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Town of Alta, UT

People who read Ski Bum Poet generally know all about Alta and Little Cottonwood Canyon. Yep. But some don’t. And for you folks, here’s a cool little write up on the area quoted direct from the Town of Alta website. It’s pretty much my dream to live up there full time one day…not own a [...]

Ellie’s First Skis

And she already has her Alta pass, so WATCH OUT!

Alta 16,000 Years Ago

When I first got to know my wife I was introduced to a world of rocks and ages that I never even considered up until that point. Danette studied Geology at USU and her passion for that science was contagious. I still always bug her with silly questions about Geologic time scales and rock formations. [...]

My Shadow is Gone

My lab/shepherd mix Chip passed away today. I had him put down by our vet, as he was in his last hours and in obvious pain. It was a quick turn for the worst, but I’m glad it went down that way. Last Sunday with friends we went on a several mile hike at Dutch [...]

Ellie Crashes Her Sled

Actually, it’s all my fault. I crashed her sled. But don’t worry no how because she was laughing just after D shut off the camera. After all, she has to be able to teach her brother how to be rough and tough. In Ellie’s two.4 years she’s skied from Germ pass at Alta, sledded (to [...]

The Daily POW

So we installed WordPress at AltaCam recently, but it’s not linked up from the site yet. I found the Panorama Theme by Themocracy from Underground Parent…and I think it’s damn sweet. I just customized the header graphic that came with the theme by using an array of ski photo contest winners over the last few [...]

C’mon moon, we’re chasin’ Bunnies…

Every morning (well most every morning, anyway) Ellie, the dogs and I take a hike around our neighborhood in the Uinta Mountain foothills. She sits in her Kelty Kid Carrier, and I proudly pack her stumble-trippin’ through the woods and streams. We really enjoy this time when it’s quiet, and sometimes we even see the [...]

Nov 20th Alta Opening

Powderhound (Jesse) posted to AltaCam about opening day recently, and the season is definitely closing in on us. With a good snowpak start in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Alta announced that opening day for the 2009-10 ski season will be November 20th. That’s on a Friday, so sneak out of work and come up and say [...]

Alfred, NY Conflagration

I was sad to learn yesterday that businesses and student apartments were destroyed on North Main Street in Alfred…the small town in Alleghany County, NY were I went to college. NO ONE WAS HURT although 13 students lost everything…not to mention the long standing businesses that were destroyed.

This is especially difficult for me because [...]

Flu Prevention Tips

Received this email from a friend recently, and thought it was interesting enough to post on my blog. Regardless of where you stand on the H1N1 vaccine, you should take a few simple steps to try and prevent infection in the first place…Dr. Vinay Goyal seems like a smart dude )

Prevent Swine Flu [...]