Alta Backcountry: Living and Exporing in Wild Places

  • Thursday Bald Mountain Ski

    Just one photo from today. Stella, the mountain dog extraordinaire, lounging in the August snow. Continue reading

  • Wednesday jaunt to Black Lake

    Headed back to the park to Glacier Gorge. Good swimming in Black Lake and an awesome herd of elk bathing up high. Oh, and apparently to people passing on the trail, I now officially look like Shaun White! Chasm Lake.… Continue reading

  • Day 177

    The once mighty Caribou snowfield… …has been reduced. The end is near. So is the beginning. Continue reading

  • Crisp, wet, fall-like hike…homemade mac & cheese in the oven :)

    Chore day in the morning, Check engine lights, new ID's, various riff-raff to occupy time. When afternoon rolled around, we were worn by the necessary mundane. And then it started to rain. And thunder. And then rain harder. I suggested… Continue reading

  • Back at it: Up to Chasm Lake, RMNP

    Elaine has been feeling less than ideal for the past month, but she's well now.  Celebrated with a nice jaunt up to Chasm Lake. Awesome to have my best friend back to hike with. As an aside, today was the… Continue reading

  • Prepping for ski season

    Time to get serious about getting fit for ski season. No better and quicker way to jump start the system than riding a big climb in the early morning with trails back down. The 5:45 am wake up call is… Continue reading

  • Ice

    Ice up high this morning. Haven't seen that since June. Continue reading

  • Colorado Trail Race

    I can't help but admit that watching this Colorado Trail Race online is inspiring. Kind of makes me want to load up the Moots, toss on a 32×19, and give it a go in the next few years. I think… Continue reading

  • Dreams

    It's been quite a phenomenal ski season. There has been new territory charted. I never realized that it's very possible – easy even – to ski year round as a resident of Nederland, Colorado. You don't have to be unemployed… Continue reading