FredeRick's Page

Relationship Status:

Married

About Me:

Lover of nature and the outdoors; a geologist (B.Sc.,Durham, UK) with an artistic bent and a love for an active lifestyle. Eclectic interest in language and culture, music (play and listen), travel and cuisines/wines, bbq-smoking, coffees/teas, painting, botany, birding, modern philosophy and the environment (global warming is happening but politicians are only making it worse).

Activities:

Mountain Biking, Road Cycling, Whitewater Kayaking,
Snowboarding/Skiing, Hiking/Backpacking/Camping;
Spin-cycling, Weight training, Hot Yoga;
Painting (Pastels and Acrylics - Abstracted Landscapes); Cooking/Dining
Erstwhile: Windsurfing; Piano, Guitar, Recorders, Singing.

Favorite books:

'Three Men in a Boat' by Jerome K. Jerome
'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austin
John Lennon, 'In His Own Write'
Anything by Patricia Cornwell
'The Culture of Fear' by Barry Glassner
Edward Abbey, 'Desert Solitaire'

Favorite music:

CLASSICAL: Rachmaninoff, Stockhausen, Bartok, Britten, Hovahness, Groffe, Stravinsky, Elgar, Holst.
POP: Jann Arden, Alanis Morissette, Mary J.Blige, Blue Rodeo, Chicago, Leonard Cohen, Duran Duran, Genesis, K.D.Lang, Led Zeppelin, Ricky Nelson, Santana, KT Tunstall
JAZZ: Art Tatum, Miles Davis; Oscar Peterson, Billie Holiday, Dave Brubeck
BLUES: BB King, Eric Clapton, Long John Baldry
EASY: Jack Johnson, Pat Metheny & Charlie Hayden,
NATIVE: Carlos Nakai (Canyon Trilogy)
WORLD: Peter Gabriel (Passion), Cesaria Evora

Favorite movies:

'Being There' with Peter Sellers,
'2001 - A Space Odyssey',
'A Clockwork Orange',
'Groundhog Day',
'The Matrix'

Favorite places:

Muskoka, Ontario :-) Ghost Ranch, MN; Dead Horse Point, UT; Pagosa Springs/Wolf Creek, CO; Lake Tahoe, NV; Winter Park, CO;