Some friends and a sister

My sister made the big move to South Lake this week. She stayed with us for a few days but I guess the dirty floor, 60 minute commute and crash pad combo wasn't comparable to an adorable woodsy loft within walking distance to her new job. We did manage a couple of ski days before the new work week rolled around.

Some Reno rabble-rousers also headed into the backcountry with us. Enough said.

Gearing up

Skinning to the top

The descent

A week of Thanksgiving

A long drive through desert landscapes

A four day gun camp in the desert

A visit to Death Valley

A tour of a date farm. Date shake anyone?

A muddy ride

A beautiful morning at the beach

A few epic early-season backcountry turns

Snow in the Sierras

Our rides have been getting a bit chilly but the views are so impressive. We might be biased but we think Reno is so pretty with all the colored trees in the city and the snowy sierras in the background.

Washoe boulders

It pays to know some locals. It would of taken us years to find these boulders if we were on our own. Though it appears in the following three photographs that the women-folk just observed, that is not the case. Although sometimes I feel more like sleep on our bouldering mats then actually bouldering.

Working on the house

Friday we decided we had all weekend to work on the house, so we went for a bike ride, confident that "we would work hard all day Saturday". Today, we had breakfast with some friends, and decided that we needed to burn it off with another ride. So much for Saturday. There's always Sunday, right?

The best of Summer 2010

Death Valley National Park

Denver and Carter looking down the U-notch on North Palisade

Joshua Tree National Park

Red Rocks National Park

Denver leading West Country in Tuolumne

Mono Lake

Mathes Crest

Jocelyn and Denver skiing the Mountaineer's Route, Mt Whitney

Lover's Leap

Denver approaching Bear Creek Spire

A new neighborhood

Over the weekend we moved into our new house. Goodbye dingy apartment that is dark like a bat cave. Hello old house with charming brick and tons of windows. The house is 86 years old and is therefore quite small and in need of some serious upgrades. So it's not 100% charming now, but it has lots of potential and will be 100% cool when we're done. I hope. At least the neighbors and the Frank The Mailman are all friendly so they won't make fun of us to our faces. I am excited about the project, but also wish we could move in without spending a couple of months living out of boxes. Oh well, I'll just have to pray for patience and hope that Denver works as fast as he say's he does.

My favorite parts about our new place? My very own washer and dryer. A peaceful and quiet neighborhood. The big tall trees lining the street. A room in the basement that is dedicated to the storage of gear. And bright sunshiny rooms.

The dining and living room

The kitchen and breakfast nook



The carriage house which is slated to become a studio apartment.