Asheville winter (posted a little late)

wahoo- snow at our house in asheville
Just a few inches
didn't last long

El Rio
Scouting out the rapids at Wilson creek (more like, chad was scouting out the rapids, i was taking pictures of the rocks)
Blue Ridge Mountains
Cool lichen and moss-- katie this one's for you
More cool lichen
My crazy frost bite toes-- never thought this would happen living in the South

Colorado Vacation!

Top 10 Colorado Highlights:

1. Skiing at Keystone, Vail, Beavercreek and A-Basin
2. Keeley and her granola loving, downward dog doing, crazy dog self
3. Trivia at the Cala and the hand star, Go team Snaggle Tooth
4. High 5 live & DJ Hillen at Greenlight
5. Falling asleep in Jacob’s car
6. Vail Powder- so so soft and white and beautiful
7. Alice’s famous BBQ
8. Dinner with Eileen & Friends—thank you
9. Snowshoeing at Montezuma with my parents & crazy big cornices looming in the distance
10. Sled ride up the Mountain
11. Hanging out with Ms. Wood

Chad and Hoover Chad reunited with former Manimals
Hannah & Chad
Snow Mushroom
Me and Alice

Snowshoeing in Montezuma with my parents
This one's for you Dave!
Playing around in the Climax Park

High Five at the Green Light
Yummy Chocolate Chip Cookies in Beavercreek after skiing

Alice and Thor Daddy

I love Vail!
Alice in Vail

Chad & Jacob

Linville Gorge video

Our Friend Dave made this video after a trip to linville gorge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrJLLlwXWgo&feature=user

watch 'em grow

you can do it little guys!

Why I love my life

I have completely and utterly neglected this blog and probably to the point of losing all of my loyal fans. However, lately there have been exciting life happening worth documenting and pictures worth posting.

1. My lettuce seeds are sprouting, tiny little green sprouts that will hopefully make a delicious home-grown salad.

2. Julie and Dani visited from Atlanta and convinced me and Chad to go night skiing at Wolf Laurel Resort, 45 minutes north of our house. I was completely skeptical, especially considering the temperatures were in the 60’s that day and we hadn’t seen snow since the beginning of January. Nevertheless Chad agreed to buy my ticket and I agreed to go, merely to say I tried skiing in the South. I couldn't help but crack up laughing when we arrived and I set my eyes on the thin strips of snow they call "runs." It was a strange, very foreign experience, however I was pleasantly surprised at the softness of the snow and the diversity of the mountain; there was more than one run as I had imagined there would be. Please see the photos below.

3. Two more reasons why Chad is AWESOME: (1) He recently washed and re-used a plastic rice bag, reaching new heights in the world of recycling, I am so proud. (2) For Valentine’s Day he gave me a harmonica in the key of C, so shiny and sweet sounding, it is my new whistle replacement.

4. Dave visited for a weekend and we successfully climbed the Prow in Linville Gorge, despite high winds, lost chalk bags and prickly briar bushes.

5. Krista visited on one of the coldest weekends we have had. We spent two days at Rumbling Bald, with several successful climbs, and a few frostbitten toes.

6. The Planned Parenthood where I work, experienced a fire. Arson was fortunately ruled out, however the smoke damage has temporarily closed the clinic.

7. An Asheville city bus ripped the front bumper clear off my Subi.

(We love visitors and are happy to provide you with shelter and a nice air mattress. Warning: our apartment temperature does not exceed 60 degrees).

Muy Chulos

Cristina visiting Asheville

Bent Creek Adventures-- Mountain Biking with Chris and Lee

Wolf-Laurel Resort...let me tell you, I am really excited to ski in CO in march

Notice the smoky mountains in the distance

What a change from Eaglecrest-- wow

Riding the lift at Wold Laural-- first time night skiing

Living in the South = climbing in January

Chad on no-hands problem

Krista climbing Fruitloops at the Cereal Buttress

New Year's In Asheville



Katie's Christmas Sweater Party: Denver, Co

Chad is happy, climbing is so much fun!

Belay stop for 3rd pitch of the Prow, Lindville Gorge below

Chad climbing the 3rd pitch of the Prow, a super exposed climb--

We made it to the top of the Prow, beautiful smoky mountains in the distance

beautiful sunset, hiking out just before darkness fell upon us

Obed is rockalicious

Me and Noah

Noah is the coolest 4 year old I know!

It was getting dark and Chad and key decided it would be a great idea to take the seat belt (an old seat belt was tied to now rotting trees as something to pull yourself up the rock), straight up, through the brair patch.
View from up top, no longer in the canyon

Little Noah was such a trooper! We had to bushwhack through rhododendron and prickly holly.