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  • Maxy cabin

    Maxy cabin

    We are at it again. Back-country cabin adventures team Mo and Bill at your service. This weekend it looks like we’re headed up to Calf Creek. I just could not get enough of that cabin three weeks ago when I visited it solo. But now it is time to post photos from last week’s adventure. We went up to Maxi Cabin in Hylite Canyon. Super awesome cabin. And we got to snow bike, oops I mean fat bike, one more time this year on the snow. It was a great weekend and this weekend is starting out just the same. Have a great weekend everybody.

  • In the Shadows of Washburn

    In the Shadows of Washburn

    One of our biggest, so-called adventures in Yellowstone was the Washburn hike. Surely not an extreme adventure, it was an all-day event that, after 14 miles, left us wanting to “be done” and just go home and crash on the porch. We left a car on top of Mount Washburn and traversed off the ridge to the east, scampering down a steep slope to the meadows below. Once in the thicket of grizzly bear country, we traversed over to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Then, an awaiting vehicle (a “beetle” likely referring to a Volkswagen Beetle) whisked us off to our cabin apartment. When one partner works in Bozeman and one in the park, it is nice to squeeze out small weekend adventures like this.

    On This Day
  • Trail Creek Expedition

    Trail Creek Expedition

    It’s a new cabin to us. The trail Creek Cabin. We took the fatties. Almost took my 29er because I figured it would be dry or a little mud. But good thing we brought the fat meat because it was packed ice and snow turning to slush. Really it was like your average snow bike ride, riding most of the time, pushing the other. Was a good time. Its been awhile since we’ve been doing the cabin adventure thing so it was nice.

  • Checking Out Hyalite

    Checking Out Hyalite

    So when is the first day of spring? My partner snuggles looked it up on the internet and it was last Friday. So what better to celebrate spring but to go into highlight Canyon to see what is up. From dog poop sickles on the trail to people ice fishing still there’s a lot of snow to be found. But blue skies abound. So will be back for more.

    On This Day
  • Yellowstone together

    Yellowstone together

    Last July I also explored Yellowstone Park with my partner … on our bikes …

    On this day in history, ‘Hey Zeph! Want an Action Wipe?‘ I asked, after cleaning the blood from my shin.

    — Saved by a Package, 2013

  • Yellowstone on my own

    Yellowstone on my own

    Last July I was exploring Yellowstone Park on my bike …

    On this day in history, ‘Hey Zeph! Want an Action Wipe?‘ I asked, after cleaning the blood from my shin.

    — Saved by a Package, 2013

  • 2 Days

    2 Days

    Fat biking day one … And on the very next day swithing to the “skinnies”.

    “I learned today that the 24 hour race in West Yellowstone will probably not be on my path this year. Sometimes though you just have to hang your head out the window and enjoy the ride. I am bummed … sure.”

    — Down The Path 2012

  • 2015 Togwotee Winter Classic

    2015 Togwotee Winter Classic

    Just a matter of showing up for a fat bike race and getting second place in 3:10, destroying the course record in the process. All without any carbs at all. In fact I would cry foul and point my finger at the performance enhancing carb burner that beat me but I did have a coffee that morning. The rest was all vacation.

    2015 TWC
    2015 TWC
    2015 TWC
    2016: TWC Travel day – Marking a strategic move against the 40-hour work week with a journey to Togwotee Pass, Wyoming.

    On This Day In History

    • 2011: Hucker – Sharing a daring moment off a drop between Taco Bell and Burger King, a testament to the thrills sought on two wheels.
    • 2010: Spring Sun – Part of a series dedicated to favorite photos of 2009, featuring the serene “Spring Sun” captured in Missoula, Montana.
    • 2008: Lolo Hot Springs Ride – A recount of a scenic ride past Lolo Hot Springs, setting the stage for an even grander cycling challenge.
    • 2008: Broken Shifter – An unexpected turn during a bike ride leads to a reflective moment at City Brew, with plans for a hike and more adventure.
    • 2007: Getting Ready to Go – Preparations for a journey, from oil changes to air filter challenges, all narrated with a sense of anticipation and adventure.
    • 2004: Waiting To Be Laid Off – A personal reflection amidst job uncertainty, capturing the emotional landscape of facing potential layoff.
    • 2002: Wallingford Mountain Biking – A muddy but exhilarating mountain biking adventure in Wallingford, marking a weekend well spent in nature’s embrace.
  • Canyon

    Canyon

    Going back to Canyon this summer … it looks like.

