Nutcracker

Piper has been in some dance classes recently and had the big performace last weekend of The Nutcracker! They put on a great show!

the Grinch

Piper played a 'Who' in Sunday's production of the Grinch. She did a great job! Great show!

Mt. Ridgway

Climbed Mt. Ridgway yesterday. 10+ miles and about 5,000' of elevation gain. It was a big day, 9 hours car to car. Beautiful fall day, sunny and not too cold. Saw a snoeshoe hare and some big horn sheep along the way.

Boo...

Skylight Arete

We climbed Skylight Arete [Pipeline Wall in Telluride] on Sunday. Great climbing, awesome day!

 

Piper is up high on pitch 3.

 

 

SJBL Champs!

Volleyball in Telluride

We were in Telluride on Saturday for Piper's volleyball games. They beat both Ouray and Telluride! Piper had a 14 point run serving out the last game. Off to the end-of-season tournament next weekend.

Some Fall colors on the drive home...

 

 

Durango

We stayed in Durango last weekend after Piper's Volley-Ball games in Mancos. Spent some time with Kenedy, went to dinner, and ran some errands. Beautiful fall weather!

Labor Day - 2012

Labor Day in Ridgway means Rodeo. We caught the last half of the Parade, and then the Rodeo. Piper was hanging with friends on the fence and catching all of the action!

Gunny Gorge

I did a solo Gunny Gorge trip on Sunday. Wendy and Piper were heading to Grand Junction to do some back-to-school shopping and I thought "why don't you guys just drop me at the put in?" It turned out that I didn't remember how bad the road was and it was a time getting in there and then them driving out....ughh. Oh well, everything turned out ok, and I had a fantastic day in the Gorge. It was blue sky, crystal clear water, fish everywhere....and some darn fun rapids too! Just saw one guy at the put-in and 3 small groups at various camps, but no one on the river.

Ruby/Horsethief Canyon

A bunch of rafting families from Ridgway with middle-schoolers got on Ruby/Horsethief Canyon this past weekend. It was fairly hot, but we stayed cool by jumping in the water a lot. Hit a little wind the first day, but days 2 / 3 were beautiful.

The kids were having tons of fun!

3 lazy days on the river....

Escalante to Bridgeport

Wendy and I got away for an overnighter on the river alone. We did the Escalante to Bridgeport section of the Gunnison River. We put on at 6pm on Weds and rolled into camp about 7:30. It was beautiful, no wind, no rain, no people...

Family Values - Telluride

Piper and I went to Telluride to climb on the Falls Wall. We were heading for the multi-pitch route "Family Values". The weather was threatening, but held off just long enough for us to get the climb in...

Overnighter on the Upper Colorado

We caught up with Friends Ian, Val, Noel, Janine for an overnighter on the upper Colorado. It was a lot of fun. Piper was in the Ducky. We got a little rain, but overall the weather was great! A bunch of Eagles were buzzing around our camp too.

4th of July

Wendy, Hobie and I climbed Courthouse Mtn on the morning of the 4th of July. It was a beautiful day. Wildflowers and mountains all around!

Pipeline Wall - Telluride

Piper and I set off for Telluride, to the Pipeline Wall, to climb "Ame's Way". This would be her first multi-pitch route. It goes 3 pitches at 270'. When we arrived at the base of the route, two others were starting the climb. So, we ventured down the trail to look around. We found a 1-pitch route that looked fun. We're not sure what this route is, but it was hard...

Then back to Ame's Way. It was a great route with awesome views!

Finally on the River with the New Boat!

I finally got the new boat all geared up! We met up with friends Kara & Andy for some boating. Day 1, we put in on the Cemetary run on the Roaring Fork to the Colorado, and took out at South Canyon. Day 2, we put in at Shoshone and ran down to South Canyon. Good fun, the new rig worked out pretty well. Just a little mishap in Shoshone, wasn't sure of the line in one rapid and nailed a rock!

Chicago Style!

Wendy and Piper joined me in Chicago last week. I was in town for work and they came to see the city! On the itinerary : Aquarium, White Sox Game, 'Rock Of Ages' musical, the Lakefront and Millennium Park! It was a busy week and lots of fun.