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Rattlesnake Ledge, Refreshed

Dean and I took a new (to us) route up (and down) Rattlesnake Ledge this morning, covering a little less than four miles and over 1100 vertical feet gain in about an hour and 45 minutes. After heading up the main trail for around half a mile, we cut up (and I mean UP) to [...]

Strawberry Creek Trail, Wyoming

Last minute preparations
pretty dang cold
bluebird skies
quick mostly flat hike up
big ol’ snow patch
flattened trees
lotsa’ wildflowers
keep going
through the canyon
dogleg right
wolf tracks
bugs in the horseshoe print
the meadow

Patagonia.com, Refreshed

Just checked out the new Patagonia site. Not sure how long it’s been looking like this, but I know it had been a long time coming. Nice to see some attention’s been given to the site, and I’m groovin’ on all the little UI tweaks and tricks. I’ll have to pick up a couple [...]

Mailbox Peak

Dean and Seth
Nice late fall foliage
steep steep steep
new boots - ouch

The First Teneriffe Outing (Almost)

It was just the fact that we’d been living for so long in the valley, surrounded by all these hills and I had yet to take advantage of them that got me started. I’d picked up the new map of the area and had read a little here and there about a certain Mt. Teneriffe, [...]

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