Dawn Patrol Yields May Powder

First ride home up the mountain tonight. Thank god for the 7th and 8th gear on the 1x8. Limits the ouch factor a bit. Feels good to do it though...a sort of beat down, meditative pain that provides clarity.

They say if life gives you lemons you should make lemonade. Lemonade this week was in the form of a dawn patrol ski in the land of the peanut with Mr. Meriwether. Powder in May? You betcha. A pretty fluffy eight inches of it altogether.  The Duo Trabs have changed my style from Chugach Mountain Guide to the Intergalactic Pilot himself - so that's what it feels like to turn. Meriwether also has a nifty light weight set-up, so we are able to cover lots of ground with minimal effort. Light and fast - you can never go wrong with that combination.

The highlight of the day - besides the good company - was watching the clouds rage into the heart of the Indian Peaks Wilderness. The mountains - Audobon, Navaho, Apache, Arikaree, Toll - they all looked primed for a good spring and super dramatic. The mountains call, and I must go. Tomorrow, an early start for the mountain of the bank!

The first four images are mine. The rest were taken by Meriwether.