It was so nice to get back up to the mountains after being away for seven weeks. Shoulder season up in the mountains is a […]
Trails and Touring
Donner Peak
A fun morning with Mum to the Truckee side of Donner Peak overlooking Donner Lake…
Springtime Tallac
Paris had been telling me fables of an Alps-like summit along the west shore of Tahoe for a while… With spring conditions and still plenty […]
Money Line and the Lake Run X 2
After we’d let the snow settle for a couple of cycles it was incredible day in the backcountry yesterday with all this fresh pow. We […]
MLK Weekend Visitors
The girls paid us a visit for the MLK long weekend, great to have them up for a few days of hot laps on the […]
Castle Peak
A quick jaunt up Castle Peak with Paris this morning to finish the work week. Was beautiful up there, but the wind was incredibly bad […]
Rubicon Peak
Morning meetings and chores out the the way, Paris and I took advantage of the spring-ish weather to lap Rubicon Peak on the west shore […]
Lake Run
With all that fresh snow on the Sierras, Paris and I took advantage of a bit of a break in the weather to punch in […]
A Day in Point Reyes
A hike along Bear Valley to show Big Max some of the California coastline, followed by baked goods in Point Reyes Station.
Woodsplitter and Claim Jumper
Had a solid helping of rain up the mountains last week, which made for some exceptional dirt on the Woodsplitter jumps trail. It was also […]
Last Week of Summer in Arnold
It’s been a very busy summer break for us, but it would be blasphemous for the kids to go back to school without our traditional […]
Cascade and Big Sky
July of 2012 was the last time we were in Cascade at Aunt Cheryl and Tio Nelson’s house on the Missouri River. Lilia was 15 […]
Missoula, Lakeside and Glacier National Park
After our morning hike and soak in Goldbug Hot Springs we motored north on Highway 93, eventually climbing up Lost Trail Pass to cross the […]
Twin Falls and the Sawtooth Mountains
For some reason, Wild Man had it on his agenda to visit Montana this summer. I’m still not 100% sure why… Maybe it’s the big […]
Powder Haus Christmas
Two weeks in the mountains at Powder Haus for Christmas and New Year
South Burma
Chasing the boy down his favorite Sonoma County descent in Annadel…
July Powder Haus Week
Nothing on the docket this last week so the kids and I grabbed Ben Taylor from Petaluma on our way up to the mountains again […]
Marin Riding
A day riding in the headlands with Sam Olesky, followed by a swim at Rodeo Beach and early dinner in Chinatown
A Week in Arnold
It’s become a bit of a summer tradition to spend a week at the cabin in Arnold, we kept it up this year with plenty […]
Sugar Bowl Uphiller
I can only do so much spring skiing, so took the opportunity to join the climbers as part of this year’s Sugar Bowl Uphiller. The […]