Well it has been snowing all weekend. This morning I woke up to bluebird skys and had to hit the slopes. I was able to put in 4 1/2 hours before my legs said enough. I guess that’s what happens after skiing 4 days out of the past 5.
Here are more photos from today’s trip…
Now playing: Karsh Kale – Analog Mood Swings – Liberation
I drove up to Tahoe last night, the storm turned out to be hanging over Echo Summit. I got stuck on HWY 50 for about 2 hours waiting for the guys to perform some avalanche safety. Meaning they were blasting out the snow on the pass, so I just chilled in my car and too a nap until the pass opened back up. It was probably some of the crappiest driving conditions I have seen to date, but made the fresh tracks we got this morning well worth it.
We’ll be heading out for a full day of skiing tomorrow and I’ll try to get some better pictures of Baus shredding on his telemark skis…
Now Playing – The Black Keys – Set you free – Thickfreakness
This past weekend revolved around cycling. Saturday Mike and I decided to put ourselves to the test and tackle Alpine Dam. The loop is about ~55 miles and 4300′ of climbing. It’s a killer, but the views are worth every ounce of pain.
Sunday morning was spent down on the Embarcadero watching the Amgen Tour de California Prologue. I took my D70 along and got a couple of nice shots.
Monday I had off for Presents day, so again Mike and I headed out on our bikes to catch Stage One of the Tour. We made the decision to climb Mt Tam to be at the top of the first King of the Mountain climb. Well again this is a pretty decent climb and when all was said and done a bit more riding that we planned on. (~40 miles w/ 2700′ of elevation). I have to say it’s pretty humbling watching how easy these guys make the climb look, just after suffering it myself.
With the small Headlands loop ride I did on Thursday, I logged ~130 Miles on my bike this past weekend. Not too shabby, I just need to keep that up to ensure I’m ready for a few century rides this year.
Now playing: John Mayer – Gravity – Continuum