Blogs from Utah, United States, North America - page 174

I’m just sitting here watching the snow fall outside the window, sipping hot chocolate (full of marshmallows...real marshmallows, not the powdery freeze-dried kind) from Pam’s pink “wired woman!” mug. It snowed a little last night, and it’s been snowing a little today. Katherine and I went out in the morning. I guess I thought I could walk on top of two feet of snow, but I can’t. I fell through, which was unfortunate because I was only wearing sneakers (the kind with mesh on the sides to let your feet “breathe” when you work out). That’s the only pair of shoes I have right now, because most of my stuff is on it’s way to Germany. Getting your shoes wet in Utah is a big deal if you only have one pair of shoes, but I ... read more

Awoke to bombs again. No interlodge so I had breakfast, grabbed my gear and skied to the lift. I got third chair up and after another race across the traverse I had first tracked in a chute called Stone Crusher. It was wind buffed, but still knee deep and smooth. Unfortunetly, my heel, which had hurt the dat before due to new boots, was really hurting so I had to stop after 3 nice pow runs. I was releated to watching the new storm system cover Mt. Superior while sitting in the hot tub. I am now sitting in the lodge and its dumping out. It hasn't stopped snowing for 3 days!! This next storm is rumored to drop another 1-3ft with another, even bigger storm right behind it which will probably bring another couple feet. ... read more

Waking up to Bombs can only mean one thing. Powder! and lots of it. We lined up early at the Collins lift and spotted pro skiers Sage and Matt Collins. The lift attendant called "First Row" and the rush was on. I got one of the first couple chairs up and once at the top, raced across the high traverse. Before I go further let me explain what the High traverse (other names include the High T, and High boy) is. The High T is basically a highway for skiers. Skiers traverse across an entire bowl and the traverse acceses some of the best terrain on the mountain. Because of that fact, on a powder day it becomes a high speed race course in which the likely hood of getting run down by a local very ... read more

Having said “goodbye” to new friends we headed for Cedar Breaks. We spent the night in St. George at the Comfort Inn. Yes it was time to do laundry,again. We also wanted to see the presidential debate on TV. Time to reorganize the Bothan and continue on our journey.... read more

Boulder / Escalante Utah Today we are on our way to Boulder UT. A stop at the Anasazi Museum was very worthwhile. The video was exceptionally well done and traced the history of the Puebloan People as hunters/gathers and how they developed a sophisticated society of people farming, hunting and building. Highway 12 is beautiful, it winds up and down the mountains showing off the aspens. However, the area from Boulder to Escalante is what the locals call “hogback”. We are actually driving on the top a ridge looking down at the canyons on both sides, not good if you are bothered by vertigo. The scenery is just astounding. We located CALF CREEK CAMPGROUND and the host was expecting us - part of the American Hiking Society. We keep learning about the Sprinter—the propane works well ... read more