Bedrock & Paradox

It snowed last night, and this morning!!!  Huzzah! All of this was dead bare 12 hours previous.  Looks like I need to get my school shit further in order so that dawn patrol at Lolo can be put back into rotation tomorrow.  It hasn’t been up at all in 2010, as the snow has just…

http://www.youtube.com/v/LHmkiRe72HY&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1 This was sent out by the local avalanche advisory this morning. It’s worth going to the end of the video, when the slide they trigger with the cornice runs over their tracks from yesterday. The ~week of really warm weather we’ve had seems to have been enough to loosen shit up, without actually starting…

Important during these days of long typing hours.  In order from least (a very relative term), to greatest.#5http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8270827&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1The creek is just a rad place to do anything. And any climbing video without moaning and cursing just comes up flat. #4http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6505448&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1I’m psyched to see a green Yellowstone again. And I really like the music. #3 Still…

Nothing more important on your bike than brakes.  Wheels and tires, I suppose, but for going anywhere interesting there’s little point in having one without the other.  At least if you’re a control freak like me. I’ll say straight away that this discussion is confined to cable-pull (mechanical) rigs.  No interest in hydraulics have I. …

I’ve been planning a new, full-frame bag for the Karate Monkey for over a year.  I built it during study breaks over the last few days.  By far the best, and fastest, one I’ve made.  The big size makes the final seams a lot easier to handle. This one has a gusseted mesh pocket for…

I’ve spent, and will spend the rest of, today working of school stuff, with a break to finish a sewing project and go get ice cream with M. Big Dipper had Flathead Cherry-Chipotle ice cream to motivate my visit, and holy cow was it good. Rich and fruity with a smooth, firey finish. The best…

I go back and forth on this issue: do I have a finite amount of energy to devote to my waking hours, or does success/stoke/desire in one thing translate and create energy in another?  Sometimes it seems like doing well in school makes me do well training, for instance.  Other times, I only have so…

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9815810&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=1&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1 I was on the verge of not going to Yellowstone in February. Too far a drive, too much to do, to tired, to stressed. Et cetera. M did not approve, so I headed off for an overnighter. As always in Yellowstone, I’m glad I did. Great trip. My legs are really sore this morning.

My Facebook account, that is. You heard it here first: social networking is dead. In other news, as of immediately post this afternoons bike ride, I’m sporting the always controversial shaved head and full beard combo.This might be as long as the beard has been. Growth since the first week or December or so. With…