Rafting the South Fork American River

I kind of like my job.

Easter Sunday on the Upper Sac

Wintun Ridge to 11,500 feet.

Wake up to blowing snow and rain. Hike up ridge.



Keep hiking.



Skin when possible.



Stop. Rest.



Into the clouds.



Through the clouds.






Above the clouds.





The highpoint shot.




Decide who goes first.



Then free for all.



Ski back down through the clouds.



Look back at your line. Breathe.



We skied the slope on the right.



(The "Where's Waldo" shot--there are two of us in this pic. Give some sense of scale.)



Our route. 8 miles and 6,100 vertical feet up--sking, hiking, and crawling. 8 miles and 6,100 vertical feet down--skiing.

Mount Shasta - Wintun Ridge - Easter

Drive til snow blocks the road.



Load up your gear.



Scope your line. (My favorite pic from the entire weekend.)



Put on your skis and skins. Go up.



Keep going up.



Get to highpoint. Make camp. Make snowbench. Drink beer. Watch sunset.



(The view from the bench.)

Middle Fork Feather River

We went down the Hanson Bar Trail to the Middle Fork Feather River this weekend. Snow was blocking the road to the trailhead so we ended up walking a bit further than planned. It goes without saying that we were probably the only people anywhere near the bottom of that canyon. Unfortunately, I forgot the memory card for the camera, so no new pictures.



Total stats - 18 miles hiking, over 8100 vertical feet.

Mount Diablo State Park

A long, hot day at the office. The annual F.O.R. wildflower hike.

Spring Ski Weekend

Donner Lake from the Old Donner Pass Road.



Ferrari's Crown Resort. I love this place. Not only do they call this motel a "resort", but they throw "Ferrari's" in there for good measure. This is no Ritz. But this is luxury enough--cheap rooms, private beach, a large deck overlooking the lake, and two (one indoor, one out) toasty hot tubs. Oh yeah.





The infinity pool.



A cool overlook we found. Could have spent the whole day up there.



I like this picture even though it sucks. Those clouds were really moving.






Truck shot (ten years and running).

Friday Happy Hour

Building a Garden.

Step 1 - Remove grass. Make it flat.



Step 2 - Lay cinders. Pack in tightly.



Step 3 - Fill with good soil mix.



Step 4 - Plant tasty veggies (tomatoes, eggplant, carrots, beets, peas, sunflowers, lettuce, chard, onions).



Step 5 - Celebrate with a meal made up of ingredients from the farmer's market (the pros) - asparagus pasta, caprese salad, and oysters.