Archive for April, 2010
Journey to the Utla
The Utla river lies in the Utla Valley (or Utladalen), located in the West end of Jotunheimen National Park. Jotunheimen is Norwegian for “home of the giants,” and got its name, due to the fact that the country’s tallest mountains can be found there.
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(In the shed at home: Prepping the bikes and skis)… Read the rest
For about ten years, we’ve been dreaming of taking our bike-supported skiing adventures to another level. Day and weekend trips — especially those beginning and ending in front of the shed — continue to be great fun, but the idea
Irritability, restlessness, obsession . . . these, and more, are feelings we get when it has been months since we’ve plunged over a pretty significant horizon line. It’s the same feeling as a caffeine addict who hasn’t had their caffeine. Or the ravenous feeling of hunger after hours and hours… Read the rest
Living in the mountains does have its advantages. Here in Teton County, Idaho, local schools get to take an afternoon each week for the “Winter Sports Program.” Students can choose to go downhill or Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating, or this year, ice climbing at the Teton Ice Park at… Read the rest
Skiing!
Give us a mountain, a pasture…nearly anything with some snow, ideally, to slide on… and we are, as fellow adventurer Mike Libecki would say, “L-O-V-I-N-G L I F E.” Skiing is a lifelong and endlessly unfolding adventure. It is our means of exploring the beautiful and often fascinating snow-covered… Read the rest
It was Chelsey’s idea, and quite frankly I would have liked to see her on the video rather than me. But this will give you a bit of the idea. The water makes the falls a little more interesting, especially if it is cold like it was this day. Despite… Read the rest
“Leeeeeeez!!” I heard from behind me as I wandered back toward Swell at the end of a long day in the yard. Little Henoa came running over with an icy cold pineapple juice in hand. Dirt was smeared across his left arm and sweat dribbled down his cheek. I imagined… Read the rest
China was… very Chinese. The cities were hectic. The countryside was wonderful and the people were among the most inviting I’ve ever met. It was cold and windy and, at times, surprisingly hot. Not speaking anything other than a few basic words of Chinese, I spent a lot of time… Read the rest
*editor’s note: Mom – we are fine. The red tape all over us it called KT tape, and is just to keep us healthy as we play the line with overuse injuries. It is great stuff, and makes us look good too. Read all the way to the end for… Read the rest
On the summit, both kids raised their hands in the shape of a V and whooped it up. “We did it!” they screamed, their voices carrying across the landscape of what has been called the “Goblin City.”
