• It’s been awhile

    I think last year we tried it too. And I remember that we even had trouble figuring out how to connect into our bindings at the time. So this year I practice it over and over in my head.  So I was ready this time. And we did it, two days of skiing. No, nothing major of…

  • Mornings

    Cabin nights are dependent on the quality of the stove it has. If it is a broken piece of shit then I will be up every two hours to throw another log or two in. A quality stove will last the night. So far one cabin takes that honor, the Calf Creek Cabin. The Horse…

  • Ski Directive

    I got word from the biome that it would be beneficial for us to attend the Horse Prairie Guard Station for another weekend. We were directed to attend as soon as possible. So that is why we made a night push to ski into the cabin. The next day the sun was brilliant. Since we…

  • Light Test

    What better way to test a new headlamp then to arrive at the trail-head late and ski through the night. My partner using her Petzel and I with the new Alpkit. Mine supposedly has 600 lumens and hers 200. “I thought the cabin was just at the top … ‘beep’”, I finally blurted out. Not that I…

  • Between

    Our winter life involves fat biking and skiing to cabins. In the summer bike packing and other interesting stuff. But not always. In between we have to work. Self sponsored adventure requires a income. So we do mundane bullshit work in between the weekends. I wonder though … I wonder. What if we quite those…

  • Dropper Post

    No sunrise this morning. No options to recreate since it was too deep to hike and no solidity to ride fat. Enter the Clue Epic. A epic series of 12 Clue games to determine just who was the best sleuth in the Beaverheads. Today was our last day and we contemplated just staying. I mean…

  • The Color of Cold

    What is the color of cold. I usually think it is black and white. Maybe the brain shuts down all unnecessary ‘extras’. Much like the hands and feet getting cold because the body is saving the warm red oxygen river for the core. But tonight I saw colors. A puzzle has many colors, which I…

  • Getting Perspective

    We had hiked our bikes up here. Through drifts and deep snow. And it was hard enough for me to give up on the idea that we were going to be able to do any biking this weekend. Previous plans were dependent on snowmobiles but there were none up here. In fact there was no…

  • The Last Day On Earth

    The darkness is upon us but there is still time. We just need to find shelter. There are obstacles sure enough. But keep struggling. When you fall down get back up and struggle against the oppression. Its cold and it will be dark soon. Keep going. Keep going. And when you crest the hill you…

  • Calf Creek Cabin

    We always knew that Calf Creek Cabin would be great in the winter. For one thing it is on a snowmobile route. But when we arrived we couldn’t even reach the parking lot. A huge drift across the road made us turn around to find safety back on the highway. We parked at a chain…

  • Twin Lakes Visit 6.0

    We have visited Twin Lakes Cabin 6 years in a row now. Lets look back and then look at this years photos … shall we? Okay, let’s see, year 1 (2011) was the hardest because we actually Ski Packed in … and documented it in 2011 Ski Into Twin Lakes Gallery. Year 2 (2012) was epic. Our…

  • A Light in the Dark: Remembering Ben

    Yesterday marked the end of an era for many of us. We said goodbye to someone who wasn’t just special, he was extraordinary. Ben Parsons. In the wake of his passing, I’ve found myself lost in a sea of memories and articles, searching for photographs that capture the essence of who he was. It’s in…

  • Paria Canyon Photo Gallery

  • Paria Canyon, Out Into The World

    I finally got some decent sleep and was overjoyed because today was extraction day. At least this time I could help my partner carry out stuff. Like our shit. Yea, you must carry your shit out.  It is really shocking how heavy two mornings worth of crap can be. Well … at least … the…

  • Paria Canyon, On To Buckskin’s Omen

    I don’t know. Maybe it just sounds cool. Buckskin! And what is even more intriguing is why they would name a canyon, a Slot Canyon, Buckskin Gulch. As I wonder these thoughts one might ask … isn’t it winter. Better yet like -15 outside last weekend. Yea, well, I am just picking up where I…

  • Happy New Year 2017

    Well the sun did come up. As it always does. And right on time. Google said that it would be up around 7:55 am. Great I had time to make myself a cup of coffee. I looked out the window and slowly turned the crank on my burr grinder. I needed to melt some snow…

  • Christmas 2016

  • Paria Canyon, Day Hike

    Wow, how fabulous is it to hike without a backpack?  After the day before hiking into the canyon today was a cinch. And I felt better. Maybe the back injury was going away. I was on the mend. And on a big march deeper into the canyon. Our plan was to do half a day…