Ruthless distracted me with a dice game while working my side hustle driving a van around Olympic Valley. | 1/11/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Matt tearing it up on the chalk. | 1/27/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Fresh rime after a much needed storm. | 2/23/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Beau and Cameron practice with the RECCO, a device used to locate victims buried in avalanche debris. | 3/3/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Shannon heads out from the halfway station at the Great Ski Race, a 26 km course to benefit the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team. Despite skiing an extra 5 km from our house to the gate, starting 45 minutes late, and taking a healthy break at the
Ruthless and Shannon take a sit at Silver Hut, part of the Tahoe Cross Country trail system. | 3/8/22 Tahoe City, CA
In the nordic skiing world, downhills are terrifying and everything hurts, all the time. These hippie purists are a different breed, yet at the end of the day I was still smiling just as much as after a day of gravity assisted skiing. | 3/8/22 Tahoe
At the end of the season we were sent on the Mt. Rose Rookie Scavenger Hunt, 17 secret and interestingly named locations in back corners of the mountain. We were meant to prove our success with a simple selfie, but Devin and I took things to another
"Find a Bearing Tree." | 3/16/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Jennie bootpacks along the Sierra Crest on the way to ski Twin Peaks. | 3/21/22 Twin Peaks, CA
Jennie at the base of Twin Peaks, still riding the high from killer turns off the 8,880' summit. | 3/21/22 Twin Peaks, CA
Mo peers out from a snow cave, soon to be rescued by Carmen, a Mt. Rose Avalanche dog as part of a training scenario. | 3/23/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Penny the pig, a rescue that now lives with the Common family in their Kings Beach home. | 3/25/22 Kings Beach, CA
Best friends Squiller and Shannon enjoy some morning rays before the jams start at Winter Wondergrass. | 4/2/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Ryan grills up some dogs after a fantastic day of spring corn skiing. | 4/3/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Tish and Kevin skin along the ridge of Black Mountain on a ski tour in the Eastern Sierra. | 4/24/22 Black Mountain, CA
Noisy passes a ranger station corral in the Belly River Valley. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/22/22 CDT Day 1
Noisy crosses the Belly River suspension bridge. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/22/22 CDT Day 1
Noisy crosses a snowy slope, an obstacle common in the park after the unusually snowy winter season. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/23/22 CDT Day 2
Mango expertly fords Cataract Creek. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/24/22 CDT Day 3
Noisy and Dig scramble through the jungle gym of blowdowns that plague The Bob. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 CDT Day 9
Dig stops for a sit in one of the few pools of light that broke through the dense forest. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 CDT Day 9
Noisy poses while visiting my tent during a break in the storm. | Scapegoat Wilderness, MT 7/8/22 CDT Day 17
Noisy and Dig enjoy sunset from the comfort of our new home in the Whitehall town garage, graciously provided by Mayor Mary. | Whitehall, MT 7/19/22 CDT Day 28
Noisy peers out from the top of Beehive Pass. | Spanish Peaks, MT 7/24/22 CDT Day 33
It seems I need my gallbladder removed! My first ever ambulance ride took us from Yellowstone to the Livingston, MT Hospital, where I was then discharged at 2:00am after they determined I had no life-threatening ailments. Since we had no car, much l
Noisy relentlessly tries to hook a branch for her bear hang. | Teton National Park, WY 8/4/22 CDT Day 44
Mt. Woodring as seen from the Paintbrush Divide. | 8/7/22 Grand Teton National Park, WY CDT Day 47
Noisy and Dale make their way up Downs Mountain, the northernmost 13'er in the Winds and the highest point on the Wind River High Route. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/12/22 CDT Day 52
Dale whips up some cold coffee during an alpine start. We had to get most of our distance done before 12:00 since the afternoon thunderstorms were sketchy at best, and just made for a miserable time. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/13/22 CDT Day 53
