Earlier this month we went “up north” and spent the weekend at Giant’s Ridge with our friends the Tangen’s. A fun time was had by all but Tammy was the only one that really knew how to ski. Kent and I did a morning in ski lessons and then worked up the courage to go down the real …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Family Ski WeekendApostle Islands Sea Caves.
I finally edited and uploaded the photos from the Wintergreen Dog Sledding Photography Workshop I did two weeks ago with Layne Kennedy. The workshop was amazing on all aspects. The dog sledding was great. The dogs were amazing. Layne did a great job teaching us how to take better …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Photos from Wintergreen Dog Sledding TripWhen I went up to Ely to go dog sledding I was pretty comfortable with most of my gear, but I wasn’t real sure about my gloves. I had decent liners, but the outer mitten wasn’t made for really cold weather. I was lucky that the forecast was relatively mild, but I was also aware I …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Wintergreen Plunge MittensMazie skiing for the first time ever. She did really awesome. Ruled the bunny hill. She went down it probably 20 times.
When I left for my dog sledding trip I decided that I would get into the spirit of things with a book for the trip. Wintergreen had listed Winterdance: The Fine Madness of Running the Iditarod by Gary Paulsen as a suggested read, so I picked up a copy before I left town. The book …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: WinterdanceYou aren’t cold and dead, until your warm and dead. — Jason Zabokrtsky
All things considered, a pretty great forecast for dogsledding!
When you buy outdoor equipment there is always a stark difference in price between the store brand, entry-level products and the premium outdoor versions. The promise behind that premium price is a level of customer service that understands that you are getting this gear to use …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Awesome Customer Service from PetzlThis will be me in a couple of weeks, except I’ll have a camera strapped around my neck too. Photo by Dennys Bisogno Several weeks ago Tammy was trying to figure out what to get me for my birthday, and she found this trip that she thought was a perfect gift for me. Wintergreen …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: I'm going Dog Sledding, with my Camera!