Away with Wisdom

A weekend away from Valdez also meant away with some wisdom. This last week, E and I made the six hour trek to Anchorage, ran some errands, did the usual stock pile of cheaper groceries, went boulderi...

Two-fer Tuesday

Ski update. This spring is shaping up to be the best ski conditions Valdez has seen in several years.  Hopefully it stays nice for all our friends planning their AK dream trips come March and April. ...

Cordova

Hey all, Robyn and I took the ferry to Cordova, Alaska famous this year for having to call in the National Guard to remove snow during the latter part of December.  If you are curious you can youtube...

PUNXY PHIL

4 Years ago we were there to see Punxy himself.  It was quite a spectacle, and dammit if we didn’t stand around in 10 F weather from 8 PM till 6 AM for a front row spot all the while listening ...

Ski Porn

Latest pictures from around these parts.  Went up right behind the house with Robyn and members of our AIARE Level 1 that we held earlier this year.  Explored some steep terrain in hopes of finding ...

Canadian Hangover

I can’t remember a day which has passed by slower than today.  It’s not like I haven’t been busy.. Taxes, email catchup, webmaster duties for 3 sites, catching up on the Valdez snow...

SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW SNOW

Hello outside world.  B.C. Backcountry reporting live. Our days here are running together and I will be back in the Explorer headed south again by Monday morning if all goes well. We have the chance ...

Valkyr Lodge

Hanging in the bunk upstairs for a minute and I got my work done a bit ahead of time to give a quick update from Valkyr Lodge. The lodge is a beautiful three story wood lodge.  A gear room downstairs...

Rossland/ Red Mountain

Boots has it figured out. Boots is Sparky and Bridgette’s cat that apparently “came with the house”.  That puts Boots at over 17 years old.  She sleeps under their woodstove at home in Rosslan...

The weekend, briefly.

I had an extremely looooong weekend. Due to unsafe amounts of snow on our roof at work, and other places in town, we were asked to leave the building and not return to work until Tuesday morning. Toda...