Ruthless distracted me with a dice game while working my side hustle driving a van around Olympic Valley. | 1/11/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Ruthless distracted me with a dice game while working my side hustle driving a van around Olympic Valley. | 1/11/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Matt tearing it up on the chalk. | 1/27/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Matt tearing it up on the chalk. | 1/27/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Fresh rime after a much needed storm. | 2/23/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Fresh rime after a much needed storm. | 2/23/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Beau and Cameron practice with the RECCO, a device used to locate victims buried in avalanche debris. | 3/3/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Beau and Cameron practice with the RECCO, a device used to locate victims buried in avalanche debris. | 3/3/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Shannon heads out from the halfway station at the Great Ski Race, a 26 km course to benefit the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team. Despite skiing an extra 5 km from our house to the gate, starting 45 minutes late, and taking a healthy break at the
Shannon heads out from the halfway station at the Great Ski Race, a 26 km course to benefit the Tahoe Nordic Search and Rescue Team. Despite skiing an extra 5 km from our house to the gate, starting 45 minutes late, and taking a healthy break at the soup station she still managed to not come in last. | 3/6/22 Tahoe City, CA
Ruthless and Shannon take a sit at Silver Hut, part of the Tahoe Cross Country trail system. | 3/8/22 Tahoe City, CA
Ruthless and Shannon take a sit at Silver Hut, part of the Tahoe Cross Country trail system. | 3/8/22 Tahoe City, CA
In the nordic skiing world, downhills are terrifying and everything hurts, all the time. These hippie purists are a different breed, yet at the end of the day I was still smiling just as much as after a day of gravity assisted skiing. | 3/8/22 Tahoe
In the nordic skiing world, downhills are terrifying and everything hurts, all the time. These hippie purists are a different breed, yet at the end of the day I was still smiling just as much as after a day of gravity assisted skiing. | 3/8/22 Tahoe City, CA
At the end of the season we were sent on the Mt. Rose Rookie Scavenger Hunt, 17 secret and interestingly named locations in back corners of the mountain. We were meant to prove our success with a simple selfie, but Devin and I took things to another
At the end of the season we were sent on the Mt. Rose Rookie Scavenger Hunt, 17 secret and interestingly named locations in back corners of the mountain. We were meant to prove our success with a simple selfie, but Devin and I took things to another level. The full set of images can be found here. | 3/9/22 Mt. Rose, NV
"Find a Bearing Tree." | 3/16/22 Mt. Rose, NV
"Find a Bearing Tree." | 3/16/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Jennie bootpacks along the Sierra Crest on the way to ski Twin Peaks. | 3/21/22 Twin Peaks, CA
Jennie bootpacks along the Sierra Crest on the way to ski Twin Peaks. | 3/21/22 Twin Peaks, CA
Jennie at the base of Twin Peaks, still riding the high from killer turns off the 8,880' summit. | 3/21/22 Twin Peaks, CA
Jennie at the base of Twin Peaks, still riding the high from killer turns off the 8,880' summit. | 3/21/22 Twin Peaks, CA
Mo peers out from a snow cave, soon to be rescued by Carmen, a Mt. Rose Avalanche dog as part of a training scenario. | 3/23/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Mo peers out from a snow cave, soon to be rescued by Carmen, a Mt. Rose Avalanche dog as part of a training scenario. | 3/23/22 Mt. Rose, NV
Penny the pig, a rescue that now lives with the Common family in their Kings Beach home. | 3/25/22 Kings Beach, CA
Penny the pig, a rescue that now lives with the Common family in their Kings Beach home. | 3/25/22 Kings Beach, CA
Best friends Squiller and Shannon enjoy some morning rays before the jams start at Winter Wondergrass. | 4/2/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Best friends Squiller and Shannon enjoy some morning rays before the jams start at Winter Wondergrass. | 4/2/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Ryan grills up some dogs after a fantastic day of spring corn skiing. | 4/3/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Ryan grills up some dogs after a fantastic day of spring corn skiing. | 4/3/22 Olympic Valley, CA
