Giving Thanks for Rock Climbing and other Backcountry Gifts
rock climbing
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If it seems a bit out of character, it is! But just to prove this old dawg can do a few new tricks, we did the 13 hour drive from Colorado down to Joshua Tree National Park for a week…
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Ah, Colorado! While folks were backcountry skiing (see previous blog post), we headed down to Rifle, Colorado yesterday for rock climbing with a crew that included old friends friends Molly and Larry Bruce. Some of you climbers out there might…
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Had a nice morning of backcountry skiing this past Friday, on Cinnamon Pass in Colorado’s stupendous San Juan Mountains. Snow coverage in the ‘Juans is huge — hundreds of the higher lines are still in, though the snow surface is…
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Colorado Backcountry Skiing Reports – Independence Pass and More (May 30, 2005)
by Lou Dawsonby Lou DawsonPoly crossing the Roaring Fork "creek" on the way to Independence Pass backcountry skiing. Kind of like the Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest? A moderate weather system hit Colorado today, so backcountry skiing is out for us. We need a…