...How to shoot an air rifle
...How to drive stick shift (on a big old yellow truck from the seventies!)
...How to drive a tractor
...My favorite tree is an Aspen
...How to do double-team Reiki
...How to sleep under the stars
...How to cruise down a mountain in neutural, when to use 4 wheel drive, and how to downshift so I don't wear out my brakes
...How to use a compass
...How to read a topographical map
...That it's worth paying a little extra for the right equipment
...How to get by without the right equipment
...How to make Douglass Fir tea
...How to give horses vaccinations
...How to play pool. Sort of.
...That I want to learn to play the sitar
...How to play beer pong--Witcher Style
...How to fit six people into a bathtub meant for two
...That doing yoga on the top of a mountain in a bathing suit among a herd of horses with Sam is quite possibly the funnest thing ever
...That Manitou Springs is the best place for people watching and penny arcades
...How to cut a mean mullet
...How not to cook burgers over a campfire
...How to rock climb!
...How to dance to horrible pop R&B songs dressed as an '80s aerobics instructor
...How to play drums, bass, guitar, and to sing, Johnny D's Rock Band style
...That if a trip is going badly, switching to strange accents is a fail-safe trip saver
...How to take my time
...To ride to breakfast
...That Uncle Gary changes some mean brakes
... How to fall in love with a place
...How to fall in love with the sky
...How to fall in love with so many people at once
...To live to my full potential
...How to be more fit than I've been in my life without trying
...How to be goofy for the sake of being goofy
...How to trust the universe
...To apply SPF 30 sunscreen every morning before I step outside, then again at lunch
...How to make face masks and wear a bandana and become a BANDITO and raid the boy's camp for soda and candy
...How to quickly set up a tent before a hailstorm
...How to hobble and hawk a herd of horses
...How to tie a double diamond, boscoe, cavalry knot, trucker's knot, quick release knot, and diamond
...That I will regret it if I forget my knife
...How to pack for a 5-day horse trip
...How to do a "sun dance" that keeps it from raining
...To always tie a slicker to my saddle, even when there's no sign of rain
...How to push cows
...How to round up a herd of horses
...How to teach girls to ride western
...That chaps are AWESOME!
...That all those weird strings and extra components of a western saddle do, in fact, have a useful and specific purpose
...How to fix a barbed wire fence--that doing this can be meditative and healing
...That the feel of a body worn out from a full day of work is the best thing to fall asleep to
...How to cook over a fire
...How to dig out a ditch to collect water for horses to drink from when both the pond and the spring tank are dry
...How to want to play the mountain dulcimer
...That I really don't need to shower as much as I have in the past
...That I love dry heat
...That I can actually love snow, too
...How to hike
...How to live at altitude
...That hot springs are where it's at!
...That Colorado is definitely the place for me
