New sick video

Big Timber Uncovered from The Risen Sun on Vimeo.

I LOVE GOOGLE!!!

Ok so here is the deal. From now on and forever you only have to remember the one phone number to get a hold of me no matter where I am in the WORLD! You can even click that nice button i put on the top of my page that will auto call me. See here is the thing, you call 720-204-3118, and it will call me where ever I am/want it to. Say I am sitting in the coffee shop on my computer and I don't have my cell phone... well.. I can still talk to you through my computer!, or... if I am at my mom's house and have no cell reception, no worries call the above number and it will automatically direct you to my mom's phone! Oh yeah, did I mention it's all free!

Anyways you can call me at 720-204-3118 and try it out.. no more remembering numbers now!

Nic

Summer Kayak/Climbing trip

Alright, I am in the beginnings of planning out a very long all summer long kayaking and climbing trip in Washington state and maybe BC. I am making an overall tick list of places I want to go and things I want to see. THE major ones on the list are my visits with family and friends. A family reunion in July, and spending some time in June with my mom in Idaho.

Other then that here is Version 1 of the tick list.

Near Spokane:
Kayaking
Hangman creek II-III+
Rock Creek II-III
Spokane River II-III
Possibly Sullivan creek, Sherman Creek, and Kettle creek up near the BC Border
Climbing
Kettle Falls 5.8+
Deep Creek 5.9-5.14
Dishman Rocks 5.8-5.12
Granite Point (near pullman) 5.7-5.13
McLellan Rocks V3-V8
Metaline Falls 5.10-5.12
Minnehaha 5.4-5.10
Paradise Point (near pullman) V2-V6
Pullman Rocks (near pullman) V2, 5.8 and 5.10b
The Rocks of Sharon 5.12c
The Zoo at Mirabeau point park v2+ 5.9+
Tum Tum V0-V13

Near Omak, Washington
Kayaking
Chewuch Creek II
Chiwawa III
Entiat Creek III-IV
Little Wenatchee III-IV+
Drake Creek to Methow IV-V
Methow River II-III
Peshastin Creek III-IV
Stehekin creek into Lake Chelan II-III
Twisp River II-III
Wenatchee River II-IV
Possibly Rock Creek near Yakima. Ingalls Creek near Leavenworth. Nason Creek on hwy 2, Sand Hollow creek outside of Vantage, and Beckler creek where it dumps into the Skykomish
Climbing
Banks Lake
Frenchmen Coulee near the Gorge at George MASSIVE AMOUNTS HERE
Omak Lake, still needs development
Peshastin Pinnacles


Near Orcas Island/San Juan Islands and Anacortes.
Kayaking
Breaking out the Ocean Kayak and toodling around the islands, just because I can.
Bacon Creek II+-IV
Baker River II
Canyon Creek IV-V
Cascade Creek II-V
Climbing - on the island at the private quarries?

Fresh Tracks in Caribou

There is truly nothing as beautiful as the sound of fresh snow crunching under your feet as you move along the untracked road. This photo was taken a few weeks ago while I was cross country skiing through Caribou with family. I came upon it again this weekend, I couldn't help but close my eyes and remember exactly when and where I took this photo. The wind was something fierce, (looks like fog in the photo) and if you made the mistake of stopping in an open area it would nearly blow you over if not form a snow drift around you. The snow was so light that had you picked up a handful and threw it in the air, you would see a thousand rainbows explode into a drifting cloud. In between the snow-laden gusts large swatches of a cloudless azure sky blazed against the crisp white of the powder landscape. I could almost taste warm hot cocoa and a chili bread bowl waiting for me at the end of trail, a blazing fireplace and a couch that envelops you as you sit.

Ok, I am going to go back to my memory and plan my next cross country ski trip.

Skiing in Vail/Beaver Creek

What a great weekend, Marc rented a condo at Arrowhead and we were a 2 minute walk from the slopes. The room was great and we were able to chill with family and eat veggie lasagna while watching the world poker tour after the end of a very long skiing day. We left around 7 am from boulder on Saturday morning to drive up here. The drive wasn't too bad till we hit Idaho Springs, from then on there was snow falling everywhere and there was 2 or 3 roll over accidents by idiots driving too fast for the conditions. Other then that the drive was fairly uneventful as we pulled into Arrowhead. Amazingly, there was barely any one on the mountain on a SATURDAY!!! and it was snowing big flakes of powder. By the end of the day I was still finding fresh tracks on the edges of most runs and through the trees. And oh my the trees. Big open glades of Aspens spaced evenly apart making for a tremendous run. I spent most of the day skiing with Jacki, and helping her down the hill, since her cataracts were acting up and I hated to see her struggle with blindness and bumps. A tragically sad situation that rarely turns out for the better. That night we ended up closing out at the hot tub, sipping on beers and faceplants. Only to wake up to a sunny sunday full of fresh powder that fell over night. Now, for the drive home, :(


Hope all is well with everyone that keeps up to date on my goings and comings.

Nic