murdered in cold blood. Just prior to the rushing assassins, Joseph read Ether 12:36-38. The restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ cost the best blood of the nineteenth century. The innocent blood of Joseph and Hyrum will mingle with the blood of all martyrs of ancient times that John saw, and will cry unto the Lord of Hosts until he avenges that blood on the earth. Section 136 - Historical Background: Within 2 years of the murder of Joseph Smith, the saints knew they would suffer the same fate unless they fled to the west. For many years, the leaders of the church had known that eventually the body of the church would have to make a massive migration to the Rocky Mountains. Practically while fleeing the city, the final finishing touch was completed on their beautiful Nauvoo Temple. Over the next few weeks, as mobs grew restless to drive the saints out, over 5,300 saints, at the risk of their lives, delayed their flight in order to receive their temple endowments. Then, amidst the mobbing, burning and violence of the mobs, the remaining saints crossed the Mississippi River in the freezing winter and into the savagery of the unconquered West. Near what is now Omaha Nebraska, a temporary station was established called Winter Quarters. It was here that Brigham Young received the following revelation. Recap: The saints are to be organized in companies, as ancient Israel was organized, in 100's, fifties, and tens, and covenant among themselves and God to obey the commandments. Each company is to prepare themselves for the westward journey, taking a share of the poor and widows. The leading company will cut roads and plant crops on their way for the benefit of those companies who will follow. The Lord assures the saints that their enemies cannot stop them. Just as the Lord saved the Israelites from the Egyptians, so he will save his people in this dispensation. Be honest with one another, be good stewards, be of good cheer with dancing and singing. In times of sorrow, pray unto the Lord. The saints are to be tried to prepare themselves to be faithful for the glory of God. It was needful that Joseph be killed to seal his testimony with his blood. Be faithful, for the kingdom of God has been restored unto you.

The Chiefs head west for a crucial division matchup. Will they flex their muscles? And, Ol' Jay tries to pick up Mizzou fans.

For transcriptions and more detailed shownotes, please go to: https://swordschool.shop/blogs/podcast/episode-206-you-re-a-fechtmeister-too-with-liam-clark To support the show, come join the Patrons at  https://www.patreon.com/theswordguy Liam H. Clarke is a historical fencer with a focus on Renaissance-era German fencing traditions, specifically the work of Joachim Meyer. He has been practicing since 2016, first in the Rocky Mountains before returning home to the Pacific Northwest. For the last few years, he has been delving into the archives, researching the lives and times of the contemporaries of Joachim Meyer, publishing his findings, including illuminating Joachim Meyer's family through his Substack, Evergreen Historical Fencing. In our chat, we discuss the appeal of delving into archives instead of just doing swordfighting: does having a better understanding of the lives of past masters help us fence better, or have a deeper enjoyment of practising historical fencing? Liam explains who Meyer was, his family's background in paper production, and what life was like in city states like Strasbourg in the 16th Century. Every (male) citizen had a responsibility to own arms and armour and be prepared to protect the city, whether on night watch, military conflicts, or fire calls. Liam's research can help us picture what daily life was like for Meyer and his contemporaries, and how they had the same struggles with money and other commitments that we have today. One thing Liam's research has highlighted is how young these fencing masters were, and how a “Fechtmeister” wouldn't have been a wizened old man with a long beard. Meyer was only in his early thirties when he died. Many of us practising HEMA today would qualify as a ‘Master', which is a nice thought for reducing the imposter syndrome! All of Liam's research findings and articles are open source and freely available at https://evergreenfencing.substack.com/p/three-other-fechtmeisters-of-strasbourg Check it out!

