tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71066016529476871932024-03-04T21:45:24.840-07:00Legal AddictionsA Photo-Blog of our Backcountry Splitboarding,
Rock Climbing,
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the 20+ large waterfalls seen on the hike along the Skoga River north of the small town of Skogar. <a href="http://atlas.lmi.is/kortasja_en/?x=474799.60591464245&y=337100.982388836&l=8&anno=1&bm=2">Here is a satellite image</a> you can count the large waterfalls. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We first arrived at Jokulsarlon just after the sun set, however the reflections and glow from the lagoons still waters and the icebergs made for some great low light long exposures </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our view of the F208 (all F roads are 4x4 required dirt roads) on our way to Landmannalaugar</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two things that were everywhere in Iceland....1. being sheep, 2. being this bails of grass wrapped in waterproof material...so the waterproof makes sense with all the rain. What we have not been able to figure out is the grass. Our theory is the farmers store the bails for their own use or sell them to other sheep farmers to use in the winter once the sheep are collected by owners and kept in barns for the winter months.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A glorious sunset hike in eastern Iceland lead to the discovery of an almost perfectly still pond for this reflection shot...good shot Kristin :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/963897/teocalli-ridge-loop">Teocalli Ridge Loop</a> (description from <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/">Mtn Bike Project</a>)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14px;">Teocalli Ridge is another classic ride in the Brush Creek area. Along the way, take in some incredible views up-valley and remind yourself why you enjoy this sport so much</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14px;">. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14px;"> When you get near the top of the ridge</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14px;"> you'll come to a nice view point and stopping area, with great views of Teocalli Mountain, Castle Peak, Pearl Pass, and the Middle Brush Creek drainage on your left. This is a good place for lunch.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14px;"> Drop you seat and get ready for some of the best downhill in the area!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Nearing the end of the brutal climb up Teocalli Ridge before a 2000' screaming downhill descent. To this point my favorite downhill in the CB area! Especially since the new </span>descent<span style="font-family: inherit;"> was </span>finished<span style="font-family: inherit;"> by the </span><span style="background-color: #fafadf; color: #333333; font-family: inherit; line-height: 32px;">Crested <a href="http://www.cbmba.org/">Butte Mountain Bike Association</a> ---amazing job!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"> The stunning view of <a href="http://14ers.com/routelist.php?peak=Castle+Peak+and+Conundrum+Peak">Castle Pk</a> (14er), with a fresh 6" from the night before. As seen from Teocalli Ridge</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">K being engulfed by the massive aspen stand surrounding Kebler Pass on the Dyke Trail. <span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 20px;">The Dyke Trail takes you through one of the largest aspen stands in the US. Confirmed as a clonal colony (single root system)...therefore one of the largest single organisms on the planet.</span></span><br />
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Part of the approach climb up brush creek. Teocalli is the peak seen right side of photo. The trail climbs underneath the rock bands to the lookers right<br />
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View of the final descent off Teocalli Ridge<br />
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One of Teocalli's two mandatory creek crossings<br />
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One of 14 new switchbacks established by the CBMBA - notice the cinder blocks they lugged up to help with solidifying the corners<br />
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What a perfect time in CB...thanks Grammy D for hanging with Liam and making the biking possible:)<br />
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<i>Riders: Chuck, Kristin </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Date:</u> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">July 25, 2014<u></u></span></div>
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<u>Ride Type:</u> out and back<u> </u></div>
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<u>Mileage:</u> 13.95 miles round trip<br />
<u>Elevation Gain:</u> 1975'<br />
<u>Average Pace:</u> 16 min/mile<u> </u><br />
<u>Total time includes breaks:</u> 3 hours 45 min</div>
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<u>Trail description: </u>Starts with a little adventure through the historic camp Hale passing a long line of old concrete bunkers highlighted with graffiti. The trail start with a consistently steep climb through dense forest before mellowing off a bit before crossing Highway 24 and continuing on the west side of the highway. The next section offers nice meadow riding with vast views. The last part of the ride ends with double track passing two partially collapsed coke ovens. The segment ends in a parking lot across from the road leading to Cooper Ski area. The return trip back to camp hale is a high quality very smooth downhill with only a few non strenuous climbs. </div>
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Looking along some of the old bunkers of camp Hale<br />
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<i>In 1943, Camp Hale had as many as 14,000 men in training.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NYT_2-2" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Hale#cite_note-NYT-2" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[2]</a></sup> Conditions in the camp were harsh: the altitude required acclimation; the shallow valley created polluted <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inversion_(meteorology)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Inversion (meteorology)">inversion layers</a>; recreation was non-existent because of the camp's high mountain isolation, which prevented even the <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USO" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="USO">USO</a> from visiting; and many of the non-skiing trainees hated skiing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-S54ff_7-1" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Hale#cite_note-S54ff-7" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[7]</a></sup> Trainees were taught to ski at <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_Cooper" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Ski Cooper">Cooper Hill</a> by ski instructors, brought from the ski-areas such as Sun Valley and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterville_Valley" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Waterville Valley">Waterville Valley</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NYT_2-3" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Hale#cite_note-NYT-2" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[2]</a></sup> Located three miles from the camp, Cooper Hill had on-site barracks for the instructors and a newly built T-bar ski lift for the trainees.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Hale#cite_note-9" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">[9]</a></sup></i></div>
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<i>Military use of Camp Hale included the 10th Mountain Division, the 38th Regimental Combat Team, the Norwegian-American 99th Infantry Battalion (Separate), and soldiers from Fort Carson conducting mountain and winter warfare training exercises. Trainees were taught skiing, mountain climbing, snow survival skills (such as building <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_cave" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration: none;" title="Snow cave">snow caves</a>), and winter combat.</i></div>
