WHAT’S NEXT?

We’ve been home for a few weeks now. Hitting the ground running, Jeff jumped into interviews and I holed up in my parents’ dining room, sprawling out briefs, notes and computer cords, readying myself for the next adventure of working on my own.

We’ve signed a lease in NE Minneapolis. We’ve carved out a path. We’ve filtered through our stuff and shed what we’ve now realized is unnecessary.

We’re definitely changed people. So how do we use our trip? Do we create a handmade shop of prints? Do we write something? Do we keep writing the blog? What’s next to keep our life wild.

Now’s the time to figure out how we carry ourselves through this next step in one place, and how we’ve changed to live adventurously, healthy and passionately. So as we hunker down in the real world of employment, building businesses and living in a constant environment, we’ll be thinking about our next adventure in a couple years, but also the daily adventures and the mini-trips we’ll take to keep life wild. Because, I guess, life is just one big adventure.

THE END IS NEAR…

I wrote this a few months ago, in hopes to submit it somewhere or just capture our story. Anyways, as our trip comes to a close in the next few days, it sums up our 9 months well.

 

ONE BIG ADVENTURE

My mom worked at KFC and skied at Vail. My dad painted houses and ski bummed at Alta. My brother fitted rental boots at Heavenly. So inevitably I married a snowboarder turned backcountry skier who lured me on a life changing road trip, followed by a winter of ski bumming the Sierras in Tahoe.

I actually like working. I’m an art director who loves solving creative problems. So when my husband and I quit our jobs and headed out on a road trip, camping and living out of a highly-organized Subaru Outback, I feared I would get antsy. But creative problems turned to a different kind of problem; little puzzles to figure out throughout our day, most that are absent in a conventional life of conveniences. Puzzles dealing with camping, climbing, traveling, hiking, gear, fishing, laundry, dishes, cooking, and just plain living on the road.

Last August, we said our Minneapolis goodbyes and traveled to Glacier, then up to Banff, west to Squamish, and down the coast, visiting national parks, climbing spots, and beautiful scenery. And in December, we pulled our Subaru into the dirt driveway of our winter home, a cabin, heated by wood, on the west shore of Lake Tahoe. We’ve swapped the climbing gear for the skis and skins. And the camping stove for a Franklin stove. Our days of climbing and hiking turned to skiing and skinning. We’ve been backcountry touring the Sierras, with Lake Tahoe over our shoulder, savoring bluebird days at Squaw and Alpine, and grueling cross-country skiing on the powder-starved days.

After 6 months of just the two of us, every day is still an amazing, new adventure. We found what we were looking for. We found the good life of peace, simplicity, happiness, and ever-changing natural beauty. Wherever we are, our constants are each other, our far-from-serious attitude, our Subaru Outback, our beloved gear and the stars above us. So last weekend, as we made up a ritualistic snow dance on the shores of the lake, hoping for some fresh flakes, we knew in that moment, underneath the stars and the moon, that life was truly good.

Plus, it snowed the next day.

 

