National Parks
Rendezvous 25-K Ski Race: A Great Experience
This is POST 23 of my “fitness journey.” For backstory, see Post 1,
Post 2, Post 3, Post 4, Post 5, Post 6, Post 7,Post 8, Post 9, Post 10, Post 11, Post 12Post 13,Post 14, Post 15, Post 16, and Post 17,Post 18, Post 19,Post 20,Post 21 and Post 22.
Last Saturday, March 6, I [...]
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort: “Legendary”
I just returned from a day on the slopes of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, in Jackson Hole, WY.
I’m lucky because this world-class resort is in my backyard, just a 3-hour drive from my hometown of Lander, WY. I grew up skiing its slopes.
On Thursday I left Lander in a blizzard. More than 10 inches of [...]
Enamored by the Olympic Peninsula
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RELATED POSTS: OLYMPIC PENINSULA OR BUST and OLYMPIC PENINSULA DAY 1.
Wow. I’m coming off 2.5 days in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula region. I had a half of a day on Tuesday to explore, then was in a conference all day Wednesday, where I [...]
Olympic Peninsula Day 1 Delivers
Wow! Landed in Port Angeles, WA, earlier today. Talk about a phenomenal region. The Olympic Peninsula is home to mountains, forests and ocean, not to mention culture, Twilight fame and a culinary hot spot.
Landed in early afternoon and not wanting to waste any time, headed for Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. It was my [...]
Olympic Peninsula or Bust!
Today I arrived to Washington’s Olympic Peninsula region. After flying in two puddle jumpers and one big airplane I find myself in beautiful new country.
I’m making the trip to be a keynote presenter at the Olympic Peninsula Tourism Summit that is Wed., Oct. 14.
During my time here, I will explore much of Olympic National [...]
Black Canyon of the Gunnison: Magnificent
Jerry, the boys and I are right now spending time in Montrose, Colorado, and having a great time. We are here visiting my sister, Alicia, her husband, Denny, and their awesome children, Mallory, Mae and Royal.
Montrose, home to about 15,000 people, is a great mountain town. Located at 5,800 feet elevation, it’s bigger than the [...]
Day 3-Grand Teton Summit Day!
When I step onto the summit, I’m at first at a loss for words. The sights are astounding – truly awesome. I choke up, briefly, fighting back some happy tears, and I have goose bumps.
The views are beyond words. No photos or videos I capture can possibly do justice in conveying what I’m experiencing right this moment. I want for the feeling to last.
And aside from the awe-inspiring sights and resulting goose bumps, I want to explode and frolic and yell at the top of my lungs in response to our accomplishment.
Day 2 of Grand Teton Expedition
We all agreed that the Grand Teton summit would be not be as formidable after today’s experiences. In fact, it now seems like a much smaller mountain, in mind at least, given the tests we faced, and passed, today.
I’m not sure if that’s what the guides had intended with today’s climbing instruction, but at this moment, I feel certain it will serve us well on tomorrow’s Grand Teton ascent. But no doubt, we’ll need to cowboy up for the event.
Day 1 of Grand Teton expedition
This is Part 3 in a 6-part series about my recent Grand Teton Expedition. For previous posts, here is a pre-trip post and a recap.
It is 9 am and we are headed to the Lupine Meadows trailhead. Most of us are caffeinated; all of us are awake, and our eagerness to get the show on [...]
A Recap of a GRAND Experience
(Click here for a pre-trip post I wrote.)
I sit here today rested and showered, a little stiff and sore, and completely exhilarated. You see, yesterday I returned from my successful Grand Teton summit expedition.
For some photos, click here. (BTW, thanks to Jason Kintzler and Brunton. Thanks to Brunton’s solar power and battery pack, I was [...]
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