Being that’s it’s summer time, I should be thinking about harvesting some blueberries, biking a bunch, and enjoying all types of music and potlucks…but for some reason I can’t stop thinking about skiing. Skiing…it’s on the brain, on the tip of the tongue, and no matter how hard I try to think about warmer weather, I can imagine nothing better than ripping my skins off, tightening my buckles, looking over the edge and dropping 1500 ft through cold, dry, powdery bliss.
That being said, the recent “summer” weather hasn’t been helping, and neither has our recent trip up to Hatcher. Those tundra and moss covered peaks don’t look oh so different in short green vegetation. I just skied lines with my mind all day. I’m screwed. Should I say it? Summer is almost over and I couldn’t be happier. Here’s a few shots from throughout the summer, from various locations and events.
Shred the Pit!
Wasilla DJ Sesh
Just another day at the office…
This place was beautimus
Some friends and I went hiking up at Hatcher today, and had an amazing experience, topped off with a quadruple quake centered pretty much right under our feet. Just as we were getting ready to ascend a very large boulder field, we felt a rumble like an avalanche, that rolled from up valley across the whole area. After retreating to safer high ground, 3 more tremors rolled through in about 20 minutes. Check out the info here at Alaska Earthquake Info Center. The first and largest tremor was a 4.1. Not too big, but bigger than I felt comfortable with stuck at the bottom of a huge granite boulder field!
Epicenter Locale
Tres amigas
Ptarmi Dog = Happy Mountain Canine
Walls and Rocks
One word: Rad