BISHOP, CALIFORNIA We’ve been hopping over the west lately. A big rainstorm was coming to Tahoe last week, so we headed south to Bishop, California. The scenery was an “A+” but we’ll rate the camping was a “D”. We got down there after a desert hail storm, so stormy winds winded through the campsites and carried with it, tons of dust and sand. So our tent, our eyes, and gear got filled with sand. So every night we had to shake out our stuff. It definitely wasn’t as bad as what it could have been. My brother has a Moab, Utah story where they just had to go to sleep with the sand blasting their tent and faces. They barely slept and woke to their beards, eyes and everything caked in dust. So on an optimistic note, our experience wasn’t too bad. But we did have some nasty pit toilets too. So those are worth something. After climbing a couple days, we headed to some hot springs on the way home, which for me was a highlight! We happily returned home to the comforts of our cabin. Unfortunately, we also returned home to find out a distant family member passed away in Arizona, so we headed down to Phoenix to attend the memorial and be there for family. Although we didn’t really know my step-mother-in-law’s step-dad very well, it was nice to get to know the great man he was through his service, his family and friends. One thing that really struck me was his favorite poem, “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. It’s an inspiring poem that really illustrated who he was and how he lived - and how we should all live for that matter. Looking forward, we are expecting our good friend Ben on Saturday for ten days of cabin-living, fishing, canoeing, climbing and sipping gin & tonics. That’s about it. Oh, and hang in there Minnesotans, we’ll try to bring some spring sunshine with us!!
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BISHOP, CALIFORNIA We’ve been hopping over the west lately. A big rainstorm was coming to Tahoe last week, so we headed south to Bishop, California. The scenery was an “A+” but we’ll rate the camping was a “D”. We got down there after a desert hail storm, so stormy winds winded through the campsites and carried with it, tons of dust and sand. So our tent, our eyes, and gear got filled with sand. So every night we had to shake out our stuff. It definitely wasn’t as bad as what it could have been. My brother has a Moab, Utah story where they just had to go to sleep with the sand blasting their tent and faces. They barely slept and woke to their beards, eyes and everything caked in dust. So on an optimistic note, our experience wasn’t too bad. But we did have some nasty pit toilets too. So those are worth something. After climbing a couple days, we headed to some hot springs on the way home, which for me was a highlight! We happily returned home to the comforts of our cabin. Unfortunately, we also returned home to find out a distant family member passed away in Arizona, so we headed down to Phoenix to attend the memorial and be there for family. Although we didn’t really know my step-mother-in-law’s step-dad very well, it was nice to get to know the great man he was through his service, his family and friends. One thing that really struck me was his favorite poem, “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. It’s an inspiring poem that really illustrated who he was and how he lived - and how we should all live for that matter. Looking forward, we are expecting our good friend Ben on Saturday for ten days of cabin-living, fishing, canoeing, climbing and sipping gin & tonics. That’s about it. Oh, and hang in there Minnesotans, we’ll try to bring some spring sunshine with us!!
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BISHOP, CALIFORNIA We’ve been hopping over the west lately. A big rainstorm was coming to Tahoe last week, so we headed south to Bishop, California. The scenery was an “A+” but we’ll rate the camping was a “D”. We got down there after a desert hail storm, so stormy winds winded through the campsites and carried with it, tons of dust and sand. So our tent, our eyes, and gear got filled with sand. So every night we had to shake out our stuff. It definitely wasn’t as bad as what it could have been. My brother has a Moab, Utah story where they just had to go to sleep with the sand blasting their tent and faces. They barely slept and woke to their beards, eyes and everything caked in dust. So on an optimistic note, our experience wasn’t too bad. But we did have some nasty pit toilets too. So those are worth something. After climbing a couple days, we headed to some hot springs on the way home, which for me was a highlight! We happily returned home to the comforts of our cabin. Unfortunately, we also returned home to find out a distant family member passed away in Arizona, so we headed down to Phoenix to attend the memorial and be there for family. Although we didn’t really know my step-mother-in-law’s step-dad very well, it was nice to get to know the great man he was through his service, his family and friends. One thing that really struck me was his favorite poem, “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. It’s an inspiring poem that really illustrated who he was and how he lived - and how we should all live for that matter. Looking forward, we are expecting our good friend Ben on Saturday for ten days of cabin-living, fishing, canoeing, climbing and sipping gin & tonics. That’s about it. Oh, and hang in there Minnesotans, we’ll try to bring some spring sunshine with us!!
