Author

lesliegb6720

Uncategorized

Boulder B-cycle

Nederland is located in Boulder County, which is about the most bike-crazy place I have ever lived.  Everyone has a bike, rides a bike — sometimes it can feel like there are more bicyclists on the roads than drivers.  Each day as I drive Foothills Parkway, the road from Boulder…

Continue reading
Uncategorized

The Daily Commute

Tomorrow is my Monday, which for most people brings about a sense of angst as they begin their work week anew.  Part of this has to do with just the stress of getting to work, dealing with traffic and the slow grind of going to work.  When I reflect back…

Continue reading
Uncategorized

Life’s a Beach!

Well, the dog days of summer have arrived with temperatures starting to routinely hit 90 degrees down around Boulder.  Fortunately, up in Nederland it is usually a good 15 degrees cooler, making for pleasant summer weather.  But the residents of Boulder know how to combat all that hot weather by…

Continue reading
Uncategorized

The Science of Wind

When we first bought our home in Nederland, the first comment we hear was, “It’s awfully windy there.”  I remember thinking, how windy can it be?  We found out pretty quickly.  We have a weather station on our house that measures wind speeds, and have found them reaching more than…

Continue reading
Close