From North to South: Another day in paradise

From North to South

Amy's ramblings. Once upon a time these ramblings pertained to my 5 months in Guatemala and Honduras. Then they followed the ebb and flow of my final semester in Alaska. From there things really went south ... to Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. After 8 months in the Andes, I fell back under Alaska's spell … working at a newspaper and wandering mountains. Now I'm somewhat south again ... in Jackson Hole, WY, teaching ski school on the clock and making fresh tracks off the clock.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Another day in paradise

Yesterday while ski jouring, Richard, Paul and I looked up at these alpenglow-bathed bowls filled with fresh snow tucked inside beautiful Ram Valley.

Today we had no choice but to go and check them out.

We got going at about 9:30 a.m. The almost full moon still hung high in the sky.

Paul skinning up through Ram Valley

Richard and Paul. The higher we climbed, the more sun we got. All three of us live in the valley below, and this time of year the valley doesn't get any direct sunlight, so we just soaked it in. It was a super chilly day, but with the blue skies, direct sunlight and long climb, it felt toasty.

Chillin' on the peak before making our first turns down.

Me up on top

This dog has got the good life.

Richard

Paul and the dogs going up for a second lap. I kicked back, enjoyed the view and let my legs take a rest while Paul and Richard made a few more turns.