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<i>Camp Hale was active for three years. In 1945 it was deactivated and the 10th Mountain Division moved to Texas.</i></div>
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Kristin waking up the lungs with the climb out of camp Hale on the way to Tennessee Pass<br />
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The remains of an old car sits just off the trail as you near the pass<br />
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A partially collapsed coke oven near Tennessee Pass. <br />
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<i>Hikers: Chuck, Kristin, Liam, Kirsten, Magnolia </i><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Date:</u> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;">July 28, 2014</span><br />
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<u>Hike Type:</u> out and back</div>
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<u>Mileage:</u> 5.6 miles round trip<br />
<u>Elevation Gain:</u> 2200'<br />
<u>Total time includes breaks:</u> 3.5 hours </div>
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<u>Trail description:</u> Extremely scenic for the entire hike, starts with a great view of Diamond Lake's huge cascading waterfall dropping approx. 250' down to middle boulder creek. The wildflowers and dense forest continues until finally reaching the lake. About midway before climbing back south towards Diamond Lake you will reach a very scenic waterfall (pics below). The final climb to the lake is short and slightly steeper then the rest of the hike.</div>
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Mt. Helen ( broad face left of center) as seen from across Goose Pasture Tarn, after our tour. We soaked up the sun all tour right until we arrived back to the truck to enjoy our snow cold beers, then the clouds started to roll in.<br />
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Curious fellas, these guys seemed to be the bravest of the bunch. As far as I could find there had only been one attack/death from a mountain goat. Once they got about 6 feet from me I got out of my crouch and started walking towards them and they slowly started backing away.<br />
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Ahh spring skiing:) Dont forget your skin wax<br />
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The afro hair anemone in full effect! Sadly it was all chopped off today, just in time:) The wifey was about to leave me:)<br />
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Some good looking lines<br />
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Old mining town near Red Mountain Pass, Yankee Girl Mine<br />
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A celebratory high five'r after braving the narrow ridge. Pops insisted in carrying moms splitty across the crux ridge:) <br />
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Til the next trip spring trip :) We owe you one Grammy D thanks for the great trip!<br />
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Grandma Debbie and Liam hold down the fort back home. Thanks Guys!! While Anson jumps on a plane from AK to come hang with K, Drew, SB and I. We spend a few glorious days among the west elks, welcoming spring to CO with perfect conditions under endless sun. After each day we would drive down to these perfect hotsprings and soak our skied out legs for hours! Perfect. </div>
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Cant wait for next weekend...Liam's first roadtrip, heading down to the San Juan's to ride some more. Meeting Grandma Diane this time......CHEERS to amazing family!</div>
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This about sums it up! What a perfect few days in the West Elks with some of my favorite peeps and some amazing conditions!<br />
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A little private summit pump session for our little Liam back at home with grandma. Thanks grandma for the amazing weekend get away it was perfect!!<br />
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Sara Beth sporting her malfunctioning helmet. <br />
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Kristin back touring and shredding only a few days after the doc's give her the go ahead! She's amazing its like she never missed a beat<br />
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For our return trip to the hotsprings we thought it would be more fun to change into our swim wear at the trailhead.....COLD:)<br />
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The ladies cheers to Liam's full-term birthday (March 7)<br />
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Liam breaks 6 1/2 pounds during his two month checkup!! "Hey mom i weigh as much as you when you were born"<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203262283621704362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106601652947687193.post-64415508539838630972013-12-31T23:34:00.001-07:002014-08-01T23:46:12.260-06:00Oh San Juan ' ness - How Good You AreWrapped up 2013 with good friends and several crystal clear days among the always spectacular San Juan mountains. We experienced rather stable conditions for the San Juan's allowing for us to safely enjoy the alpine. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">It had been quite a while since the last major loading event and the snowpack was largely settled and generally </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">nonreactive</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;">. While the snow structure remains poor in most areas with our lovely CO </span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">persistent</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19px;"> slabs. Slides appeared to of become more and more difficult to trigger. All but southerly aspects below treeline seemed to mainly be made up of very weak faceted snow. Which will likely cause a </span></span>problem during the next major snow event. But for now the SJ's were Good to Us.<br />
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Here a view of the Sultan group which we we enjoyed on day 1 of the trip, riding three of the summits seen in the pic.<br />
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We started the amazing alpine tour at Molas pass with an ascent of the Grand Turk followed by a descent of a northern couloir to the basin in between the Grand Turk and Sultan Mountain. Next we climbed the SE face and ridge of the Sultan, then dropping into the basin via the Northstar Couloir. Followed by a final ascent north to pt. 12300', and a final run down the "Python" and back to HW 550. <br />
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An old ore Bucket Tram from Mayflower Mine upto Arrasta Gulch with the Sultan group lurking high in the background</div>
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Nia and Todd crossing the NW slopes of King Solomon Peak. We spent a lot of the climb gawking at the impressive Turkey Chute seen just left of Nia. Coming back for this one in the spring for sure! Sultan's summit is also seen on right edge of photo </div>
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Our first decent off the Grand Turk seen from the SE ridge of the Sultan (The widening chute in the middle of the ridge line in the background)</div>
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Unloading our gear from the sled after Jack and his boy graciously gave us a bump up Arrasta Gulch on their way to their beautiful alpine cabin. Saved about an hour climb and 500 vertical feet:) </div>
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Nia with the days final climb up pt. 12300'. Seen in the background is our descent down Sultan's Northstar Couloir ( directly above Nia's head)<br />
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Todd making his way down the east ridge of Bear Mountain towards the "Bear Claw" chutes, with the Sultan and the Python in the background<br />
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Todd with first tracks down the "Bear Claw" with Red Mountain Pass in the background<br />
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My Venture happy to be back in its birthplace. <br />
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John catching some air halfway down the Sultan's Northstar Couloir<br />