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BISHOP, CALIFORNIA We’ve been hopping over the west lately. A big rainstorm was coming to Tahoe last week, so we headed south to Bishop, California. The scenery was an “A+” but we’ll rate the camping was a “D”. We got down there after a desert hail storm, so stormy winds winded through the campsites and carried with it, tons of dust and sand. So our tent, our eyes, and gear got filled with sand. So every night we had to shake out our stuff. It definitely wasn’t as bad as what it could have been. My brother has a Moab, Utah story where they just had to go to sleep with the sand blasting their tent and faces. They barely slept and woke to their beards, eyes and everything caked in dust. So on an optimistic note, our experience wasn’t too bad. But we did have some nasty pit toilets too. So those are worth something. After climbing a couple days, we headed to some hot springs on the way home, which for me was a highlight! We happily returned home to the comforts of our cabin. Unfortunately, we also returned home to find out a distant family member passed away in Arizona, so we headed down to Phoenix to attend the memorial and be there for family. Although we didn’t really know my step-mother-in-law’s step-dad very well, it was nice to get to know the great man he was through his service, his family and friends. One thing that really struck me was his favorite poem, “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. It’s an inspiring poem that really illustrated who he was and how he lived - and how we should all live for that matter. Looking forward, we are expecting our good friend Ben on Saturday for ten days of cabin-living, fishing, canoeing, climbing and sipping gin & tonics. That’s about it. Oh, and hang in there Minnesotans, we’ll try to bring some spring sunshine with us!!
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BISHOP, CALIFORNIA We’ve been hopping over the west lately. A big rainstorm was coming to Tahoe last week, so we headed south to Bishop, California. The scenery was an “A+” but we’ll rate the camping was a “D”. We got down there after a desert hail storm, so stormy winds winded through the campsites and carried with it, tons of dust and sand. So our tent, our eyes, and gear got filled with sand. So every night we had to shake out our stuff. It definitely wasn’t as bad as what it could have been. My brother has a Moab, Utah story where they just had to go to sleep with the sand blasting their tent and faces. They barely slept and woke to their beards, eyes and everything caked in dust. So on an optimistic note, our experience wasn’t too bad. But we did have some nasty pit toilets too. So those are worth something. After climbing a couple days, we headed to some hot springs on the way home, which for me was a highlight! We happily returned home to the comforts of our cabin. Unfortunately, we also returned home to find out a distant family member passed away in Arizona, so we headed down to Phoenix to attend the memorial and be there for family. Although we didn’t really know my step-mother-in-law’s step-dad very well, it was nice to get to know the great man he was through his service, his family and friends. One thing that really struck me was his favorite poem, “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. It’s an inspiring poem that really illustrated who he was and how he lived - and how we should all live for that matter. Looking forward, we are expecting our good friend Ben on Saturday for ten days of cabin-living, fishing, canoeing, climbing and sipping gin & tonics. That’s about it. Oh, and hang in there Minnesotans, we’ll try to bring some spring sunshine with us!!
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BISHOP, CALIFORNIA We’ve been hopping over the west lately. A big rainstorm was coming to Tahoe last week, so we headed south to Bishop, California. The scenery was an “A+” but we’ll rate the camping was a “D”. We got down there after a desert hail storm, so stormy winds winded through the campsites and carried with it, tons of dust and sand. So our tent, our eyes, and gear got filled with sand. So every night we had to shake out our stuff. It definitely wasn’t as bad as what it could have been. My brother has a Moab, Utah story where they just had to go to sleep with the sand blasting their tent and faces. They barely slept and woke to their beards, eyes and everything caked in dust. So on an optimistic note, our experience wasn’t too bad. But we did have some nasty pit toilets too. So those are worth something. After climbing a couple days, we headed to some hot springs on the way home, which for me was a highlight! We happily returned home to the comforts of our cabin. Unfortunately, we also returned home to find out a distant family member passed away in Arizona, so we headed down to Phoenix to attend the memorial and be there for family. Although we didn’t really know my step-mother-in-law’s step-dad very well, it was nice to get to know the great man he was through his service, his family and friends. One thing that really struck me was his favorite poem, “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. It’s an inspiring poem that really illustrated who he was and how he lived - and how we should all live for that matter. Looking forward, we are expecting our good friend Ben on Saturday for ten days of cabin-living, fishing, canoeing, climbing and sipping gin & tonics. That’s about it. Oh, and hang in there Minnesotans, we’ll try to bring some spring sunshine with us!!
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  • iPhone 4S
  • 50
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BISHOP, CALIFORNIA We’ve been hopping over the west lately. A big rainstorm was coming to Tahoe last week, so we headed south to Bishop, California. The scenery was an “A+” but we’ll rate the camping was a “D”. We got down there after a desert hail storm, so stormy winds winded through the campsites and carried with it, tons of dust and sand. So our tent, our eyes, and gear got filled with sand. So every night we had to shake out our stuff. It definitely wasn’t as bad as what it could have been. My brother has a Moab, Utah story where they just had to go to sleep with the sand blasting their tent and faces. They barely slept and woke to their beards, eyes and everything caked in dust. So on an optimistic note, our experience wasn’t too bad. But we did have some nasty pit toilets too. So those are worth something. After climbing a couple days, we headed to some hot springs on the way home, which for me was a highlight! We happily returned home to the comforts of our cabin. Unfortunately, we also returned home to find out a distant family member passed away in Arizona, so we headed down to Phoenix to attend the memorial and be there for family. Although we didn’t really know my step-mother-in-law’s step-dad very well, it was nice to get to know the great man he was through his service, his family and friends. One thing that really struck me was his favorite poem, “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. It’s an inspiring poem that really illustrated who he was and how he lived - and how we should all live for that matter. Looking forward, we are expecting our good friend Ben on Saturday for ten days of cabin-living, fishing, canoeing, climbing and sipping gin & tonics. That’s about it. Oh, and hang in there Minnesotans, we’ll try to bring some spring sunshine with us!!
