Bedrock & Paradox

7.

For action.DIY mountain feedbag. All set for Utah.

Got up early, made coffee, ate a bagel, drove on up to Lolo.  Psyched to see 8″+ of fresh in the parking area.  Putting on my boots and I see this! Happening @ two places on the left, and one on the right.  Thus far.  Hopefully Mountain Gear will take good care of me.  I…

A work in progress, and subject to review. 27  Out of class, drive south (not sure if I’ll leave early enough to make it Moab). 28  Ride da bike 29  White Rim 30  Sit around, maybe ski a bit 31  Dirty Devil South (Steve Allen) backpack 1  DDS 2  DDS 3  ? canyoneering, skiing on…

MSR E-Wing. Had to use the REI dividend and discount while it lasted. Should be an ideal addition to the emergency bivy for all but certain bad weather trips.  

Only went down once on the ice..

Prompted by the Packbackinglight article on the subject by Andrew Skurka.  Stolen by mysterious means, and appended without citation below (in very small font). I’ve done two Doubles myself: down the SK and back up the BA in around 16 hours in December of 2005, and a classic Kaibab to Kaibab in 13 hours in…

Almost.  I wouldn’t object to a half dozen more powder days in the bc, but I rode singletrack, DIRT singletrack, from the house, for the first time since early December.   Went out Kim Williams, found a new fence by the gun club which has obliterated the trail in a few spots (bad mud), up…

It was clear, cold, calm.  The snow was fluffy. It was close to, but not the best, skiing conditions of the year.  It was the best skiing I’ve done, ever.  Patience and adaptation to the new planks has been rewarded. That is all.

How many of you out there fret and obsess about having things in ideal condition?  I know I do. But the perfect bike is the bike you can ride today, just like that Path jersey says. I gots some new bikes toys! Nashbar front rack.  A very cool design.  Cheap welding and an advertised limit…