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Turkey Chute in all its glory<br />
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Island Lake Basin seen in background just left of center. Kristin and I got engaged here in the summer of 2012 after riding our mountain bikes to the lower basin. <br />
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Todd topping out the steep climb up Grand Turk's SW colAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203262283621704362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106601652947687193.post-84249559567129040342013-12-23T05:39:00.002-07:002014-02-03T01:35:52.242-07:00OZ Snowboards - A Behind the Scenes LookA few days ago Adam, mastermind and owner of <a href="http://ozsnowboards.com/">OZ Snowboards</a> shared a behind the scenes look to what I personally am calling one of the industries truly unique snowboard companies. The build quality and structural components of OZ boards are one of kind. A few build points to highlight are:<br />
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1) A solid non-jointed wood core: Most snowboard manufacturers utilize finger jointed wood cores to cut costs, these finger joints act as weak spots in the boards core. The amount of finger joints in a single board often vary from board to board. OZ uses a solid wood core with no finger joints. Another place manufactures cut costs is in the boards tip and tail. Plastic is often used at the boards tip and tail rather then the wood core extending through the boards tip and tail.<br />
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2) Aerospace grade carbon fiber: Most snowboard manufacturers use some form of fiberglass above and below the boards wood core. <span style="background-color: #f6f6f6; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19.5px;">All OZ Snowboards are made with tri-axial aerospace grade carbon fiber.</span><span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.5px;"> This is the material used to build jets. Carbon fiber is 5 times as strong and 1/3rd the weight of fiberglass and provides improved stability and control in a </span></span><span style="line-height: 19.5px;">snowboard</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.5px;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f6f6;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 19.5px;">For more detailed info about the unique makeup of OZ boards visit the "Why Buy an OZ?"section of <a href="http://ozsnowboards.com/">OZ Snowboards website</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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Lets just say my next board will be an OZ. I've never been so impressed with the build quality of a snowboard. And the weight, so light thanks to the carbon fiber. <br />
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Notice the finger joint on the left edge of the wood core. This wood core is about to become one of thirty TommyKnocker Brewery Demo boards OZ made this year for some of the breweries events. The demo boards that Oz makes are typically made using finger jointed wood cores and the tri-axial fiberglass vs the more expensive carbon fiber and solid non-jointed wood cores <br />
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CNC router milling out a future splitboard<br />
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Bandsaw awaiting its replacement blade prior to trimming the freshly pressed TommyKnocker demo board seen in the background<br />
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Highly modified snowboard press - responsible for the unique camber / rocker profiles of OZ snowboards<br />
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Rob cleaning up the edges on a freshly made TommyKnocker demo board<br />
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Rob cutting excess material from a freshly pressed TommyKnocker demo board</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203262283621704362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106601652947687193.post-73244353489015152482013-12-17T04:59:00.001-07:002014-08-02T21:24:13.870-06:00The Mistress - Pasquini Livietta Meet the mistress aka "Lev's". She was introduced to the wife as a gift a while back. I must confess, I often sneak out of bed early in the morning, while trying not to disturb the wife, in attempt to have some alone time with ol Lev's. I've been accused many times, for perhaps bringing Lev's into our home for my benefit :)<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203262283621704362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106601652947687193.post-43231137930306923212013-12-16T17:12:00.001-07:002014-02-03T01:36:26.097-07:00City of Golden - Highlights "A Chilled Coors" on WebpageCheck out the City of Golden homepage below you may recognize a Legal Addictions photo :)<br />
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Last off week we again chased to the POW with some friends ending up in Steamboat Springs, CO. Below a picture of my beautiful wife and growing Baby Mac suiting up in their wide open bibs for a day in the pow. Kristin just started her 3rd Trimester, and is still doing quite well. Baby Mac is a kicker and a very active little sucker, according to the frequent ultrasounds that K and her colleagues capture during the slower times at work. Seems we are gonna have our hands full in a few months:) <br />
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The first week of December was....record breaking and bone chilling to say the least. With the mercury plummeting well below zero, Denver set a record low for the 4th. <span style="line-height: 1.625rem;">Not long before midnight, the temperature had dropped to -13 degrees. This frigid reading shattered the record low temperature for December 4th. The previous mark was -5 degrees last set in 2008.</span></div>
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I got the bright idea to hike up the southern slopes of North Table Mountain behind our house and take several long exposure shots of Coors Factory, in order to capture the town lights of Golden along with the busy beer production going on within the factory. The longer exposure times allowed for the capture of the moving steam coming from the factory on this bone chilling night. </div>
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Below are a collection of random shots since the new camera crawled its way into my hands. The camera is just getting warmed up for the arrival of Baby Mac. <a href="http://www.olympusimage.com.my/products/dslr/em1/">The EM-1</a> is simply amazing, hopefully the images below will speak for themselves, if you need a more in depth written info / reviews on the brand new EM-1, here are a few very well done reviews<br />
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<b><a href="http://blog.atmtxphoto.com/2013/10/06/the-olympus-om-d-e-m1-review/">ATMTX PHOTO BLOG</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/10/12/the-olympus-om-d-e-m1-full-review-the-most-versatile-mirrorless-camera-ever/">SteveHuff Photo.com</a></b><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203262283621704362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106601652947687193.post-2180953697264909272013-09-29T02:00:00.000-06:002013-11-18T04:58:33.998-07:00Slickrock'n, Afterdark Arches, & the Enchilada À la carte - Moutain Biking, Moab, UtahYup, Im making it official! If you mountain bike, then do yourself a favor and make a trip to Moab, UT. Riding slickrock is crazy cool and super unique. If you decide cranking up sticky rock just isn't for you then go check out the 100's of other great ride in the area. This was Kristin's and my first trip to Moab. Awesome! and will be going back. The Massey's showed us the ropes and took us on several of the area's classics! All repeaters for sure: Klondike Bluff Area Trails, Slickrock and "The Whole Enchilada" as called by the locals.<br />
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<b>Mighty Colorado River Carves Below SlickRock</b></div>
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<b>Slickrock Training Brigade</b> - <i>Anne, Thomas and Kristin on <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/183299/baby-steps-loop-4x4">Baby Steps Loop</a> trail</i></div>
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<b>The White Dash and Rubber Marks Replace the Trail Cairn </b>- <i>Me on <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/158941/slickrock">Slickrock </a>trail</i></div>