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BISHOP, CALIFORNIA We’ve been hopping over the west lately. A big rainstorm was coming to Tahoe last week, so we headed south to Bishop, California. The scenery was an “A+” but we’ll rate the camping was a “D”. We got down there after a desert hail storm, so stormy winds winded through the campsites and carried with it, tons of dust and sand. So our tent, our eyes, and gear got filled with sand. So every night we had to shake out our stuff. It definitely wasn’t as bad as what it could have been. My brother has a Moab, Utah story where they just had to go to sleep with the sand blasting their tent and faces. They barely slept and woke to their beards, eyes and everything caked in dust. So on an optimistic note, our experience wasn’t too bad. But we did have some nasty pit toilets too. So those are worth something. After climbing a couple days, we headed to some hot springs on the way home, which for me was a highlight! We happily returned home to the comforts of our cabin. Unfortunately, we also returned home to find out a distant family member passed away in Arizona, so we headed down to Phoenix to attend the memorial and be there for family. Although we didn’t really know my step-mother-in-law’s step-dad very well, it was nice to get to know the great man he was through his service, his family and friends. One thing that really struck me was his favorite poem, “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. It’s an inspiring poem that really illustrated who he was and how he lived - and how we should all live for that matter. Looking forward, we are expecting our good friend Ben on Saturday for ten days of cabin-living, fishing, canoeing, climbing and sipping gin & tonics. That’s about it. Oh, and hang in there Minnesotans, we’ll try to bring some spring sunshine with us!!
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BISHOP, CALIFORNIA We’ve been hopping over the west lately. A big rainstorm was coming to Tahoe last week, so we headed south to Bishop, California. The scenery was an “A+” but we’ll rate the camping was a “D”. We got down there after a desert hail storm, so stormy winds winded through the campsites and carried with it, tons of dust and sand. So our tent, our eyes, and gear got filled with sand. So every night we had to shake out our stuff. It definitely wasn’t as bad as what it could have been. My brother has a Moab, Utah story where they just had to go to sleep with the sand blasting their tent and faces. They barely slept and woke to their beards, eyes and everything caked in dust. So on an optimistic note, our experience wasn’t too bad. But we did have some nasty pit toilets too. So those are worth something. After climbing a couple days, we headed to some hot springs on the way home, which for me was a highlight! We happily returned home to the comforts of our cabin. Unfortunately, we also returned home to find out a distant family member passed away in Arizona, so we headed down to Phoenix to attend the memorial and be there for family. Although we didn’t really know my step-mother-in-law’s step-dad very well, it was nice to get to know the great man he was through his service, his family and friends. One thing that really struck me was his favorite poem, “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. It’s an inspiring poem that really illustrated who he was and how he lived - and how we should all live for that matter. Looking forward, we are expecting our good friend Ben on Saturday for ten days of cabin-living, fishing, canoeing, climbing and sipping gin & tonics. That’s about it. Oh, and hang in there Minnesotans, we’ll try to bring some spring sunshine with us!!
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BISHOP, CALIFORNIA We’ve been hopping over the west lately. A big rainstorm was coming to Tahoe last week, so we headed south to Bishop, California. The scenery was an “A+” but we’ll rate the camping was a “D”. We got down there after a desert hail storm, so stormy winds winded through the campsites and carried with it, tons of dust and sand. So our tent, our eyes, and gear got filled with sand. So every night we had to shake out our stuff. It definitely wasn’t as bad as what it could have been. My brother has a Moab, Utah story where they just had to go to sleep with the sand blasting their tent and faces. They barely slept and woke to their beards, eyes and everything caked in dust. So on an optimistic note, our experience wasn’t too bad. But we did have some nasty pit toilets too. So those are worth something. After climbing a couple days, we headed to some hot springs on the way home, which for me was a highlight! We happily returned home to the comforts of our cabin. Unfortunately, we also returned home to find out a distant family member passed away in Arizona, so we headed down to Phoenix to attend the memorial and be there for family. Although we didn’t really know my step-mother-in-law’s step-dad very well, it was nice to get to know the great man he was through his service, his family and friends. One thing that really struck me was his favorite poem, “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. It’s an inspiring poem that really illustrated who he was and how he lived - and how we should all live for that matter. Looking forward, we are expecting our good friend Ben on Saturday for ten days of cabin-living, fishing, canoeing, climbing and sipping gin & tonics. That’s about it. Oh, and hang in there Minnesotans, we’ll try to bring some spring sunshine with us!!
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BISHOP, CALIFORNIA

