Long days of summer give way to later sunrises, earlier sunsets and real night time with darkness, and ... termination dust. Termination dust is that white reminder of the oncoming season of riding two planks through deep powder.
We all have our little definitions for the next season, coho in the stream, ripening berries... But, can true termination dust occur before the fireweed's top bloom signals the end of summer? However one may define termination dust, signs of the season encourage us to quicken our pace of summer time pursuits and enjoy the cyclic continuum.
August 8, 2011
May 27, 2011
Alyeska Slusheroo
Alyeska's last weekend for the season is a slushfest with temperatures at the base of the quad reaching 60 F on May 26, 2011.
Like going through a sports drill at half speed, skiing Alyeska's slush was a slow motion affair. The tram carried many more tourists than skiers. There is no snow below 1000 ft el, and downloading on the tram was our choice after our last run.
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| One of Markman's Many 360's |
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| Ribbons of Snow on the South Face |
May 25, 2011
Wild
On a wilderness trek from Cindy's Ski Haus to my work-a-day world, I came upon two moose. Two bulls, each with velvety half-grown antlers, on opposite sides of the road, were ravishing the willow sprouts. I watched, inspired by the energy of these beasts to grow such enormous antlers, thrash about with them, only to discard them and then grow bigger ones the next spring.
Not far down the road, I came upon two bears, shiny and black with dark brown eyes. As these two ursines grazed on the newly sprouted grass, they did not care that I watched them. The bears had no fear, only hunger.
And so it begins again.
Not far down the road, I came upon two bears, shiny and black with dark brown eyes. As these two ursines grazed on the newly sprouted grass, they did not care that I watched them. The bears had no fear, only hunger.
And so it begins again.
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