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<b>Slickrock Luge</b> - <i>Thomas on <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/158941/slickrock">Slickrock </a>trail</i></div>
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<b>Refuel on the Porcupine Rim Overlooking Castle Valley</b> - <i>Kristin and Anne <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/157369/porcupine-rim">Porcupine Rim</a> trail</i></div>
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<b>The Klondike Bluffs at their Grandest</b> - <i>This overlook is only reached by a bonus hiking only trail off the <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/615709/klondike-bluff-4x4">Klondike Bluff 4x4</a> trail</i></div>
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<b>The Endless Slickrock Romp</b> -<i> Kristin on <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/158941/slickrock">Slickrock </a>trail</i></div>
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<b>Sunset viewing from high up in Window Arch</b><i> - Anne South Window Arch</i></div>
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<b>Mario Brothers take on Slickrock</b> - <i>Me (Luigi) and Thomas (Mario)</i></div>
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<b>Slickrock Roller-coaster</b><i> - Kristin and Anne</i></div>
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<b>Tight Squeeze</b> - <i>Kristin on <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/157113/lps">LPS </a>trail</i></div>
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<b>Mario's Personal Cheerleaders </b>- <i>Kristin, Thomas, Anne</i></div>
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<b>The switchback method </b>- <i>Anne demonstrates with a successful burst up the steeps</i></div>
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<b>Doing some Campfire Magic to Ward the Rain Away</b> - <i>Thomas</i></div>
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<b>Riding Among Aspens</b> - <i>Kristin</i></div>
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<b>Town Watering Hole </b>- <i>Red Cliff, CO</i> <br />
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<b>Red Cliff</b>, is a former mining camp situated in the canyon of the upper Eagle River just off U.S. Highway 24 north of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Pass_%28Colorado%29" title="Tennessee Pass (Colorado)">Tennessee Pass</a>. The population was 289 at the 2000 census. The town site is concealed below the highway (which passes over the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Cliff_Bridge" title="Red Cliff Bridge">Red Cliff Truss Bridge</a><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"></sup>). It was founded in 1879 during the Colorado Silver Boom by miners from Leadville who came over Tennessee Pass scouting for better prospects. </div>
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<b>Abandoned Mining Town</b> - <i>Gilman, CO</i></div>
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<b>Gilman,</b> founded in 1886 during the Colorado Silver Boom, the town later became a center of lead and zinc mining in Colorado, centered around the now-flooded <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Mine_%28Colorado%29" title="Eagle Mine (Colorado)">Eagle Mine</a>. It was abandoned in 1984 by order of the Environmental Protection Agency
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On February 27, 2008 the Minturn Town Council unanimously approved annexation and development plans for 4,300 acres (17 km<sup>2</sup>)
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<b> Gilman Ghost Playground Girls</b> - <i>Kristin and Anne</i></div>
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<b>Packraft Transition - </b><i>Kristin</i><b> </b><br />
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<b>Kincaid Singletrack Park - </b><i>Me On Fat-Tires</i><i>!</i><br />
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<b>Chameleon on Wheels - </b><i>Anson</i><b> </b></div>
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<b>Glacier Creek 2nd Round </b>- <i>Kristin</i><br />
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<b>77 degrees in AK</b> - <i>Kristin after surfing the bore-tide</i></div>
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<li>The bore tide is a huge wave or series of waves that advance down Turnagain Arm in a wall of water up to 10-feet high. Its known as one of the biggest in the world. One unique aspect of the Turnagain bore tide is that all
other bore waves run up low-lying rivers in more southerly latitudes. The Turnagain wave is the only one that occurs in the far north
and the only one bordered by mountains. It’s also amazingly
accessible: you can see it by road along its entire 40- to 50-mile
length. And it’s a wildlife-spotting opportunity: harbor seals often
ride the tide into Turnagain Arm. Beluga whales may come in a half hour
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<b>Spencer Glacier Packrafting Enduro Day</b> - <i>Darcie, Stephanie, Anson, Hope</i><br />
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<b>All Smiles + a Bark</b> - <i>Anson, Darcie, Kina, Kristin</i></div>
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<b>Nearing the Toe of Spencer Glacier</b> - <i>Kristin in her Alpaca</i></div>
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<b>Glacier Creek Crusaders</b> - <i>Darcie, Stephanie, Kristin, Anson, Me</i></div>
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<b>Loosing Lost Lake</b> - <i>Kristin </i></div>
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<b>New Mexican Irony</b> - <i>My personalized paddle by Anson</i></div>
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<b>Packrafts in Tow</b> - <i>Our approach hike into Glacier Creek</i><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203262283621704362noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106601652947687193.post-84654646803975442502013-06-01T03:14:00.000-06:002013-06-02T03:30:45.066-06:00Ride, Hot Tomato, Siesta, Ride, Beer, Repeat - Fruita, COWe had to go get it before the western slope got to HOT! Fruita that is, and we got it! What a rad place, great biking, great food and great beers! For three days our cycle was as follows:<br />
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<b> FRUITA!!!! - Backwards Endo over the Sandstone Crevasse - <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/251022/mack-ridge-trail">Mack Ridge Trail </a></b></div>
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Day 1 of our Fruita visit we put in a great tour of the <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/directory/166301/grand-junction-and-fruita">Kokopelli trail system</a> (west of Fruita) via a brilliant connection of some of the areas best
singletrack. In summary we started on Mary's Loop connected into
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repeating a short section of Mary's Loop until joing into Wrangler's
back down to the car. An excellent description of the loop, including
gps tracks and maps can be found by clicking on the <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/290187/kokopelli-loops-marys-horsethief-steves-and-wranglers">MTB Project</a> link.<br />
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Also check out <a href="http://otesports.com/locations/fruita/">Over The Edge Sports</a> a great bike shop with a very friendly staff, whom are all knowledgeable and not afraid to share their ride beta for the area. <br />
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<b>Balancing along Mack Ridge with the Colorado River Twisting Below</b></div>
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<b>A Painted Desert </b></div>
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<b>BookCliffs as seen from the - <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/282288/frontside">Frontside Trail</a></b></div>
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For practically no climbing and amazingly flowy, fast and super playful downhill head to <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/directory/166301/grand-junction-and-fruita">18 Road Trail System</a>, north of Fruita. A few pearls for the area: leave your food and larger quantities of water in your vehicle at the main parking lot, as the trails for the most part all end up back at the parking lot! refuel and go for the next round. <br />
