A family of three drives an old VW bus from San Francisco to the tip of South America.
Posted on April 7, 2014 by jason6 Comments
Bode hit The Cirque. This has been on his list since we got here and the day finally arrived. From the top of Parsenn Bowl, he rode a snowcat out over to the south headwall and dropped straight down.
He was with the ski team, so Angela and I didn't make it. No photos ...
Tags: The Cirque
Filed Under: Colorado
Posted on April 4, 2014 by jason1 Comment
So these things actually exist. Miniature snow machines for kids.
Bode and Elden got to pick their own sled and hit the track.
Apparently, the stock machines can go up to 35 mph, but these were governed at ...
Tags: snowmobiles, Winter Park
Filed Under: Colorado
Posted on April 2, 2014 by jasonNo Comments
That was the last time Scott, Travis and I were in the same room.
Travis came up from Dallas to do some boarding and Scott made the long haul all the way from Boulder (okay, actually Telluride ...
Tags: Winter Park
Filed Under: Colorado
Posted on March 31, 2014 by Bode6 Comments
This was Winter Park Wipeout. You do as many activities as you can. The activities are giant jenga, bowling with frozen turkeys, etc.
There is also a costume contest.
When you complete an activity you get Mardi Gras beads. The beads are like the score in WPWO (Winter Park Wipeout).
WPWO is once a year. It is pretty ...
Tags: Winter Park
Filed Under: Colorado
Posted on March 24, 2014 by angelaNo Comments
Red Beard hasn't been getting much attention lately. Considering a drive to Alaska is in the works, we figured we'd better get out and exercise the gears and give it a full shakedown after a the recent hibernation. A good friend invited us to Beaver Creek, so we hit the road....
Tags: Beaver Creek
Filed Under: Colorado
Posted on March 18, 2014 by jason1 Comment
Most Friday afternoons in the winter involve a 'rail jam'. All the kid's who aren't worn out after a full day of skiing do tricks for prizes at the base. Up until now, Bode was always worn out at the end of the day, so we never made it....
Tags: truckdriver, Winter Park
Filed Under: Uncategorized
Posted on March 17, 2014 by jasonNo Comments
Since we'll be crossing some borders in the near future, we decided to verify that we didn't have any surprises in our passports. Surprise! Bode's will expire this summer. The kid is 8 and is already on to passport #3. Time to go to the post office....