We’ve been hopping over the west lately. A big rainstorm was coming to Tahoe last week, so we headed south to Bishop, California. The scenery was an “A+” but we’ll rate the camping was a “D”. We got down there after a desert hail storm, so stormy winds winded through the campsites and carried with it, tons of dust and sand. So our tent, our eyes, and gear got filled with sand. So every night we had to shake out our stuff. It definitely wasn’t as bad as what it could have been. My brother has a Moab, Utah story where they just had to go to sleep with the sand blasting their tent and faces. They barely slept and woke to their beards, eyes and everything caked in dust. So on an optimistic note, our experience wasn’t too bad. But we did have some nasty pit toilets too. So those are worth something. After climbing a couple days, we headed to some hot springs on the way home, which for me was a highlight!

We happily returned home to the comforts of our cabin. Unfortunately, we also returned home to find out a distant family member passed away in Arizona, so we headed down to Phoenix to attend the memorial and be there for family. Although we didn’t really know my step-mother-in-law’s step-dad very well, it was nice to get to know the great man he was through his service, his family and friends. One thing that really struck me was his favorite poem, “The Dash” by Linda Ellis. It’s an inspiring poem that really illustrated who he was and how he lived - and how we should all live for that matter.

Looking forward, we are expecting our good friend Ben on Saturday for ten days of cabin-living, fishing, canoeing, climbing and sipping gin & tonics.

That’s about it. Oh, and hang in there Minnesotans, we’ll try to bring some spring sunshine with us!!

