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Waiting
The wait for snow goes on. This year is dry, even by recent standards, as the below graph illustrates. Things are lagging, badly, and there isn't much hope on the horizon. The thing with being a skier during times like… Continue reading
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The light was divine
When life tosses you lemons, aren't you supposed to make lemonade? Not that life has been lemons per se – but there have been a few distractions. A move and a neighbor who might indeed be panning out to be… Continue reading
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Elaine Making an Entrance
This is Elaine, the other half contributing to this blog. This was supposed to be IT! The year! I wanted to go skiing everyday, and I had visions of powder runs dancing in my head. After the two of us,… Continue reading
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Moving ship!
Hey all. I'm moving my blog to another site and will no longer be posting here. Elaine and I have a blog called Mountain Nomads at http://mountainnomads.typepad.com/ From here on out I'll be posting there. It's just a new phase… Continue reading
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Dawn of a new ski season
Sunrise this morning from the window near our writing table. After six straight days of work – and a fair share of stess – today is a much anticipated respite. Our snow situation is still grim, but this year, for… Continue reading
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Dan saying hello!
Welcome to the Mountain Nomad's blog. This is a co-written blog with my wife Elaine. Elaine and I live a fairly simple life…we work in a mountaineering shop in Boulder and live in a small town west of there, Nederland,… Continue reading
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Day 1 on the Colorado Trail: Indian Creek to the Burn Zone
The following entries are a compilation of journal notes I took during our Colorado Trail thru-hike in July 2012. They are relatively unedited and un-editorialized, sort of like an unabriged Lewis and Clark journal versus an editorialized book (Unlike L&C,… Continue reading
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Day 2 on the Colorado Trail: Burn Zone to Gun Club campsite
July 3 – Burn Zone to Gun Club campsite – 14 miles, 1,962 feet up, 1,982 feet down Up early after a fitful night of sleep. Something about the burn zone made me nervous. We started hiking around 6:30 through… Continue reading
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Day 3 on the Colorado Trail: Gun Club Campsite to Lost Creek Wilderness
July 4 – Gun Club Campsite to Lost Creek Wilderness – 23.7 miles, 3,776 feet up, 1,555 feet down Happy Independence Day! Woke up in better spirits but Elaine's feet were still hurting. Enough of that. Almost immediately stopped and… Continue reading
Alta Backcountry: Living and Exporing in Wild Places
Alta Backcountry 