Showing posts with label Touring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Touring. Show all posts
It's D's b-day weekend, yes birthday's last a weekend around here. We were stoked to get out of dodge, and lucky for us it's also a 3-day weekend--thank you MLK! We started off at TK's cabin up Hobble Creek. It's the perfect quick escape only 20 minutes and you're out of town, out of smog, away from the masses, without reception, and in the winter surrounded by endless possibilities for touring.
We spent the night skinning in by starlight, catching up with friends around the wood burning stove, and snacking to our hearts content. That morning we scouted some lines, I had a few snowballs thrown my way, and enjoyed basking in our T's in the 40 degree sun rays.
There's something magical about snow covered grounds, I've loved them since I was little. Granted a big part of growing up in VA is with a mere 1 in of snow either equals a 2 hour delay or no school for the day :) I remember during the winters going to bed every night wishing the next morning I'd wake up to fresh fallen snow. My friends and I would plan after school, <<don't forget before you go to bed 1)turn your PJ's inside out 2)do the snow dance>>. Moving out west normal amounts of snowfall were what my child self would've considered a blizzard!
As we've started spending more and more time in Southeast UT, it has grown to be one of my favorite places to spend winters as well. The blend of red and green with an added white element resulting in new methods for exploring the country.
There's no better way to roam than by clinking chain and knobby treads cruising through rock and dirt. There's always more to explore in this country, further distances to be travelled, and it's never short of an epic view. Like my childhood reads of Cam Jansen I just want to say "click" and hope my photographic memory keeps the view in my mind forever, ha I wish...thank goodness for cameras right?!
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Every year we do an annual ski trip to the Monticello cabin. However, with snow fall being less than ideal, and our friend Scott kindly reminding us about a yurt he had talked us into reserving last year (it was big...planning a year in advance that is) we happily piled in the 4 runner and headed north to Logan.
The yurt is located up Blind Hollow Canyon, and is owned by Utah State. You can rent it out through their outdoor rec program for about $200 and it will fit up to 9 people. The 5 mile skin in wasn't bad at all, and the scenery is beautiful. Best of all, all you have to pack in is food. Yurts are great destinations as they're already fully stocked with pots, pans, sleepingbags, wood, even toilet paper and the list goes on. The touring was great, and we found a fun bowl to drop into for a few first tracks in fresh pow. Good company, good food, fun skiing all make for a great weekend.
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