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<b>Getting surprised by a steep on the screaming fast descent - <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/273209/zippity-do-da">Zippity Do Da Trail</a></b></div>
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<b>The Fast and Playful <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/253347/horsethief-bench-loop">Horsethief Bench Loop</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/252149/steves-loop">Steve's Loop</a> viewed from <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/251022/mack-ridge-trail">Mack Ridge</a></b><br />
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<b> K cornering under the Horsethief Bench </b></div>
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<b>Slot Canyon Riding - Steve's Loop</b></div>
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What a glorious section of Steve's Loop, first you ride along the slot canyon's edge before climbing up above for great views of the trail you just left behind. <br />
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<b>Drew Banking near the Edge of Mack Ridge</b></div>
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<b>Zippity's Nicely Exposed Ridge Rolling Trails</b></div>
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<b>Tireless views of Kokopelli from along Mack Ridge Trail - <a href="http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/250743/lions-loop">Lion's Loop</a> and Steve's Loop seen below </b></div>
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<b>Kristin and Chuck McQuade - Dunton Wedding - December 8th 21012</b></div>
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We then honeymooned 200 miles north of the arctic circle, spending three weeks touring the famous Lyngen Alps and other sectors within the Troms region of northern Norway.<br />
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We spent roughly two years putting the trip together and waiting for author and guide for Midnight Sun Mountain Guides Espen Nordahl to finish the publication of his freshly English translated guidebook to the area. Not only was Espen key to the planning and execution of this once in a lifetime adventure, he also wrote in my opinion the best ski touring guidebook I've ever used. If your thinking of putting together a ski touring guidebook, I highly suggest a format similar to Espen's book.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/SKI-TOURING-TROMS-backcountry-mountains/dp/8293090154">Ski Touring in Troms</a> Freshly translated this winter to English<br />
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<b>The Key Ingredients to 3 Weeks in Troms</b></div>
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So just where did we take this "exotic" honeymoon, where is the Troms region, where are the Lyngen Alps??? <b>The interactive map</b> below highlights the different sectors and peaks we toured during our stay in the Troms region of Norway. Zoom out to see the relative location compared to other arctic locations, or zoom in to see the peaks and areas we toured in. <br />
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<b> The "10-10-20 crew" - Drew, Sara Beth, Kristin, Me</b></div>
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On the summit of Fastdalstinden <span style="background-color: purple;"><span style="color: white;">(North Lyngen Alps Sector)</span></span> with the Istinden and Store Kjostinden <b>(store is Norwegian for large)</b> massive in the background. The following day we attempted Kjostinden (peak above our heads), but were turned around by bad low viability on the couloir above Kristin's head. Later in the trip Kristin and I go back yet again and summit on what turned out to be a beautiful day after hanging out for an hour or so below the couloir on the Rottenvikbreen <b>(breen is Norwegian for glacier)</b> waiting for a break in the sky</div>
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<b>Genesis 65 - Our mobile abode for the 3 weeks</b></div>
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After this trip we are big fans of the Bobil <b>(norwegian for motorhome)</b>. What a perfect way to tour the Troms region of time, eat sleep and then drive your home right underneath the peak and ski! Jan Børre of <a href="http://www.caravan.no/?sel_cat=7">iCaravan</a> runs an awesome business out of the town Fagernes and has several sized bobil's for rent.<br />
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<b> Cucumber Infused Vodka - Bobil Style</b></div>
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Because of the high prices of alcohol in Norway as well as the difficulty of finding anything other then beer in the small towns, we found it important to buy your liquor at the duty free shops in the airports:) A little pearl for traveling to Norway.<br />
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<b>Fastdalstinden Summit Shenanigans - </b><b>Already getting the Boot from the Wife </b></div>
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<b> Bobil Disco - SB and Drew Dawg</b></div>
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<b><a href="https://akinz.com/">Akinz</a> Kid - Guerrilla Marketing </b></div>
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Sporting an <a href="https://akinz.com/">Akinz</a> (Fort Collins CO) trucker hat as he arrives into the upper basin below Store Russetinden <span style="background-color: orange;">(Balsfjord Sector)</span> with Balsfjorden behind. <br />
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Drew showing his splitty off as we play along the Buktelva <b>(Bukt Norweigian for Bay and Telva Norwegian for River)</b> after coming down from Store Russetinden <br />
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<b>A-Frame Em - Store Kjostinden Summit Push</b></div>
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Istinden's summit is seen in the background with the Rottenvikbreen below. An hour earlier we were sitting down on the glacier eating lunch wondering if the snow would stop and the skies would clear :)</div>
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Taken from the summit of Store Kjostinden <span style="background-color: purple;"><span style="color: white;">(North Lyngen Alps Sector)</span></span> with near perfect views after a short snow storm while crossing the Rottenvikbreen glacier earlier. This ones for you Drew and SB, since we all got shut down on a previous attempt on Store Kjostinden. <br />
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<b>Sun Hole on Storhaugen Peak</b></div>
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Kristin soaking up the sun before the clouds over the north Lyngen Alps intrude on our climb up Storhaugen Peak <span style="background-color: lime;">(Kafjord Alps Sector)</span>. The small town below the peak is Djupvik and Spakenes. We camped here in the RV a few nights on the very tip of the Spakenesmyra <b>(myra is Norwegian for marsh) </b>to be greeted by the beautiful 0300 sunrise.<br />
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<b> 0300 Sunrise looking beyond Uloya from our Bobil camp at </b><b>Spakenesmyra</b></div>
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<b> Tragedy on Storhaugen - Women Falls 700 Meters from Summit</b></div>
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Upon finishing Storhaugen peak and returning to the trail head a newspaper reporter asked if we were involved in the tragic accident in anyway. We had seen a rescue helicopter fly overhead in the direction of Tromso many hours before as we started our tour. We learned from the reporter and a local the next day showed us the newspaper article, that the women was on day one of a several day guided trip with <a href="http://www.lyngenlodge.com/">Lyngen Lodge</a> , reports say she instinctively lunged for a ski while transitioning near the summits east face cornice, which broke sending here over the near vertical east face of Storhaugen Peak. </div>
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<b>Lutefisk - Local Nordnes Fisherman</b></div>
