This post is written in honor of my father, who passed away one year ago. He was known to work until the wee hours on a good puzzle, which drove my mother crazy. Since I wrote this post, we learned that a great American, RBG, has passed away. My dad was a great fan, as are we. We would have loved the opportunity to linger over a great puzzle with my dad and RBG. That would have been something. You either are a puzzle person or you are not. But can you discover the joys and benefits of doing a jigsaw puzzle later in life? You should. According to Web…

Gail and I are pleased to present our second guest post by our good friends, Rick and Shellie Unger. This will be the first of 2 guest posts about RV’s (one of my obsessions, much to Gail’s chagrin)! The other will be from my cycling friend from Maine, describing his process in choosing the right RV for him. Now, on to the post! My wife and I are both in our 60’s, and therefore qualify as seniors, although at best, we are “semi” Rippers. We enjoy the outdoors and travel. Before the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic we never considered taking an RV vacation. This summer, after months of staying…

Just a quick post to celebrate our successful climb of Mt. Evans last Friday. You may recall that last week I wrote about our plan to climb Mt. Evans in Assault on Mt. Evans. At the time, I had no idea if I were up to the task. I’d never even been to 14,000 feet, let alone tried to ride a bike up to that elevation. Well, not only did we succeed, but we had a blast. We lucked out with the weather. Little or no smoke from nearby wildfires that have been raging and sending unhealthy air into the region. At the upper reaches of the mountain, temperatures were…

What have I gotten myself into? Next Friday, on August 21, my friend and Ripper-In-Training, Josh, along with fellow blogger and bona fide Senior Ripper Bob, aka Old Man Gravel, will attempt to ride to the summit of Mt. Evans in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Mt. Evans is the highest paved road in North America, topping out at just over 14,200 feet. On July 9 of this year, Old Man Gravel published a post called “Hacking Mt. Evans“, where he outlined his plan to ride to the summit. This summer, because of Covid, no cars are allowed above the Welcome Station, around 15 miles from the peak. To have the…