The wind over the last 48 hours is making even the most hardy mountain souls flee. Solid 100mph winds last nite. Trees down, dirt in the snow, snow in the dirt. Snowboarding yesterday was complete braille. No depth or visibility whatsoever. Today, we dropped Q at Ski Trek, barrelled down the canyon and kncoked off the double yak route with an extra climb up S-Loaf and back down link just 'cuz we could. Going fast on dry dirt was quite lovely. Suffering on a few thousand feet of climbing was as lovely, if not lovelier. Bring in Spring. We got a long way to go...but the next 2 days look lovely, and then southern california for 5 days for some groundbreaking work, waves, love, and life. My legs will be cooked by then, and I will be limping around the show floor with a mad grin.
Photo Albums
Panama 2006
- In the spirit of adventure and having new experiences together, the Missus and I rolled the dice on some informal recomendations and an ad from the back of Surfer Magazine for a 'Private Surf Island' off the coast of Panama. Suffice to say - we had a great, diverse crew on the island, scored some of the best - and longest waves - I have ever ridden and already have the island booked for next year. This is the DL from Morro Negrito - 2006.
'Round The Hood
- So, we live at 8,040 feet. We commute via bike some 17 - odd miles and 3,200 feet of vertical down to Boulder, most days. On the other days, we are running, skiing, snowboarding, hiking, drinking beer in the meadows and ridges around the house. The natural environment is something we are immersed in every day. This album is an attempt at reflecting on and capturing some of the beauty that we are immersed in every day. After a decade and a half of this - I am just getting warmed up and feel like a tourist seeing it for the first time every day. All these photos are in the hood - in the yard. It's a hellofa yard.
Colorado Trail 2004
- In August of 2004 an assortment of riders from Nederland, Belgium and Northern California set out to ride some 320 miles of trails across the amazing state of Colorado. This is their story.
Snow
- Being that we live at 8,040 feet, weather, and snow are both a huge part of life. We shovel it, ride through it, ride on it, pray for it, curse it. We love it. Whether it's burying the ramp, blowing into hug lip launches at Edlora or carrying us over a cornice in some distant part of the state - it is a huge part of our constitution.
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March 01, 2012
Oh. Be. Joyful.
Dry trail. Reasonably warm. March 1. Damn, but it felt good to get out an move and breathe and smell dirt and even maybe some green things growing. It's dumping up top, still. But down here in the lowlands...there is hope and light.
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