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During our travels to the Kafjord Alps we passed through the small village of ten or so houses, Nordnes, here we spotted a fish drying structure that actually had fish hanging and drying. We had spotted these drying huts all over the coastline during our trip, but most were unused. The drying huts are used by northern Norwegian fisherman to make <a href="http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/LutefiskHistory.htm">Lutefisk</a>, a traditional dish of the Nordic countries. It is made from aged whitefish<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockfish" title="Stockfish"></a>, usually cod. Lut <b>(Norwegian for lye)</b> is used as a preservative in the air-drying process, and has an extremely strong, pungent odor. We did not try any Lutefisk on the trip :(</div>
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<b>Perspective - They Made em Big in Norway</b></div>
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Kristin on the western ridge of Sorbmegaisa peak <span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: lime;">(Kafjord Alps Sector)</span></span> <span style="color: black;">with the impressive views of north Lyngen Alps across the fjord. Across the way is </span></span><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;">Store Vaggastinden </span></span></div>
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<b>Summit Smoked Salmon</b></div>
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Brought all the way to Norway from Alaska by Sara Beth, who caught and smoked em. What a treat this was, no more PBJ for me. Behind me are the Kafjord Alps</div>
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<b>The Crew After Store Lakselvtinden (seen in the background)</b></div>
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<b>Such Docile Creatures - The Caribou</b></div>
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We stumbled across this guy as we skinned through the small village of Tomasnes on our approach to Store Lakselvtindane <span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: #3d85c6;">(south Lyngen Alps Sector)</span></span>. His antlers at one time were made of rebar.</div>
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<b>The Very Popular - Store Kjostinden and Istinden </b></div>
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From the summit of Fastdalstinden <span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: purple;">(North Lyngen Alps Sector)</span></span>, these three peaks are a popular playground for the nearby famous Lyngen town of Lyngseidet. This town is popular launching point for many skiers during the Lyngen Alps high season March-May. There are a few lodging options here if you don't take the Bobil method of lodging. <a href="http://www.magicmountainlodge.no/">The Magic Mountain Lodge</a> and <a href="http://www.campkviteberg.no/info.html">Camp Kviteberg</a>. Kristin and I checked out both places as we had been communicating with both owners while planning our trip. David the owner of Camp Kviteberg, was gracious enough to invite us in for beers and a chat with himself his wife and their three kiddos. What a nice family, and David is a wealth of knowledge regarding ski info for the area, he also guides if needed. </div>
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<b> Sunset & Reflections - With the Moon Over Manfjellet</b></div>
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A view from our Bobil at 2300, still plenty of daylight to be had at almost midnight. Kristin and I make dinner taking in the perfect mirror image of Mannfjellet <b>(fjellet is Norwegian for mountain)</b> reflected in the Storfjorden fjord.</div>
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<b> Summit Yoga - Karltinden</b></div>
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Who doesn't want to do some summit yoga when the conditions and views are this amazing! Behind us is the western side of the north Lyngen Alps. All taken in from Karltinden <span style="background-color: yellow;">(Mainland Troms Sector)</span> which provided jaw dropping views of both north and south Lyngen sectors. <br />
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<b>Namdalfjellet</b></div>
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Taken from below treeline along the Vargedalen <b>(Norwegian for valley)</b> on our ascent to Karltinden <span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: lime;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">(Mainland Troms Sector).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b>Climbing Tomasrenna Couloir - Store Lakselvtinden</b></div>
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This mega classic line climbs the impressive Tomasrenna couloir of Store Lakselvtinden <span style="background-color: #3d85c6;">(south Lyngen Alps Sector)</span> for some 600 vertical meters before reaching the Den himmelske freds plass <b>(Norwegian for Gate of Heavenly Peace)</b> glacier. What a breath taking area.<br />
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<b>The Epitome of Accomplishment </b></div>
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<b> Two Story Barn - Kafjord Alps</b></div>
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<span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: lime;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: white;">Taken as Kristin and I watch the weather clear before a tour up Karltinden </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: lime;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">(Mainland Troms Sector)</span>. Across the Ullsfjorden fjord to views of Storttinden and Isskardtindane </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: lime;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: lime;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-color: #3d85c6;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: purple;">(North Lyngen Alps Sector)</span></span>. <b> </b></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.patsbcb.com/">Pat's Backcountry </a>- Beta Testing Beer</b></div>
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This stuff rocks! Yep that's right beer concentrate in a Gu sized package, just add carbonation via the special patented carbonator and its salt citric acid packages. The beer is still being tweaked check out the website for updates!</div>
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<b> </b><b><b>Mack Brygger (Norwegian for Brewery) - Tromso City</b></b></div>
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Founded in 1877 and claims to be the northern most brewery in the world. We drank our fair share of Mack brews, not bad, even coming from a couple of hop heads. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203262283621704362noreply@blogger.com3Lyngen Alps, Lyngen, Norway69.7903 20.16949999999997164.1235295 -0.48479700000002879 75.4570705 40.823796999999971tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106601652947687193.post-13978663996568585562013-03-19T04:25:00.000-06:002013-03-26T00:08:18.636-06:00AK Livin' When the McQuade's head to AK its to enjoy the near perfect hilariously deep snowpack of the Chugach. Typically enjoying long tours with friends supplemented with summit top beers or....mini shooters? Usually we trade in Colorado's incomparable bluebird days for a week of AK Livin' and amazing split tours. Key word being USUALLY...This trip was wild! There was no trading of clear blue skies here. We toured all 6 days underneath the definition of bluebird skies! Colorado you would of been proud. So what did we trade in for a week of Ak Livin' We needed to trade something in... right? So we decided to sacrifice hours of skinning. You know that fun but sometimes painfully continuous climb up endless vertical feet, to gain that super-long untouched white canvas to carve up. Yup yup we traded it in for a day...for a snow machine bump. That's right...Sled-Necks for a day! Great fun! and hey babe by the way....if ...your looking for that perfect Christmas gift idea :) :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Livin' It Up AK Style</b></span></td></tr>
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<a name="manitoba traverse"></a> <b><span style="color: red;"><u>3/15 - Manitoba to Silvertip Traverse:</u></span></b><br />
