11/28/07

grouse

they’ll hide under a foot of fresh powder,
without showing a trace of their presence


then flutter up in a furry,
as soon as you ski on over

11/26/07

the coriolis effect

from the magic city



to cole creek



and everything



in between






11/18/07

i'm on my way up to montana



and i’m bringing the kitchen sink

11/12/07

playing cards

it’s not the cards you're dealt



but your perception of the game

11/11/07

it's snowing!



and an ideal day to have gone swimming

11/10/07

dry fork

scoping the cirque


with five stock trailers parked at the trailhead
walter and i had a bet going
as to how many cow dogs we'd see on the trail

there were three, which gave us a good laugh.

11/8/07

broads fork

today i cached some food and fuel
in possibly my favorite place in the Wasatch



things were looking rather lean,
except for the blue ice!

11/6/07

election day

today I had a nice tour on Mount Olympus.


five hours CTC.

the NW precinct (aka Medusa Face) had been weighing on my mind, so I thought I’d check it out,



along with the character of candidates like the Zeus Chute and Apollo Couloir



but my vote goes to the Memorial Couloirs

11/3/07

cardiff camp

contrary to the Pleasant Grove website,
the Alpine Loop road has been gated.
so after driving down to Timpanogos,
I returned to Little Cottonwood,
and decided to make use of my perfectly packed rucksack,
for a few days of skiing around uncommonly quiet Cardiff.