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Month: January 2010

  • Heaven Hill

    As we’re getting ready in the morning, a familiar-looking guy in the parking lot says, “Hey, didn’t we see you last night? My wife’s arm was in a cast…” He’s headed up to do a backcountry run with some friends. While I’m still thinking back and realizing Aaron’s wife did only have one ski pole,…

  • Moonlight Skiing

    Ann notices that this may be our last full moon in Santa Fe and plans a moonlight ski, hoping we get better weather than the last time, which was very cold and dark. We start up too early, and climb in the dark once more, but at least under clear skies this time. I lose…

  • Sweet Run at Santa Fe Ski Basin

    If we only get one run in on the skis and split board this year, we pick the right day to do it. Seven inches of fresh snow glisten under bluebird skies. Conditions are good enough to climb to Tesuque peak today. The snow is so nice that I get over-eager to hit some bumps…

  • Snow Running

    Not barefoot this time, but back in my Vibram Five Fingers with some rubber trimmed from the left heel, I set out for a run in the recent snow. The soft snow and (relatively) warm feet make this a new game – suddenly it feels like I can work my heart and lungs instead of…

  • A Ride on the Rail Runner

    The commuter train between Santa Fe and Albuquerque was a new addition during our time here. It’s been a topic of much debate, praise, and mockery, opening new opportunities for commuters, blocking traffic, sitting mysteriously idle, stranding partyers, and generally attracting attention. We figure we should ride it before we leave town. One of our…

  • Book: Between a Rock and a Hard Place / Aron Ralston

    Being someone who enjoys the occasional solo outing, even though I haven’t started canyoneering, gives this story an extra grip on me. (Aron amputated his lower arm after a boulder pinned his hand to the wall of a slot canyon in the Canyonlands of Utah). It’s a fascinating survival tale, which Aron tells candidly in…

  • Home has wheels again

    We’ve been living in our camper again since our Christmas trip really, but we’re staying in Santa Fe while Ann transitions out of the job that has allowed me to focus on my freelance software work for a year now. This is a first step towards a rapid expansion our migrations thus far:

  • Square Deal Farm Syrup

    Our bounty of maple syrup has arrived from Square Deal Farm! The closest I can come to describing it is that it tastes like sunlight made sweet and liquid, which I guess is a good description of what Maple trees do, but this is the first time that syrup has made that image palpable for…

  • Last WordPress Geo Mashup Plugin Announcement Here

    This will be my last release announcement here, for version 1.2.9 of Geo Mashup. If you’re listening here for release announcements, subscribe instead to the project download feed: http://code.google.com/feeds/p/wordpress-geo-mashup/downloads/basic The change log will be tracked by version in the Milestone field on the issues page: http://code.google.com/p/wordpress-geo-mashup/issues/list?can=2&q=milestone=1.2.9 Happy upgrading!

  • Frostbite for the New Year?

    The weather is gorgeous for our first day of the year – sunny and well above freezing. We head up with Brooke to the Dorothy Stewart trail, which is high enough to be almost fully snow covered. Lately all I want to do is experiment with barefoot hiking, so I decide to see how my…