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An overview of the tour can be seen below, followed by a few different views of the endless terrain of the sector. The day however turned into a few laps off of Manitoba thanks to a monster of a cornice looming over the apex of the ridges connecting the two peaks. Once we all reached the summit of Manitoba and spotted the short-bus sized cornice, plan B started going through all of our heads....summit mini's? <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Overview of Manitoba to Silvertip Traverse</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Ridge Traverse</b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>East Face Descent off Silvertip </b></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The Ladies Plan B</b></span> - <span style="font-size: x-small;">Sarah Beth and K</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Give Me Back My Tequila Rose</b></span> - <span style="font-size: x-small;">Sarah Beth and Anson</span></td></tr>
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<a name="Tenderfoot Ridge"></a> <b><u><span style="color: red;">3/16 - Tenderfoot Ridge</span></u></b><br />
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Awesome new sector, away from the Turnagain Pass crowds, with easy access and a wealth of options from tree skiing to steep narrow couloirs. Below is a overview of the access point from the tip of Summit Lake, allowing for a ski back to the car if one returns to the lower half of Tenderfoot after skiing back further in the basins. We skied a few laps of the SW face of upper Tenderfoot Ridge, then skied W traversing out of the basin back towards the lower section of the ridge, which allows for another nice run back down to the car. <br />
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<a name="pyramid"></a> <b><span style="color: red;"><u>3/17 - Sled Neckin' Pyramid Peak</u></span></b><br />
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Pyramid Peak is the eye catching peak often noticed as you fill up your car......oh ya and sled at the Girdwood Tesoro gas station. Pyramid Pk rises roughly 3400' right from the waters edge of the Turnagain Arm. Its west face provides a perfect 3000' shot. Well almost perfect....minus yet another monster of a cornice. Even though the cornice killed the chances of bragging to the guy next to me during the next Tesoro fill up..."see those lines on Pyramid?"..."yup my wife rips" We still got to cut out those long miles skinning, got to play sled-necks for a day, had a near 3000' vert run off the SW shoulder of Pyramid Peak, followed by two more long runs as we worked our way back to the car being picked up and escorted to the next drop point by our friends. Who by the way probably skied 16,000 vert as they ghosted their sleds down the mountain. <i>Ghost Riding:</i> basically push your sled down the mountain, once it comes to a stop you ski down after it, then ride it back up and repeat. Awesome<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Overview of Pyramid Pk</b></span> - <span style="font-size: x-small;">intended W face in red - rode yellow line</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Sled-Neckin' - </span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Darcie Badass and K</span> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Wolverine Sector<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Yin<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">& </span>Yang A<span style="font-size: small;">K Style -<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wolverine Pk with Shadows crawling from Sharksfin and Eddies</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">taken from Seattle Ridge <span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">at sunset during final run back to the car</span></span></span></i> </span></span></td></tr>
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<a name="peterson"></a> <b><span style="font-size: small;"><u><span style="color: red;">3/18 - Peterson Creek</span></u></span></b><br />
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Can't wait to go back to this sector! So many lines! The ascent is a bit of a booger, involving creek crossings early on at lower elevation, then choosing to ascend the steep head wall below the upper basin, or heading back along the drainage and wrapping back to the right to the upper basin, both approaches keep you among avalanche terrain for the majority of the approach. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Peterson Creek Cirque<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> - </span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">center of pic</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">take<span style="font-size: x-small;">n from summit of Pyramid Pk</span></span></i> </span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Peterson Creek Goodness -<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: x-small;">after ascending the lower head wall</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>AK Livin' at its Best</b></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Notice the <span style="font-size: x-small;">shadow being cast by Pyramid Peak<span style="font-size: x-small;"> in the background</span></span></span></span></i></span></span> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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It was Day 6 and time to return to CO thus we needed a familiar tour...as priorities were 1) a rad long line 2) time for <a href="http://midnightsunbrewing.com/" target="_blank">midnight sun brewery</a> après beers and 3) try not to miss our flight as we both worked the same day we landed in CO. A recipe for "Todd's Run" as called by the locals, was named after Todd who was killed on the line as the entire bowl ripped out. I don't dynamite could even get anything to move during our week visit. Stability was like nothing us Colorado-ans will ever see:) <a href="http://legaladdictions.blogspot.com/2011/01/day-12-tincan-mtn-todds-run.html" target="_blank">K and I had skied it a few years back</a>, and it was still well a "rad long line" <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Overview of "Todd's Run"</span></b> - <span style="font-size: x-small;">3000'</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>All 3000' of Todd's - </b><span style="font-size: x-small;">pic's center</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">take<span style="font-size: x-small;">n from summit of Pyramid Pk</span></span></i></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Tincan Ridge</b></span> - Sarah Beth and K</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203262283621704362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106601652947687193.post-54133860923491073642013-03-01T02:08:00.000-07:002013-03-09T03:06:01.614-07:00OPUS Shindig-SkiOPUS short for <a href="http://opushut.com/" target="_blank"><u>O</u>phir <u>P</u>ass <u>U</u>ltimate <u>S</u>ki hut</a>, sits in the midst of the magnificent San Juan's of Colorado<br />
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Owner, designer and operator Bob Kingsley spent numerous years guiding amid Colorado’s renowned <a href="http://www.huts.org/" target="_blank">10th Mountain Division Huts.</a> During this time the game plan was put into motion... Bob's dream to find the perfect location to build his own dream hut. In 2006 he purchased a 10 acre mining claim on the east side of Ophir pass. After five years of hauling materials via helicopter, snowcat, and countless human powered trips to the remote location, the hut was finished and opened its doors for the 2012 winter season.<br />
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Its kinda of hard to call the OPUS a <i>hut</i>, perhaps a <i>mega-hut</i> is more appropriate. As its 3-stories and 4 bedrooms are able to comfortably sleep 16 guests. The entire structure is built from both locally sourced and reused timber, some as far away as an old dairy barn in Wisconsin. The amenities and completely off-the-grid design are what makes the OPUS the ultimate ski hut. No need to boil-water to fill your water bladder for the days tour, as melt-water is the main source of water. A series of copper gutters and pipes collect snowmelt from the southern aspects of the pitched roof. The water is filtered multiple times before being stored in one of two storage tanks (350 and 500 gallon). There are also solar panels on the roof, which provide electricity, water heating capabilities and in floor heating. Two wood burning stoves help keep the hut at a toasty 70 degrees. The kitchen is equipped with both a gas stove and a large flattop wood burning stove, which is also equipped with a heat exchanging oven.<br />