There’s a storm coming here today and with the warm, spring weather, it will probably be mostly rain, so we’re headed 4 hours south to the desert of Bishop, CA. People we met along our road trip would always suggest we check out the climbing in Bishop, so that’s what we’re doing. Check that off the list! And just my luck, there’s some primitive, in-the-middle-of-nowhere hot springs south of Mammoth Lakes we’ll stop at, which is another thing I’ve been on the hunt for our whole trip. Check! Other than that, we’ve been busy….- watching the U.S. Alpine National Championships at Squaw (the U.S.’s best ski racers)- hiking on different trails around the lake- rock climbing on and off when it’s sunny and warm- walking humane society dogs- working on some graphic design projects- skiing a bit here and there (the snow is getting warm, and with warmer, slushier snow comes the anxiety of tweaking a knee, so we’ve only been skiing a couple times a week)- trying out the Squaw Valley pool & hot tub up at mid-mountain (which finally opened for spring and is as awesome as I had anticipated)- baking (yesterday was homemade granola and pizza crust, today is some homemade granola bars and boxed brownies for our camping trip).That’s about it! We’re excited to reunite with our friend “camping” and enjoy the desert sun. The end.
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There’s a storm coming here today and with the warm, spring weather, it will probably be mostly rain, so we’re headed 4 hours south to the desert of Bishop, CA. People we met along our road trip would always suggest we check out the climbing in Bishop, so that’s what we’re doing. Check that off the list! And just my luck, there’s some primitive, in-the-middle-of-nowhere hot springs south of Mammoth Lakes we’ll stop at, which is another thing I’ve been on the hunt for our whole trip. Check! Other than that, we’ve been busy….- watching the U.S. Alpine National Championships at Squaw (the U.S.’s best ski racers)- hiking on different trails around the lake- rock climbing on and off when it’s sunny and warm- walking humane society dogs- working on some graphic design projects- skiing a bit here and there (the snow is getting warm, and with warmer, slushier snow comes the anxiety of tweaking a knee, so we’ve only been skiing a couple times a week)- trying out the Squaw Valley pool & hot tub up at mid-mountain (which finally opened for spring and is as awesome as I had anticipated)- baking (yesterday was homemade granola and pizza crust, today is some homemade granola bars and boxed brownies for our camping trip).That’s about it! We’re excited to reunite with our friend “camping” and enjoy the desert sun. The end.
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  • Camera
  • ISO
  • Aperture
  • Exposure
  • Focal Length
  • iPhone 4S
  • 64
  • f/2.4
  • 1/3953th
  • 4mm
There’s a storm coming here today and with the warm, spring weather, it will probably be mostly rain, so we’re headed 4 hours south to the desert of Bishop, CA. People we met along our road trip would always suggest we check out the climbing in Bishop, so that’s what we’re doing. Check that off the list! And just my luck, there’s some primitive, in-the-middle-of-nowhere hot springs south of Mammoth Lakes we’ll stop at, which is another thing I’ve been on the hunt for our whole trip. Check! Other than that, we’ve been busy….- watching the U.S. Alpine National Championships at Squaw (the U.S.’s best ski racers)- hiking on different trails around the lake- rock climbing on and off when it’s sunny and warm- walking humane society dogs- working on some graphic design projects- skiing a bit here and there (the snow is getting warm, and with warmer, slushier snow comes the anxiety of tweaking a knee, so we’ve only been skiing a couple times a week)- trying out the Squaw Valley pool & hot tub up at mid-mountain (which finally opened for spring and is as awesome as I had anticipated)- baking (yesterday was homemade granola and pizza crust, today is some homemade granola bars and boxed brownies for our camping trip).That’s about it! We’re excited to reunite with our friend “camping” and enjoy the desert sun. The end.
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  • ISO
  • Aperture
  • Exposure
  • Focal Length
  • iPhone 4S
  • 64
  • f/2.4
  • 1/6135th
  • 4mm
There’s a storm coming here today and with the warm, spring weather, it will probably be mostly rain, so we’re headed 4 hours south to the desert of Bishop, CA. People we met along our road trip would always suggest we check out the climbing in Bishop, so that’s what we’re doing. Check that off the list! And just my luck, there’s some primitive, in-the-middle-of-nowhere hot springs south of Mammoth Lakes we’ll stop at, which is another thing I’ve been on the hunt for our whole trip. Check! Other than that, we’ve been busy….- watching the U.S. Alpine National Championships at Squaw (the U.S.’s best ski racers)- hiking on different trails around the lake- rock climbing on and off when it’s sunny and warm- walking humane society dogs- working on some graphic design projects- skiing a bit here and there (the snow is getting warm, and with warmer, slushier snow comes the anxiety of tweaking a knee, so we’ve only been skiing a couple times a week)- trying out the Squaw Valley pool & hot tub up at mid-mountain (which finally opened for spring and is as awesome as I had anticipated)- baking (yesterday was homemade granola and pizza crust, today is some homemade granola bars and boxed brownies for our camping trip).That’s about it! We’re excited to reunite with our friend “camping” and enjoy the desert sun. The end.
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  • ISO
  • Aperture
  • Exposure
  • Focal Length
  • iPhone 4S
  • 64
  • f/2.4
  • 1/5025th
  • 4mm
There’s a storm coming here today and with the warm, spring weather, it will probably be mostly rain, so we’re headed 4 hours south to the desert of Bishop, CA. People we met along our road trip would always suggest we check out the climbing in Bishop, so that’s what we’re doing. Check that off the list! And just my luck, there’s some primitive, in-the-middle-of-nowhere hot springs south of Mammoth Lakes we’ll stop at, which is another thing I’ve been on the hunt for our whole trip. Check! Other than that, we’ve been busy….- watching the U.S. Alpine National Championships at Squaw (the U.S.’s best ski racers)- hiking on different trails around the lake- rock climbing on and off when it’s sunny and warm- walking humane society dogs- working on some graphic design projects- skiing a bit here and there (the snow is getting warm, and with warmer, slushier snow comes the anxiety of tweaking a knee, so we’ve only been skiing a couple times a week)- trying out the Squaw Valley pool & hot tub up at mid-mountain (which finally opened for spring and is as awesome as I had anticipated)- baking (yesterday was homemade granola and pizza crust, today is some homemade granola bars and boxed brownies for our camping trip).That’s about it! We’re excited to reunite with our friend “camping” and enjoy the desert sun. The end.
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  • ISO
  • Aperture
  • Exposure
  • Focal Length
  • Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS
  • 160
  • f/8
  • 1/320th
  • 4mm
