Posted in adventure on Apr 3rd, 2012 No Comments »
I happened to pass Beckler River Rd on the way up to Steven’s this weekend, and it looks like (at least from the highway) all the snow that kept me out in January is gone. The area is still around the snow line, though.
Posted in adventure on Mar 31st, 2012 1 Comment »
This is supposed to be a story of a couple of anonymous riders hitting the 101 loop and working on corners, corners, and more corners with some straights thrown in for interstages. However, with a weather report threatening snow (and indeed some snow was found), that just didn’t seem like a productive idea. I can’t [...]
Posted in adventure on Jan 16th, 2012 No Comments »
Posted in adventure on Dec 25th, 2011 No Comments »
You just have to be in the right spot, since I reason it’s always snowing somewhere. With an upcoming camping trip being planned and a lot of hypotheticals being thrown around about the suitability of some of the classic spots for early-winter camping I thought the simplest thing would be to just go and see. [...]
Posted in adventure on Dec 10th, 2011 1 Comment »
Headed up HWY2 to the Beckler Rd area to do a little “winch training” for Victoria, who wanted to improve her skills. I had left a MagPul magazine up there the weekend before so I figured why not go back and see if it was still there. Unfortunately someone had come and chainsawed up the [...]
Posted in adventure on Jan 1st, 2010 No Comments »
Ever wonder what the black rock desert area looks like in winter? I had high hopes that you could drive out there towing a snowboarder at reckless speeds, but their trip report from 2004 suggests the playa is impassable. That surprises me a little, I’d expect it to be frozen solid.
Posted in adventure on Dec 21st, 2009 No Comments »
Drove up NF-56 with the intention of making a campfire to cook some lunch. I’ve started them in damp conditions before but not outright rain which is what we encountered, and I hadn’t brought any dry wood with me, so we scrubbed that idea and just ate some velvet cake in the woods instead. On [...]
Posted in adventure on Dec 14th, 2009 2 Comments »
Not much to report, but we’ve moved into our new place with a nice view of the mountains. Not in Boston anymore!
Posted in adventure on Sep 30th, 2009 No Comments »
Liz noticed that the Steven’s Pass Webcams are showing snow. Yay!
Posted in Uncategorized on May 5th, 2009 1 Comment »
I can’t decide if these people are totally insane or totally cool. I suppose it’s a mix of both. Basically what they do is hunt down bears in the dead of winter using radio collars, and then… dig them up! Notice the cute little cubs with their killing claws. Adorable.