Tish and Kevin skin along the ridge of Black Mountain on a ski tour in the Eastern Sierra. | 4/24/22 Black Mountain, CA
Tish and Kevin skin along the ridge of Black Mountain on a ski tour in the Eastern Sierra. | 4/24/22 Black Mountain, CA
Noisy passes a ranger station corral in the Belly River Valley. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/22/22 CDT Day 1
Noisy passes a ranger station corral in the Belly River Valley. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/22/22 CDT Day 1
Noisy crosses the Belly River suspension bridge. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/22/22 CDT Day 1
Noisy crosses the Belly River suspension bridge. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/22/22 CDT Day 1
Noisy crosses a snowy slope, an obstacle common in the park after the unusually snowy winter season. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/23/22 CDT Day 2
Noisy crosses a snowy slope, an obstacle common in the park after the unusually snowy winter season. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/23/22 CDT Day 2
Mango expertly fords Cataract Creek. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/24/22 CDT Day 3
Mango expertly fords Cataract Creek. | Glacier National Park, MT 6/24/22 CDT Day 3
Noisy and Dig scramble through the jungle gym of blowdowns that plague The Bob. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 CDT Day 9
Noisy and Dig scramble through the jungle gym of blowdowns that plague The Bob. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 CDT Day 9
Dig stops for a sit in one of the few pools of light that broke through the dense forest. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 CDT Day 9
Dig stops for a sit in one of the few pools of light that broke through the dense forest. | Bob Marshall Wilderness, MT 6/30/22 CDT Day 9
Noisy poses while visiting my tent during a break in the storm. | Scapegoat Wilderness, MT 7/8/22 CDT Day 17
Noisy poses while visiting my tent during a break in the storm. | Scapegoat Wilderness, MT 7/8/22 CDT Day 17
Noisy and Dig enjoy sunset from the comfort of our new home in the Whitehall town garage, graciously provided by Mayor Mary. | Whitehall, MT 7/19/22 CDT Day 28
Noisy and Dig enjoy sunset from the comfort of our new home in the Whitehall town garage, graciously provided by Mayor Mary. | Whitehall, MT 7/19/22 CDT Day 28
Noisy peers out from the top of Beehive Pass. | Spanish Peaks, MT 7/24/22 CDT Day 33
Noisy peers out from the top of Beehive Pass. | Spanish Peaks, MT 7/24/22 CDT Day 33
It seems I need my gallbladder removed! My first ever ambulance ride took us from Yellowstone to the Livingston, MT Hospital, where I was then discharged at 2:00am after they determined I had no life-threatening ailments. Since we had no car, much l
It seems I need my gallbladder removed! My first ever ambulance ride took us from Yellowstone to the Livingston, MT Hospital, where I was then discharged at 2:00am after they determined I had no life-threatening ailments. Since we had no car, much less anywhere to go, the ER staff kindly allowed Noisy to sleep on the floor of my now very smelly room. | Livingston, MT 7/31/22 CDT Day 39
Noisy relentlessly tries to hook a branch for her bear hang. | Teton National Park, WY 8/4/22 CDT Day 44
Noisy relentlessly tries to hook a branch for her bear hang. | Teton National Park, WY 8/4/22 CDT Day 44
Mt. Woodring as seen from the Paintbrush Divide. | 8/7/22 Grand Teton National Park, WY CDT Day 47
Mt. Woodring as seen from the Paintbrush Divide. | 8/7/22 Grand Teton National Park, WY CDT Day 47
Noisy and Dale make their way up Downs Mountain, the northernmost 13'er in the Winds and the highest point on the Wind River High Route. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/12/22 CDT Day 52
Noisy and Dale make their way up Downs Mountain, the northernmost 13'er in the Winds and the highest point on the Wind River High Route. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/12/22 CDT Day 52
Dale whips up some cold coffee during an alpine start. We had to get most of our distance done before 12:00 since the afternoon thunderstorms were sketchy at best, and just made for a miserable time. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/13/22 CDT Day 53
Dale whips up some cold coffee during an alpine start. We had to get most of our distance done before 12:00 since the afternoon thunderstorms were sketchy at best, and just made for a miserable time. | Wind River High Route, WY 8/13/22 CDT Day 53
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