There’s a storm coming here today and with the warm, spring weather, it will probably be mostly rain, so we’re headed 4 hours south to the desert of Bishop, CA. People we met along our road trip would always suggest we check out the climbing in Bishop, so that’s what we’re doing. Check that off the list! And just my luck, there’s some primitive, in-the-middle-of-nowhere hot springs south of Mammoth Lakes we’ll stop at, which is another thing I’ve been on the hunt for our whole trip. Check! Other than that, we’ve been busy….- watching the U.S. Alpine National Championships at Squaw (the U.S.’s best ski racers)- hiking on different trails around the lake- rock climbing on and off when it’s sunny and warm- walking humane society dogs- working on some graphic design projects- skiing a bit here and there (the snow is getting warm, and with warmer, slushier snow comes the anxiety of tweaking a knee, so we’ve only been skiing a couple times a week)- trying out the Squaw Valley pool & hot tub up at mid-mountain (which finally opened for spring and is as awesome as I had anticipated)- baking (yesterday was homemade granola and pizza crust, today is some homemade granola bars and boxed brownies for our camping trip).That’s about it! We’re excited to reunite with our friend “camping” and enjoy the desert sun. The end.
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  • Camera
  • ISO
  • Aperture
  • Exposure
  • Focal Length
  • Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS
  • 100
  • f/8
  • 1/320th
  • 4mm
There’s a storm coming here today and with the warm, spring weather, it will probably be mostly rain, so we’re headed 4 hours south to the desert of Bishop, CA. People we met along our road trip would always suggest we check out the climbing in Bishop, so that’s what we’re doing. Check that off the list! And just my luck, there’s some primitive, in-the-middle-of-nowhere hot springs south of Mammoth Lakes we’ll stop at, which is another thing I’ve been on the hunt for our whole trip. Check! Other than that, we’ve been busy….- watching the U.S. Alpine National Championships at Squaw (the U.S.’s best ski racers)- hiking on different trails around the lake- rock climbing on and off when it’s sunny and warm- walking humane society dogs- working on some graphic design projects- skiing a bit here and there (the snow is getting warm, and with warmer, slushier snow comes the anxiety of tweaking a knee, so we’ve only been skiing a couple times a week)- trying out the Squaw Valley pool & hot tub up at mid-mountain (which finally opened for spring and is as awesome as I had anticipated)- baking (yesterday was homemade granola and pizza crust, today is some homemade granola bars and boxed brownies for our camping trip).That’s about it! We’re excited to reunite with our friend “camping” and enjoy the desert sun. The end.
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  • Camera
  • ISO
  • Aperture
  • Exposure
  • Focal Length
  • iPhone 4S
  • 64
  • f/2.4
  • 1/2907th
  • 4mm
There’s a storm coming here today and with the warm, spring weather, it will probably be mostly rain, so we’re headed 4 hours south to the desert of Bishop, CA. People we met along our road trip would always suggest we check out the climbing in Bishop, so that’s what we’re doing. Check that off the list! And just my luck, there’s some primitive, in-the-middle-of-nowhere hot springs south of Mammoth Lakes we’ll stop at, which is another thing I’ve been on the hunt for our whole trip. Check! Other than that, we’ve been busy….- watching the U.S. Alpine National Championships at Squaw (the U.S.’s best ski racers)- hiking on different trails around the lake- rock climbing on and off when it’s sunny and warm- walking humane society dogs- working on some graphic design projects- skiing a bit here and there (the snow is getting warm, and with warmer, slushier snow comes the anxiety of tweaking a knee, so we’ve only been skiing a couple times a week)- trying out the Squaw Valley pool & hot tub up at mid-mountain (which finally opened for spring and is as awesome as I had anticipated)- baking (yesterday was homemade granola and pizza crust, today is some homemade granola bars and boxed brownies for our camping trip).That’s about it! We’re excited to reunite with our friend “camping” and enjoy the desert sun. The end.
Zoom Info
  • Camera
  • ISO
  • Aperture
  • Exposure
  • Focal Length
  • iPhone 4S
  • 64
  • f/2.4
  • 1/1381th
  • 4mm
There’s a storm coming here today and with the warm, spring weather, it will probably be mostly rain, so we’re headed 4 hours south to the desert of Bishop, CA. People we met along our road trip would always suggest we check out the climbing in Bishop, so that’s what we’re doing. Check that off the list! And just my luck, there’s some primitive, in-the-middle-of-nowhere hot springs south of Mammoth Lakes we’ll stop at, which is another thing I’ve been on the hunt for our whole trip. Check! Other than that, we’ve been busy….- watching the U.S. Alpine National Championships at Squaw (the U.S.’s best ski racers)- hiking on different trails around the lake- rock climbing on and off when it’s sunny and warm- walking humane society dogs- working on some graphic design projects- skiing a bit here and there (the snow is getting warm, and with warmer, slushier snow comes the anxiety of tweaking a knee, so we’ve only been skiing a couple times a week)- trying out the Squaw Valley pool & hot tub up at mid-mountain (which finally opened for spring and is as awesome as I had anticipated)- baking (yesterday was homemade granola and pizza crust, today is some homemade granola bars and boxed brownies for our camping trip).That’s about it! We’re excited to reunite with our friend “camping” and enjoy the desert sun. The end.
Zoom Info
  • Camera
  • ISO
  • Aperture
  • Exposure
  • Focal Length
  • iPhone 4S
  • 80
  • f/2.4
  • 1/120th
  • 4mm
There’s a storm coming here today and with the warm, spring weather, it will probably be mostly rain, so we’re headed 4 hours south to the desert of Bishop, CA. People we met along our road trip would always suggest we check out the climbing in Bishop, so that’s what we’re doing. Check that off the list! And just my luck, there’s some primitive, in-the-middle-of-nowhere hot springs south of Mammoth Lakes we’ll stop at, which is another thing I’ve been on the hunt for our whole trip. Check! Other than that, we’ve been busy….- watching the U.S. Alpine National Championships at Squaw (the U.S.’s best ski racers)- hiking on different trails around the lake- rock climbing on and off when it’s sunny and warm- walking humane society dogs- working on some graphic design projects- skiing a bit here and there (the snow is getting warm, and with warmer, slushier snow comes the anxiety of tweaking a knee, so we’ve only been skiing a couple times a week)- trying out the Squaw Valley pool & hot tub up at mid-mountain (which finally opened for spring and is as awesome as I had anticipated)- baking (yesterday was homemade granola and pizza crust, today is some homemade granola bars and boxed brownies for our camping trip).That’s about it! We’re excited to reunite with our friend “camping” and enjoy the desert sun. The end.
Zoom Info
  • Camera
  • ISO
  • Aperture
  • Exposure
  • Focal Length
  • Canon PowerShot ELPH 300 HS
  • 125
  • f/8
  • 1/250th
  • 4mm

