Our Benevolent Caretakers

Posted by on Feb 10, 2010 in Outdoor | 3 Comments

Avalanches are, as I have written, wreaking havoc in the Wasatch mountains this year. It’s an unusual snowpack, more reminiscent of Colorado, than Utah. And with that unstable, shallow, weak snowpack there has been an increase in accidents and close calls. Aside from the obvious price in life and injury, there is another often deterimental, […]

In The Red (video)

Posted by on Feb 9, 2010 in Bike, St. George, Video | 8 Comments

Music: The Sun is in the North by If These Trees Could Talk. Trails: Green Valley, Barrel Roll, Sidewinder, Church Rocks, Prospector, Stuki Springs; St. George, Utah Riders: Keith, Chris, Joseph, Kevin, Adam, Tim Footage: Keith and Adam Camera:  GoPro HeroHD. x2

Dixie Flee

Posted by on Feb 8, 2010 in Bike, St. George | One Comment

The escape was well met. Even if the rain also took a Saint George vacation. The trails were damp and tight and fast. The sky was grey, the sage wet and fragrant, the rock polished and clean. Fleeing the Wasatch seems especially well met right now; with a snowpack that is more dangerous than enjoyable, […]

That is Stupid

Posted by on Feb 4, 2010 in Bike, Video | 5 Comments

The following poppycock was inspired by Aaron’s recent experience at work, and some of the comments that followed. But be warned: This is 2 minutes and 28 seconds of your life you will never get back.

Nostalgia (Video)

Posted by on Feb 3, 2010 in Outdoor, Video | 9 Comments

Feeling inspired by Mike Curiak, I rummaged into my own digital archives to see what I could come up with. I was surprised at how many photos there were that I had simply forgotten about. The experiences and the memories that they sparked were pleasantly unexpected. It was also a sort of reminder at just […]

Persistent Weakness

Posted by on Feb 2, 2010 in Ski, Wasatch | 5 Comments

In October of 2009 the snow started to fall in the mountains. And then, it stopped. November, aside from some intermittent and minor storms was a dismally dry month in the mountains. Good for bike riding. Bad for skiing. And it wasn’t just bad for skiing at that time. Rather, it was bad for skiing […]

A Faint Memory

Posted by on Feb 1, 2010 in Races, St. George | 3 Comments

March 2002. I was entering the spring with ambitions and expectations about the coming summer racing season. I was anxiously awaiting and anticipating the year’s first event, the Red Rock Rampage in St. George’s Green Valley–home to trails like Zen and Barrel Roll. But back then, I cared little for what else might occupy the […]

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