After a pair of false starts in the past few days, days spent slogging rather than skiing, we finally started to skiing in earnest! Today we went with Jennifer, Lance and Charis to an area on Thompson Pass called Vertigo. The snow was great, the weather just fine, the light a little flat. The amazing […]
It Snowed..and Still is!
The crew and 30+ inches of snow…time to shovel! There has been some debate going on in this household over the past few weeks. You see my father and his wife, Susan, are coming to Valdez for the week between Christmas and New Years. The question at hand is: should they bring their touring skis […]
Home for a Season
Here we are, finally settled in Valdez. We cruised up the Inside Passage over the summer, knowing all along we had to cross the Gulf of Alaska. We wanted to do it by summer’s end. That didn’t happen, not even close. When Labor Day passed and we were still in British Columbia, Canada–not even to Alaska yet–we began doubting our ability to make it to Valdez before weather closed the door on the Gulf.
Sun Set Moon Rise After The Storm
As the sun set today the moon arose over the newly frosted Chugach. This is the view from the dining room table. Thanks for taking a gander. If you find something that’s broken or missing, please let us know via our contact page. Thanks.
Where is the snow? Or, OH WoW!
GAAAAAAAAAA! WHERE IS THE SNOW! 36 inches of new snow. 20 inches of new snow. 24 inches of new snow. IN FREEKING COLORADO! Why am I making noises like a frustrated, caged tiger? Not because the avalanche danger is too high, not because the mountains around us are unbelievable but because we have traveled over […]
A Month in Valdez
I just glanced out the window and the wind has changed direction, the sky is clouding up and the crescent moon is rising in the southeast over the mountains. What an amazing place we have come to.
Touchdown!
Thanks for taking a gander. If you find something that’s broken or missing, please let us know via our contact page. Thanks.