Category: N.O.S.
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One for the book
For the future book: The DRTE 100 near Santa Barbara. 34k+ of gain, 1 mile of pavement, it’s not even a full loop! (Foot race bikers, sorry.) I’d only have to miss one day of class to do it this fall…. For the book of past fun: A very informative, essentially free ($10) avy class…
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Backcountry skiing
Is really becoming quite the fun thing. Start with breakfast in the dark. Add a nice dawn on the hill.Good views.And good skiing (the pissing drizzle in town last night fell up high as a few inches of fresh fluff).And finish it off with a challenge.What had been bomber tree skiing in powder last week…
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Before and after
The humble commuter. Bitterroot ski non-area in the distance. North side bike path and the Clark Fork. Bernice’s. James Bar. Camruz r fun.
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Sunny day
In Western Montana. A sunny week thus far, in fact. First local off-pave ride of 2009. Right around here the Rattlesnake road started getting too soft to ride consistently, combo of less foot traffic and more sun. I hung out for a while enjoying the day, then turned around and slugged back through the mush…
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Crystal Theatre
Laurie, Kerry, Cory and I spent a day out hunting turns yesterday, and it was outstanding. I replayed the highlights in my dreams. I wrote some words on Telemark Talk. It should be noted that I was enjoying a nice post-CL fitness boost, and enjoyed leading the charge on the skin tracks. The crew…
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Reentry
Is still a trial. Got some good news about my teaching assistantship today, and it snowed overnight. Onward.
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Back in the real world
Right now I have a full head. A few days of skiing, a tough canyon, three days of great cycling with friends old and new, a long drive, and in a few hours the first class of the semester. Each a mix of new and challenging and familiar and challenging. It makes for a full…
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Post game
I’ll just say that I’d rather ride for 10.5 hours than drive for 13.5, but we’re home. Necessary evils.
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Day Three
Rode ~107 miles, with Sonya to push the pace and keep things kosher fighting headwinds at miles 72-90. It would seem that after six months of general cycling misdirection and a few weeks of short interval work, base fitness and determination can still pull things through. My butt doesn’t even hurt that much. Very…
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CL Day 2
As (s)he who blogs first wins. Charge of the light brigade. LW has figured how to float on mud. I, and almost all the rest of us, have not. A tactic, I think, to get rid of us. Things got better. Much better. In the end Chris, Kurt and I shared the burden and…
Bedrock & Paradox 