Entries Tagged as 'Winter'

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

To Paddle or to Sleep

My eyes groggily open, buxxxxxx, brrrrrrrrrrrr, bxxxxxxx- my dumb alarm clock. I can’t believe I though it would be a good idea to, wait, it was a good idea, I’m going kayaking today! I leap out of bed, more a role really, trying to avoid the heaps of clothing and random boxes of detritus […]

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Wallowa Bliss

My ski-pants flutter in the wind as I bump my hand against my nose, trying to get some semblance of feeling out of it. I bend my head in to the wind, leaning back in my ski boots in the thick deep snow. If I pull up hard enough on the tips of my […]

Monday, December 31st, 2007

That fluffy white stuff.

Tumalo Mountain OR
The ice that earlier froze in my hair on the up-track is now melting underneath my hat and running down my nose, where it freezes in perfect little droplets, just waiting for my gloved hand to send them flying. The tips of my ears are just starting to warm up, proving to me […]