for my friends who are moms

Heather had mentioned we should listen to this podcast about the virus that was spreading in China, on our drive down to Bryce Canyon. Even typing that fundamental response we had of, “the virus in China,” seems so surreal with as much retrospect as I have on that situation. But at that time, I just… Continue reading Hoodoo you ski with?

Fall 2021 I had the opportunity to ride bikes on a small island in the south east Atlantic. Madeira is a Portages autonomous region that is approximately 30 miles long and 15 miles wide. It shoots up out of the ocean with a maximum elevation of 6,106 ft. There are 6 different microclimates on the… Continue reading Another Day In Paradise

Nat’s birthday trips always seem to be an adventure. Mid September is usually when the rain comes back in the fall (just kidding, it always rains, don’t move here) which means inclement weather, especially higher in the mountains, which is typically where Nat likes to spend his birthday.  We were going to do a point… Continue reading In Tents Puddles

“Do you want to do the Birthday Tour? We are going to bring Pedro.” Pedro was Sarah and Grant’s new pup, just adopted from Hawaii. Like very just adopted, like it had been in Hawaii the week before. It was Saturday, I was already three hours from home and needed to get back before work… Continue reading Hawaiian Pup

Thankfully, our work off every other Fridays schedule had lined up to make Labor Day a 4 day weekend. Now the question was, where to go? It just so happened Schwister had a beer and cider festival going on over the holiday weekend and there was free camping in the RV park. So our decision… Continue reading 40 PSI

Gee works one week on and one week of. So when I left Salt Lake City, I figured I would definitely see her on one of her crazy road trip adventures. It was only a few months before she graced the area with her presents. After spending much of the first part of the week… Continue reading The Traveling Gee

We took off Friday night, after work, to go camp near Mt. Rainier National Park. The road to campsite plan a was closed off by a pile of boulders, so we went up the forest road to plan b campsite. No fire, it was already too late in the summer for that, but Kurt and… Continue reading There is Snow on this Route

The snow line had moved quite a bit after what must have been a record breaking heat wave the week before. It was so hot, they closed down the office. Unfortunately for me, it was the only building I had access to that had air conditioning. This did not bode well for the skiing we… Continue reading 4th of July Turns

After moving back to the area, I had spent most of the first month and a half just catching up with everyone (and riding a lot of bikes). But… I had bought a new ski touring set up and was determined to use it. I was willing to try anything. Even with all of that… Continue reading Avoiding Cougars

I think loneliness is a barrier to experiencing solitude. Solitude is something I usually genuinely enjoy. This year (I think just as much as the next person) I have had to fight to enjoy any solitude. I have mostly felt stuck in situations and places I do not want to be, along with a very… Continue reading In Pursuit of Solitude