Bedrock & Paradox

This is one thing you can do with an old Nalgene, a dremel, a few bolts and zipties, and 40 minutes. I love making things I want out of stuff I already had. I took the commuter out to test this, spin the hurt out, and get an ice cream cone.  The fender could be…

Except of course, when it is. Laurie called last night.  Said she had the use of an injured friend’s pass and would thus be whiling to subsidize my ticket for the pleasure of my company.  I of course said yes. It rained up to around 5500′ a few days ago, and it was easy to…

Superlative dawn patrol at Lolo today.  Looking down the last run, which went just right of photo center.  Best skiing of my life, total control and comfort, no wipeouts.   Hero snow for certain. (Damn.  I flipped back to May and my self-portrait under a tree at the end of the KTR, and compared.  Carrying…

M and I celebrated the transition to 2009 as we often have, with her at work.  The next day, we began the long awaited move out of our attic hovel and into a shiny little house a few blocks away.   I don’t like moving, it is a thing in life I’m loath to admit…

Boo boo skis off piste for the first time.

I just got 100% on this quiz, whilst drunk and on the first try. Horray.

Skiing in the Rattlesnake is coming into shape nicely.  This is on the Grant Creek divide, about 400 meters north of the powerlines, this morning. I’m at a loss for anything to say, other than that it has been a very successful year.  I strengthened already good friendships, made wonderful new ones.  I rolled with…

If anyone wants an ’09, post a comment with yer address.  Only ten are available, and several are already spoken for.

Today was a good day.  Besides nailing down the KMC 200 route, I filed some paperwork so the university will pay me next semester, hit the gym, and wandered around the snowy city. Upwelling Clark Fork and overflow.   It doesn’t look like I’ll be riding outside much if at all in the next weeks,…

Beta for the KMC 200 is up.  How far can we ride in one day, without resupply?