A few quotes I dug out of my notebooks during a purge, put to photos. Click images to enlarge.
Denali summit, 20 below zero F and what do you call this kind of snow?
Spring skiing, fill up the SD card and publish a 30 photo trip report!
Two Lous, Denali summit.
Nap time, Austrian Alps. This is how bestselling authors recharge.
Lisa, Switzerland.
Julie, first time on two new knees.
Louie cooks up some schmarm in the AK.
Karma yoga.
Lou, 1982.
Anchorage, 1973.
Hocharn, Austria -- the learning is the life.
In writing, for Google indexing and such, with a few extras:
“A promise made is a debt unpaid, and the trail has its own stern code.” – Robert Service, Cremation of Sam McGee“…The mountain is more than rock and snow. It is a symbol, a metaphor for the ultimate goal, the ultimate achievement.” Rick Ridgeway
“In the world of the self taught, only learners exist — no teachers.” — Anon
“If you want a successful career and a few awards, be sure you marry the right woman.” — Red Barbour
“The difference between what you will and will not eat is 24 hours.” — Old trapper
“Run what you brung.” — Old motorsports saying, first heard in reference to skiing from Aspen snowcat guide Murray Cunningham.
“Power is the ability to sleep through any statement contrary to your purpose.” — Anon
“If there is one thing worse than having an artistic temperament, it is thinking you have one.” — Henry Miller
“If God didn’t exist, it would be necessary to invent him.” — Voltaire
“The difference between ignorance and stupidity? Ignorance is curable.” — Anon
“Any worthwhile expedition can be planned on the back of an envelope.” — Bill Tilman
“Campsites in the North are chosen for the things you can see at a distance…but they are remembered for the things you cannot see.” — Sigurd Olson
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.