    On This Day

    My past posts from Feb 28th in history.

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  • Garnet Ghost Town

    Garnet Ghost Town

    Last weekend we drove to Drummond Montana and rolled fatties in a ghost town.

    ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, FEB 18:

    Dive into these snapshots of time for a mix of humor, adventure, and the beauty of the outdoors through the lens of my experiences.

  • 2015 So Far

    2015 So Far

    ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

    let’s take a stroll down memory lane with my captivating(lol) posts!

  • Thanksgiving 2014

    Thanksgiving 2014

    Starting the 4th annual thanksgiving weekend adventure
    We knew it was going to storm.
    Finally at the lake
    A late evening view of the lake.
    Early morning personal journey
    Morning sunshine
    Storm clouds gather once again
    Getting ready to leave on the last day
    After the storm it was a blue bird day
    Pushing out that morning after a night of snow storms and watching a stick to measure the snow depth
    The push out lasted for 6 miles.
    The last 5 miles we could ride out fatties
    Some scenery along the way out
    Adventure well done

    We knew it was going to storm. We could see it on the horizon. At first it was just a dark cloud over the valley that we were heading into. But then the mountains disappeared. And then it started to drizzle. That led to a rain.

    At one point I told my partner that I had to just keep going to stay warm. By the time I arrived at the cabin I was sopping wet. There were a little lakes around the cabin as if a monsoon had hit. I burst into the cabin and started a fire. Then I took all the bags off my bike.

    I was headed back down the trail to go find my partner when I spotted her orange coat in the distance. As she rounded the corner on the straight away to the cabin I was amazed that she was not that far behind me afterall.

    “Happy Thanksgiving snuggles”

    We cooked up some brats and quickly put out the fantastic pair of lounge chairs. If anyone has stayed at Twin Lakes then they would know about these lounge chairs that double as cots. Luxerous.

    The morning after we ventured out to check out our suroundings.

    The lake was frozen. It was as we left it numerous times before.

    The last night it snowed … a lot. At one point we pushed a tree branch into the snow and tied a ribbon around the spot of last resort. In the morning the snow was up to the ribbon. It was a full day of pushing out. At least the storm stopped right at the ribbon. I was just thankful we did not have to leave in the middle of the night.

    Another Thanksgiving well done.

  • Lower Falls Morning

    I just woke up. The sun is not up yet, and it’s quite nipper out. It’s bill time. I jump on my bike, ride down to the north rim, and lock it up to the guardrail at the Red Rock Point trail head.

    I brought my camera because it’s kinda going to be overcast and I am thinking that I can take a couple stream shots along the way.

    The hike starts out down the usual Y.N.P. Canyon descent on a slightly paved crumbling walk way. You follow a stream down that’s cascading down the side of the canyon. Then you come upon some boards steps that go quickly down to a big red rock. And it is here where you stand on a big cement pad with other Yellowstone National Park enthusiasts gawking at the lower falls.

    But not this morning. I am up early and the crowds haven’t arrived yet. So I am alone and am able to actually observe more. More of the beauty. More of the sounds. More of the colors. I observe more of everything because of the absence of other human beings. And this is the essence of Bill Time.

  • Hiking the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

    Hiking the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

    Starting out walking around to the Canyon Bridge.
    And over the Canyon Bridge
    Flowers along the way
    Hiked to Clear Lake
    Snuggles and I break out on the South Rim
    Hoooodooooos
    Mo scans the canyon for osprey
    Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone dramatica
    Upper Falls in the evening
    Back along the Yellowstone
    Back across the Canyon Bridge
    Stopping in for an eveing shot of the Lower Falls
    The end …o/o

    The South Rim Hike took us six and a half hours. Almost 14 miles is a big day at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. I post this gallery in memory of last weekend when we experienced a loss, a young child who wondered off the trail in the worst place and slid to her death. I can not imagine the loss to her family and community. And for me has affected my activities all week. I find myself staying up to watch videos of Robin Williams, another traveler who is now gone. So I post this reminder that the most rewarding experiences are the ones where you take chances. To step out of the “office” and experience the raw power of mother earth. A week of loss is a week to remember, to not forget, that life IS short.

  • Petrified

    One sunny day in Yellowstone National Park Mo and I decided to give hiking a try. After climbing for about an hour I turned to her and said that I feel old. Gravity was just kicking my ass. After not exercising for a little while an exercise like this makes your legs feel like they are petrified.

