Turns found in kalamazoo

Collection of photos from various urban ski adventures. Got some skating in w ski boots after a kick and glide session.

Diy curling

I haven't had opportunity to, but the brothers are getting some curling in this season. People are paying a fair sum for ice time inside...these home grown stones were worth the investment.

fun til death on snow

  Today, January 11th..it is 50 degrees out. All of the snow that we had, is gone.  The small storm that we had over Christmas/ New Years was enough in the Ann Arbor area to get some skiing in and it has finally stayed cold enough to get some curling in.

 These Home Made Curling stones are two stainless steel salad bowls, with a pop rivet to bind the two bowls together and then filled with concrete with a handle as you can see here.

Fun til Death on Ski lift  chair # 69!

summer, its been real. Come on back soon

South haven Skate park. I was not feeling it this day...but it was a fun bowl.

Lake Michigan, we had a lot of good times.

Moon over the beach

Trapped Humming bird. We got him out.

This has a Subaru engine, and is all jacked up.

more south haven skate park

1976 checker marathon

We only owned it for about 3 weeks..but it was fun.

Two sesh day.

 

 It is not very often, but ever once in a while I get in a two sesh day.  One at the skate park and one on the long board. This was one of the quickest two sesh days on record- getting both in in little under a hour and a half.  I am continuing to work on my Coleman slides...as the video shows- i can use them to stop..but i would like to be able to roll out of them.  I guess being able to stop on a skateboard going fast down a hill is a serious step forward though.

Un named Basalt Ridge. Hayden, Colorado.

                The Pictures below are a little grainy- regardless of that, they document a great trip to Colorado.  We were staying in what could accurately be described as "God forsaken" and/or " God Blessed."   The location is North of Hayden, Colorado....which is west of Steamboat.  This was the first opportunity that i have had to take my kids climbing outside or real stone.  Both of them thought it was fun, and perhaps even really got into it? 

We took a hike to a large basalt ridge that is about two miles in length and of variable quality. I would not suggest this place as a destination for rock climbing. Actually i would discourage it...especially in Colorado a state in which there is such a high quantity of high quality sites.  However, because we could walk to this ridge it made an easy target. 

View of Ollie surmounting the final buldge to the summit.  The south face of this ridge, at this point is probably 150 feet or so.  It is situated very high on a hill, so the exposure is great.

Looking East down the ridge from the summit.

A spot we called " the red face"  probably 5.2 or so

The base of the Red Face. I brought along a belay device, but the hip belay really proved to be more useful.

The rack i brought along was very minimal. 25 foot of static rope. 2 harnesses, 1 belay device, 5 random nuts, two cams and 4 biners. I was not about to try the large face with out some serious cleaning. The Basalt on this ridge is choss at best.

My boy got his first lead in. granted it was a traverse..but he lead it none the less.

He placed gear and everything.