Rainier, Fuhrer Finger

We climbed and skied/snowboarded the Fuhrer Finger on Mount Ranier last weekend. It was my second trip up there and a much more interesting route than the first. More pics here

From Drop Box

happy graduation

a present to myself. Yeti 575 frame.

April Powder yesterday in the shade

from colorado springs

I was told that I couldn't take photos after this one. It's a head salvaged from the wreckage of Pompei.

Canada

We went to Canada last weekend for some late season skiing. It was pretty good (when it wasn't storming) with boot to knee deep powder that hadn't been ruined by the sun yet. Actual snowboarding photos to come.

Easter

My mom's yard should be considered some kind of bird conservation site. This is a wild turkey, one of hundreds of birds that frequent the front yard.

Is it biking season yet?

I am ready. This is Ian going fast last summer.

Random photos

From the last couple weeks. Remember boys and girls, Saddle Peak is a serious mountain and strange people will post on your blog if you don't label it as such in your posts.

Yellowstone Park

DC at night

The walk back to my hotel room after the party took a lot longer then it needed to. Fortunately when I got lost I found myself at Moby Dick's House of Kebab, a place I had been told to visit anyway for a late night snack.

DC morning

National Bike Summit

It was cool.

Tetons

and then I ducked

Master of Science

From Drop Box

The defense and comprehensive exam went well, all I have are some minor edits on my thesis and I'm done!

Stayed here last weekend with a bunch of splitboarders:


Defending my thesis tomorrow. Here's a couple pretty pictures of what my program can do:

King of the Ridge 2009

Rather then try and do a ton of laps this year like I have the previous 4 years I decided to try and do as many real ridge laps as possible this year. For those who are familiar with the ridge I did 11 laps from north to south: Hidden, Bomb-box, Kniels, Stupor, Kookoos, Patrolmans, Sluicebox (the normal fast run), the run just south of sluicebox who's name escapes me, Super via the tight chute above, Colters and finally Saddle peak. I was almost as beat as I would have been doing pure quantity, and had a lot more fun.