Porters Ski Field Winter 2012 — “Shiddaduduh” Hayden Gemmell points out to a skier as they are getting on the tow line. The skier turns around and gives Hayden a…
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A little bit less of a nomad now, Jared still likes to refer to himself in the third person.
25-27 November 2012 — Blue sky is somewhere above. Christian sits in “my” vestibule and pumps the Whisperlite. The smell of white gas permeates the tent. Then comes the soft…
19 September 2012 — Patience mattered today. Patience actually matters everyday, but it came to the forefront of my mind today. Leon needed it from me. Others did as well.…
The nighttime silence of the Cameron River valley seeps in through the yellow fabric of our tent. The pale green glow of the light on the Timex watch I wear…
0300 Hours October 3, 2012. “Red tent, close your vestibule” I yell over the howling outside of my tent. The weather forecast the day before had called for 100+ kilometers/hour…
The brewpub could easily have been in Boulder, Seattle, or Squamish. The food, beer and atmosphere were the same. High wooden rafters and exposed duct work presided over a broad,…
There are two ways of being happy: We may either diminish our wants or augment our means – either will do – the result is the same; and it is…
I thought I had a good shot at meeting my 6 year old goal in the fall of 2011. I was working a fall mountain section in the WInd River…
I make my home in Wyoming, transplanted from the east. There are a couple reasons why I have chosen to call the Equality State home, the least of which is…
Work gives me purpose. It gives me direction and meaning. I find happiness in teaching others, living simply and encouraging others to do the same. Work is spent in the…
Miming is not something that I often do. In fact I find myself quite often mocking the mimers. The people who sit around and mime beta. Stem out left, good…
“Is everything in order?” I ask the folks in the issue room. “Yeah, everything looks good, your students have all checked out” comes the reply. “Alrighty then, I am out…
April 19, 2012 Attentiveness mattered today. The friable, incut edges of desert varnish beckon for my out stretched hand. I reach cautiously upward, searching for the ones that look solid. …
November 2011— In Greek mythology as well astronomy, it is common knowledge that Orion the hunter, madly in love with an unrequiting Merope, chases her and her six sisters of…