The 6A state high school football semifinals are Friday night - Rocky Mountain at Rigby (defending champs) and Coeur d'Alene at Timberline (Dona Larsen Park). Rocky Mountain coach Scott Criner joins Prater and Mallory to talk about the strengths of his team, the players who are headed to Boise State and the two former BSU players on his coaching staff (Quintin Mikell, defensive coordinator and Andre Banks, offensive coordinator).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 6A state high school football semifinals are Friday night - Rocky Mountain at Rigby (defending champs) and Coeur d'Alene at Timberline (Dona Larsen Park). Rocky Mountain coach Scott Criner joins Prater and Mallory to talk about the strengths of his team, the players who are headed to Boise State and the two former BSU players on his coaching staff (Quintin Mikell, defensive coordinator and Andre Banks, offensive coordinator).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Could your daily frustrations actually be pointing you toward your next purpose?Dr. Matt Jones shares his remarkable journey through what he calls a "triple transition"—moving his family from Chicago to Denver, leaving his medical career, and launching towlos, a peer-to-peer trailer sharing marketplace. His parents taught him not to feel boxed in by expectations. That courage serves him still. Matt reveals the power of a "frustration journal" that transforms daily annoyances into entrepreneurial opportunities. "Difficulty doesn't mean bad," he reminds us. His story challenges the belief that life must always go "up and to the right," showing how curiosity and authenticity can lead to unexpected fulfillment.Dr. Matt Jones is a former orthopedic surgeon turned entrepreneur and founder of towlos, a peer-to-peer trailer sharing marketplace connecting trailer owners with renters across the U.S. After completing his residency at the University of Arizona and sports medicine fellowship at UCLA, he practiced orthopedic surgery for a decade in Indiana and Chicago. In 2021, Matt made the bold pivot from medicine to full-time entrepreneurship. Since 2023, he's also served as Managing Partner at AJM Development. He lives in Denver with his wife and three children, where they enjoy the Rocky Mountains and active outdoor adventures.About The Show: The Life in Transition, hosted by Art Blanchford focuses on making the most of the changes we're given every week. Art has been through hundreds of transitions in his life. Many have been difficult, but all have led to a depth and richness he could never have imagined. On the podcast Art explores how to create more love and joy in life, no matter what transitions we go through. Art is married to his lifelong partner, a proud father of three and a long-time adventurer and global business executive. He is the founder and leader of the Midlife Transition Mastery Community. Learn more about the MLTM Community here: www.lifeintransition.online.In This Episode: (00:00) Introduction and Opening(05:11) The Triple Transition of 2022(15:29) Introducing towlos: A Trailer Marketplace(20:31) The Five-Year Decision to Leave Medicine(27:10) Midlife Transition Mastery Ad(30:37) Why He Left: Burnout and the Healthcare System(41:15) Transition Mastery Coaching Ad(50:50) Finding Support and Resources to Transition(1:00:26) Staying Curious and Not Feeling Boxed In(1:04:56) The Frustration Journal Tool(1:08:43) Closing and How to ConnectLike, subscribe, and send us your comments and feedback.Resources:Email: matt@towlos.comCompany Website: towlos.com  (peer-to-peer trailer sharing marketplace)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-d-jones-11b34372/Email Art BlanchfordLife in Transition WebsiteLife in Transition on IGLife in Transition on FBJoin Our Community: https://www.lifeintransition.online/My new book PURPOSEFUL LIVING is out now. Order it now: https://www.amazon.com/PURPOSEFUL-LIVING-Wisdom-Coming-Complex/dp/1963913922Explore our website https://lifeintransitionpodcast.com/ for more in-depth information and resources, and to download the 8-step guide to mastering mid-life transitions.The views and opinions expressed on the Life In Transition podcast are solely those of the author and guests and should not be attributed to any other individual or entity. This podcast is an independent production of Life In Transition Podcast, and the podcast production is an original work of the author. All rights of ownership and reproduction are retained—copyright 2025.

Today, we explore how focused, distraction-free riding delivers both joy and a path to purpose. Scott Harrison's Carousel of Happiness shows how a quiet craft can heal trauma and grow into a gift for the world.Go out for a ride. Give yourself that essential period of unstructured, distraction-free thinking.  An act of Mindfulness that may change your life. Tags: Mindfulness, Motorcycle riding, mindful motorcycling, motorcycle therapy, nature connection, peace on two wheels, Rocky Mountain tours, rider self-discovery, spiritual journey, motorcycle community, open road philosophy.

In one of four podcasts with participatiing non-profits in the "Great Outdoors" category of the 2025 Give Pikes Peak campaign, Bob chats with Sam Hinkel of the Rocky Mountain Field Institute (RMFI). They discuss the groups work as a boots on the ground organization that does trail construction and trail maintainence in the Pikes Peak Region. They talk about their work in the Garden of the Gods Park, the Devils Playground trail on Pikes Peak and they training the conduct every year, along with their strong reliance on volunteer help. They also discuss how your donation during the Give Campaign will help advance their mission. Give Campaign website: https://campaign.givepikespeak.org/ RMFI website: https://www.rmfi.org/ Please consider becoming a patron of this podcast! Visit: https://www.patreon.com/hikingbob for more information Hiking Bob website: https://www.HikingBob.com Wild Westendorf website: https://wildwestendorf.com/ Where to listen, download and subscribe to this podcast: https://pod.link/outdoors

Tonight we head to Colorful Colorado for some chilling tales of black eyed kids, haunted hotels, the grim reaper and so much more. Keep it spooky and enjoy! Season 20 Episode 5 of Monsters Among Us Podcast, true paranormal stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and more, told by the witnesses themselves. SHOW NOTES:  Support the show! Get ad-free, extended & bonus episodes (and more) on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/monstersamonguspodcast Tonight's Sponsor - https://www.monstersamonguspodcast.com/sponsors MAU Merch Shop - https://www.monstersamonguspodcast.com/shop MAU Discord - https://discord.gg/2EaBq7f9JQ Watch FREE - Shadows in the Desert: High Strangeness in the Borrego Triangle  - https://www.borregotriangle.com/ Monsters Among Us Junior on Apple Podcasts  - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monsters-among-us-junior/id1764989478 Monsters Among Us Junior on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1bh5mWa4lDSqeMMX1mYxDZ?si=9ec6f4f74d61498b Colorado Cryptids - https://www.denvergazette.com/2023/10/10/mysteries-of-colorado-cryptid-creatures-in-the-rockies-84dbbd30-6719-11ee-b078-6f4282a0c19e/ Cities with the most UFO sightings in Colorado -  https://stacker.com/stories/colorado/cities-most-ufo-sightings-colorado    Starlink Satellites - https://www.space.com/see-spacex-starlink-satellites-in-night-sky.html Starlink Tracker - https://findstarlink.com/ The Stanley Hotel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSa1nUlrdbs Jeff's Photo (Original) - https://bit.ly/43wtxYE Jeff's Photo (With Arrow) - https://bit.ly/4hvkOvH Music from tonight's episode: Music by Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse - https://www.youtube.com/c/IronCthulhuApocalypse CO.AG Music - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA Music By Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio - https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteBatAudio White Bat Audio Songs: Acacia Ambush Somewhere in Time Necromancer