There’s a storm coming here today and with the warm, spring weather, it will probably be mostly rain, so we’re headed 4 hours south to the desert of Bishop, CA. People we met along our road trip would always suggest we check out the climbing in Bishop, so that’s what we’re doing. Check that off the list! And just my luck, there’s some primitive, in-the-middle-of-nowhere hot springs south of Mammoth Lakes we’ll stop at, which is another thing I’ve been on the hunt for our whole trip. Check!


Other than that, we’ve been busy….
- watching the U.S. Alpine National Championships at Squaw (the U.S.’s best ski racers)
- hiking on different trails around the lake
- rock climbing on and off when it’s sunny and warm
- walking humane society dogs
- working on some graphic design projects
- skiing a bit here and there (the snow is getting warm, and with warmer, slushier snow comes the anxiety of tweaking a knee, so we’ve only been skiing a couple times a week)
- trying out the Squaw Valley pool & hot tub up at mid-mountain (which finally opened for spring and is as awesome as I had anticipated)
- baking (yesterday was homemade granola and pizza crust, today is some homemade granola bars and boxed brownies for our camping trip).


That’s about it! We’re excited to reunite with our friend “camping” and enjoy the desert sun.

The end.

SNOW, ROCK and LIFE Last week we had a big storm and skied 3 days of powder, this week its 60 degrees and we went climbing yesterday. Its been a unique winter with a massive range in temps, but the cold is supposed to come back next week (crossing our fingers). It’s the joke that in Minnesota, people want winter to just leave, and in Tahoe, people just want winter to return. Our plan for the spring keeps changing, but I think we’ve nailed it down finally. We had to ask ourselves the big questions, knowing that in a couple months we would hunker down and find those things people call “jobs.” Is there anything else we really want to do before we have to return to conventional living? Can we even afford it? Is it worth it? We’re a team, so is it what we both want? Have we gotten the most out of our time away? After much research, thought and talking, we tabled some ideas for another time and are super excited to just pull into Minnesota and feel at home. Sometimes you don’t need big international adventures to feel fulfilled, you just a need a nice family dinner and your mom’s homemade desserts. See you in May Minnesota.
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SNOW, ROCK and LIFE

Last week we had a big storm and skied 3 days of powder, this week its 60 degrees and we went climbing yesterday. Its been a unique winter with a massive range in temps, but the cold is supposed to come back next week (crossing our fingers). It’s the joke that in Minnesota, people want winter to just leave, and in Tahoe, people just want winter to return.

Our plan for the spring keeps changing, but I think we’ve nailed it down finally. We had to ask ourselves the big questions, knowing that in a couple months we would hunker down and find those things people call “jobs.”
Is there anything else we really want to do before we have to return to conventional living?
Can we even afford it?
Is it worth it?
We’re a team, so is it what we both want?
Have we gotten the most out of our time away?
After much research, thought and talking, we tabled some ideas for another time and are super excited to just pull into Minnesota and feel at home. Sometimes you don’t need big international adventures to feel fulfilled, you just a need a nice family dinner and your mom’s homemade desserts.

See you in May Minnesota.