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So whats missing you say....showers? Well just recently Bob finished a sauna about 30 yards from the lodge. After drawing straws for fire stoking duty, give it about 45 minutes then strip down thrown on those slippers and brave the cold before achieving complete relaxation in a balmy 160 degree wet sauna. As for the shower part, once you've reached cooking temperature, take a snowbath. <br />
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As for the skiing and terrain options...lets just say its world class and endless! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: small;">Shitshow Sledding</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-size: small;">During our <span style="font-size: small;">stay we <span style="font-size: small;">witnessed <span style="font-size: small;">Bob's cooking for other groups....lets just say ne<span style="font-size: small;">xt time this sled may only have beer loading it down :)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><i><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></i></b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>OPUS - <u>O</u>phir <u>P</u>ass <u>U</u>ltimate <u>S</u>ki hut</b></i></span></td></tr>
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Notice the copper gutters for the snow-melt water collection</div>
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With Paradise Basin, "Camel Hump Glades", and "Crystal Fortress" in the background</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Mike - <span style="font-size: small;">Eying</span> "Crystal Fortress"</b></i></span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>R<span style="font-size: small;">o</span>n<span style="font-size: small;">i</span>a<span style="font-size: small;"> - </span>OPUS mascot and ultimate ski dawg</b></i></span></td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203262283621704362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106601652947687193.post-23033198823482621472013-01-20T03:22:00.000-07:002013-01-28T03:29:15.110-07:00Beetnik's, Green Eyed Snakes and Powder Stashes - Crested Butted, COIts almost the end of January...still trying to stay positive, but its starting to feel all too much like last season. But that didn't keep the crew from having fun last week in CB. We spent our days touring and looking for powder stashes and the evenings well....re-hydrating and re-fueling for the next days adventure. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Purple Mountain Cirque<br />
Post Wolverine Basin<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Playing in.....yup that's POWDA - Drew<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cheers to Shuttles<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Oro n Platino - <a href="http://www.montanyarum.com/" target="_blank">Montanya Distillers</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.montanyarum.com/recipes/" target="_blank"><i>check out their amazing drink recipes</i></a><br />
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<span id="goog_1912570267"></span><span id="goog_1912570268"></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203262283621704362noreply@blogger.com0Crested Butte, CO38.8697146 -106.9878231000000138.8449881 -107.02816360000001 38.8944411 -106.94748260000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106601652947687193.post-15849599900655368932012-12-29T23:12:00.000-07:002012-12-29T23:12:42.160-07:00The Avalache Heard Around the World - Tunnel Creek, WA Feb 19,2012<br />
Last February three people were killed in an avalanche near <a href="http://www.stevenspass.com/" target="_blank">Stevens Pass ski area</a>. The three were skiing with a group of 16 friends some meeting for the first time. The group descended a popular route just outside the resort boundary. Twenty-six inches of snow had fallen in the previous 48 hours. According to the <a href="http://www.nwac.us/" target="_blank">Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center’s</a>
subsequent incident report, the avalanche was a
32-inch-deep-by-200-foot-wide slab that traveled 2,650 vertical feet
down a twisting, tree-ringed chute. <br />
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<li>I suggest a read of the <a href="http://www.nwac.us/media/uploads/documents/accidents/2011_2012/Preliminary_Tunnel_Creek_Avalanche_Accident_2-19-2012.pdf" target="_blank">NWAC's incident report</a> they did an outstanding job with the report, there is always much to be learned from these reports. (see link above or below)</li>
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The New York Times recently rolled out an absolutely stunning multimedia story package: six parts including interactive graphics and videos. I loved the moving piece by John Branch, and again highly recommend the read. A great learning opportunity exists within these two reports/stories. <br />
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<li> <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2012/snow-fall/?hp#/?part=tunnel-creek" target="_blank">Snow Fall - The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek</a> by John Branch of the New York Times</li>
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<b> Accident Location imagery from the NWAC's <a href="http://www.nwac.us/media/uploads/documents/accidents/2011_2012/Preliminary_Tunnel_Creek_Avalanche_Accident_2-19-2012.pdf" target="_blank">incident report</a></b><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07203262283621704362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7106601652947687193.post-74248832401213268112012-12-08T03:30:00.000-07:002013-05-22T04:21:19.302-06:00Dunton - The best wedding ever (according to most) 12/8/12<br />
<span id="docs-internal-guid-184a23e3-b708-be12-896e-8419ce7545d6" style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nestled deep in the San Juan mountains of southern Colorado is a dreamy little place, </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.duntonhotsprings.com/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">Dunton Hot Springs</span></a></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: small;">. A little mining community that was established in 1885. It sat as an abandoned ghost town for quite some time before the current owners took seven years creatively restoring the ghost town, with beautiful interior renovations, while keeping the exteriors rustic. There is the old dance hall, saloon and library. The original bath house with indoor and outdoor hot springs, not to mention four more natural hot springs spread throughout the town. We rented out the whole town for a few days and had.... well... as said by many "The Best Wedding Ever!"</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The stump creatively made by both Morgan and Ryan Casey. If anyone ever runs through Dunton, CO could these please pick up the stump for us. Somehow we managed to leave the stump behind :( The wedding dress was amazingly made by my "crafty and clever" mother Debbie Casey. It took her all of 1-2 days to finish!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">My brother Shane flew in from Portland, besties Noelle <span style="font-size: small;">and</span> Shanna from AK we convened in <span style="font-size: small;">Denver</span> 5 days before the wedding and had a blast making our way down to Dunton. My stomach was so sore just from laughing. Spent a great night in Ouray dabbling in brewery and hot springs fun.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Peak in the background is a part of the Mt Wilson and El Diente Peak massive. Well me moms she climbed that with me several years prior....oh ya those are 14,000 foot peaks. To this day me moms is still one of my favorite 14er hiking partners:) </span></div>
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<b>The Casey's </b>- <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>WAG Photos</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Most amazing wedding due to beautiful location, quaint unique town, amazing/attentive staff. Great gourmet food.<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>And of course amazing friends and family that we are so lucky to have!!</span></span></div>
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