    Let’s examine petrified. Some say petrified wood is only a fossil. Formed by being buried by sediment and then protected from decay by oxygen and little things that would eat it. And then from what I read it gets a little technical. Something like a process where groundwater which has dissolved solids will penetrate and flow through this settlement. In any case this damn s*** turns to rock.

    This is what has happened to my legs. A sedimentary lifestyle has turned my legs into sediment. Now turning into rock.

    The funny thing is that some specimens of petrified wood are such as accurate preservations that people do not realize that they are fossils until they try to pick it up. Which, they can’t. The damn thing is way too heavy. And me, way too heavy.

    So what does a guy do but to find a good place to rest. So I skirt around the hillside a little . And as we sat there and look into the distance were the buffalo roam and the deer play Mo’s face grew excited.

    “Isn’t that a petrified tree”, she said and pointed downhill.

  • 2013 Twin Lakes Gallery

    2013 Twin Lakes Gallery

    Across Twin Lakes
    Up another Valley
    Poking around
    Sunset
    Tracks
    Golden
    Reds
    Across the lake
    More views
    Open Ice
    Larry
    Getting ready
    Starting out
    Heading up
    Arrived
    Twin jet streams
    Tracks
    Creek
    On the ice
    Up the triarybut

  • 2013 Zion in photos

    2013 Zion in photos

    Pine Glow
    Sunset
    Angles Landing
    Zion Foothills
    Hiking Out of Kolob Canyon
    Frozen leaf
    New Light
    Sediment
    Rise
    Vista
    Us
    Morning Coffee
    Spore Circle
    Blooded Wall
    Sandstone Cliffs
    Winding Down
    Path
    Arch
    The very end of our progress
    Kolob Arch
    Vodoo
    Sunset Over The Narrows
    Evening Sun on Cliffs
    The very end of our trek
    Mo “Hop”ing La Verkin Creek
    Reach
    Heaps Canyon
    Mo and I
    Sunset
    Yellow
    Bikes in Zion
    Pack
    Ivan’s Morning
    Majestic Wall
    Ridge to Castle Dome
    Spirit Climber
    Ribbon
    Sand World
    Travel
    Hiking Zion
    Bacon Layer
    She and I
    Traverse
    Sunset on Ivins
    Parus trail crosses the Virgin River
    Layered
    Dashboard
    Phantom Valley
    Virgin River
    Verkin Creek
    The Fridge
    Floor
    Layers
    Climbing out of Hop Valley
    Castle Dome
    Chasm
    Cliffs
    Garden of Color
    Left of Phantom Valley
    West Rim Trail
    Hop Valley Shade Tree
    Bill on West Rim Trail
    Moon over Kolob
    Castles
    Valley Floor
    Kolob Arches
    Vantage
    Angles Landing
    Zion Layering System
    Inclined temple
    Mount Magestic
    Zion Grassland
    La Verkin Creek
    Stained
    Rough Traverse
    Me crossing Hop Valley
    Red Rock
    West Rim
    Mo comming down the West Rim Trail
    A Round Zion
    Inclined Temple Sunset
    Verkin Creek
    Valley Wall
    Cairn
    Walking Kolob Canyon
    Blue on Bacon layer
    Maze
    Trans Zion Finish 2013
    Edge
    Red Path
    Surface
    Cliff
    Right Fork
    Presenting
    Switch backs
    Evening Glow
    Looking North West From Horse pasture Plateau
    Reach
    Peek
    Horse Pasture Plateau
    Heaps Canyon
    Sunset on Zion Foothills
    Castles
    Yellow Wall
    Dune
    Valley Floor Road
    Safety First Zion Later
    Towards The Narrows
    Desert Cliffs
    Red Cliff
    Cactus
    Ledge With A View
    A pathway along the canyon walls
    Gold Fish
    West Rim Trail
    Narrow Forshadow
    Zion Panorama
    Forever Downward
    Wall of many colors
    Mo dowhikes
    Perfect
    Two Colors
    Lava Point
    Natural Orange

  • Mount Marcy

    Mount Marcy

    I leave for Frog Hollow in two weeks an I need to plan; I know. But I am stuck in the past. Only because I hate Google and what they have done with Picasa Web Albums. They are holding my photos hostage unless I join Google Plus. Screw you Google. Anyway I am moving photos to Flickr. In doing so I am running across some photos from 2001. This set is important because it influenced so many journeys since then.