Bicycle Wandering?

8/27/12 to TBD – I am currently sitting at the Estes Park town library, on the fourth official day of our Great Divide bicycle tour.  I am out on this excellent adventure with solid membersof the dream team: Sir Jonny Bomber and Captain Dave-O Reed.  We started a couple days ago in Golden, hitting Coors […]

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The Blue Mussel Cabin

10/23/2011 to 10/24/2011 – When you are stuck in a classroom in an abandoned gas station for nearly 8 hours a day, you really feel the urge to get outside and do something with your days off.  Our WEMT class’ favorite weekend activities included going out for some afternoon drinking in Juneau and exploring the […]

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Washington Righteousness

5/14/2011 to 5/20/2011 – After a week long roadtrip from Colorado back to Washington (due to Winston’s incredible stubbornness) the Pacific Northwest ski mountaineering adventure began.  I met up with Jonny Cromwell, Daan Stevenson, and Andrew Steger shortly after their 3-day attempt at Mt. Rainier.  We skied a classic PNW day at Alpental with rain […]

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Spontaneity and Silverton

Jonny Cromwell, Casey LeFever and I took our pursuit of powder to a new level this last weekend.  The result? Epic skiing for a couple of days and my first time experiencing Silverton Mountain. Series of events leading up to the trip: 1. Late night study session at Ihop with Anthony Orig, Becca Mathes, and […]

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Snow Camping in a Three Season Tent

Three-season tents do not do very well when the high for the day is ten degrees Fahrenheit.  January 3rd – 5th I accompanied backcountry skier Alexander Umbhau and snowboarder Casey LeFever into Rocky Mountain National Park for a couple of days of freezing temperatures, earn-your turns powder laps, and winter camping at its finest.  Here […]

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