Beaver Creek to Beaver Lake with the dog 11/5 |
VMRG lost hunter on Derby Mesa 11/6 |
Pumphouse to State Bridge (we paddled in the snow Sunday, and saw four Bald Eagles!). Sorry, no pics—didn't want to get the camera wet 11/29 - 11/30 |
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Exploring Dotsero Crater, rock climbing/rappelling near Redcliff, and biking up the side of Battle Mountain 10/22 - 10/23  
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VMRG Helo Ops Training (Flight for Life) 10/15 Avon to Red Sandstone Rd. to Lost Lake, down Buffehr Creek and back to Avon 10/16 
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Vail Valley Charitable Fund - 2006 Vail UnDressed Calendar. The UnVailing Ceremony 10/12 Yeah, the shot (back in March) was cold!  
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Avon to East Vail to Two Elk Trail to Minturn and back home 10/8 
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The largest wilderness search in state history: Over 310 volunteers, 4300 man-hours, and 35 agencies involved today - 250 searchers were in the field, and 50 were providing command and operations support, shuttle services, and meal preparation. 10/1 
  VMRG Edwards equipment cache - End of the first full day of missing Mt. Holy Cross hiker 9/25  |
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Skiing South America - Farellones, Chile (el Colorado, la Parva, & Valle Nevado) 9/8 - 9/22 Click Here Over the last several years–as many of my friends know–I have developed a problematic drug habit. During the hot, summer months of the year, I will go into serious withdrawal. I will experience night sweats (hey... in the summer, it doesn't get cool at night anymore), and my mind will shut down at the thought of another week of temperatures in the 90s. I will escape the heat of the valley by heading high into the mountains whenever possible. Now, I have traveled over 5,000 miles to get my fix! The drug in question is a white, crystalline substance, consisting of two parts hydrogen to one part oxygen. The drug is Snow.   
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La Plata Peak 9/3 - 9/4 
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TAG Trail work day on Booth Falls Trail (check dam & waterbar construction--to be exact) Plumeless/Musk Thistle noxious weed removal I'll do trail work any day, it feels great to give back to the community! 8/13 
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Emerald, Iowa, and Missouri Peaks 8/6. Visiting my CDTA Adapt-a-Trail section: Continental Divide National Scenic Trail - Winfield to the Divide 8/7 
 
 
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Avon to Basalt via West Cross Creek & Carter Lake Trail to Henderson Park Trailhead 7/29 - 7/31 Left home at 9:30pm Fri night and reached camp at 12:40am. Ughh... but a little after nightfall heard the calls of two coyotes yelping and howling at each other a little ways above me. Closer to camp, I heard dozens (at least) of elk elk mewing everywhere ahead of me, and their hooves clattering across the surface of rocks as they disappeared into the darkness. 
  
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Finally! First summer backpack of the year, with the usual fifteen pound pack. 7/22 - 7/24 Avon to Turquoise Lake to Grouse Mtn to Cross Creek to Fancy Pass to Holy Cross City to Fall Creek Pass to summit of Mt Whitney to Fall Creek to Tigiwon Rd. Hitched a ride back home in less than twenty minutes. 
  
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Castle Peak (Eagle County) 7/17    
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Ahhhh, finally... Back in the air again! Getting to see the whole family for the first time in over a year (not to mention Summerfest) 
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Avon to Wildridge to Red & White Mtn. and down Berry Creek 6/25 - 6/26 
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2005 MRA International Workshop & Conference 6/14 - 6/19   |
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Dolores River Kayak Trip 5/30 - 6/3 
 
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It's Summer Again Otis Peak viewed from Snowslide Peak 
 Summer 2005 Click here for the solution to hot, dry summers (my roommate's website during our summers) |
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