Dec 30th, 2024. A lovely day spent driving with Mom across the northern part of Yellowstone National Park. We came just after a new snow, so everything was white and peaceful.
Got lucky with a few animal sightings, and eventually ended up in Cooke City, where you either get on a snowmobile or turn around and go back the way you came.
Once the rain stopped and the rock dried out, rock climbing happened. I am trying to build stoke for the trip this year.
A photo dump of the start of spring break last year. The first few days had more rain than i’d ever experienced down there. Still beautiful. Still fun thanks to the people and the scenery.
2025 marks the 19th year of this place. Wild. I have lost some weight since these pictures and figured out how to get a haircut.
Playing catch up. Building the brand. Holding onto memories.
These are from a trip to the Salt Lake area for Christmas last year.
Much shredding while Mom was hospitalized for heart issues. Very scary at the time but it was needed medical attention and a year later she’s doing great.
This is my first post about snowboarding since 2011. wtf.
Hiking near Livingston Montana on July 20th, 2020. Thanks for the hiking inspo and being such a good friend Al. These chronicle the first part, the hiking to Pine Creek Lake. From there it was off the beaten path to the summit.
Not to be confused with the granite monolith in Yosemite sharing the same name. These chronicle the first half of a trip to El Capitan, the 9,983 ft mountain in the Bitterroots south of Missoula, at the border of Montana and Idaho.
I got my butt kicked. We left the car at 8am and got back around 11pm. Lots of bushwacking, some wrong turns, and a few 5th class moves. Bagged it.
There are several Pyramid Peaks in Montana. We spent two nights up by the one in the Swan Range. Thanks to Kate for picking out the route.
Yesterday. This is a popular hike, but we managed to avoid mucho HB’s by going late in the day. The weather cooperated and it turned out to be an excellent evening. I decided to bring my camera. Thanks to Juddson for the company and the motivation.
Decided to head up a hill through the woods and ended up on top of Otter Mountain, 12766 ft. No captions here, just pictures of yesterday taken with the dying camera on my iphone. Number of HB’s viewed = 0. Muy bueno.
These pictures cover the second half of the trip. Two more gorgeous days of biking. Jeff has a blog of this you can check out here: https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=1mr&doc_id=22976&v=38
In a time where the official policy of the State of Colorado is to remain within 10 miles of your home, Jeff and I rode our bikes about 250 miles over 4 days in the western part of the state.
Because we were two white guys no one shot us or anything. (edit….this was a reference to Ahmed Arbury, who was murdered while he was jogging. Since I wrote this George Floyd was murdered and the world has reacted in a substantial way) Local police and Sheriffs did not care. The multitude of other recreaters (which apparently is not a word, but should be) from in and out of state certainly did not care.
Much scenery was seen and many snacks were eaten. Thanks to Jeff for the plan. These pictures are from the first two days.
A week spent exploring the eclectic world of my friend Valerie. From the beaches of Malibu, to east LA suburbia, to desert weirdness in Joshua Tree, this trip was the last time things felt normal. I came home and for my 40th birthday present the world transformed into a mass of uncertainty and isolation.
Breaking up the Mexico trip with some pictures of a couple late fall weekends clipping bolts at Shelf Road. Me gusta mucho.
