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Movie: House of Sand (2005)
The first surprise is that Brazil has a vast desert of sand dunes with isolated “lagoons” that provide enough water to support human settlers, just barely. The story follows three generations of women stranded in this area, unable to return to the outside world that goes on making wars and discoveries that become echoes in…
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Skiing Eldora
Doug gets us some discounted lift tickets for Eldora Mountain Resort, and we celebrate his 25th birthday in some sweet soft snow. They had 10 inches of new snow yesterday, and more before that. It’s windy, but in the sheltered areas it is really nice. Eldora seems comparable in size and layout to Bogus Basin…
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Geo Mashup 1.0 Release
I’ve addressed all the issues I received for 1.0 BETA 2, so the time for 1.0 has come. Enjoy. Submit issues and suggestions if you have them. Change log: Removed automatic zooming. Changed the admin map to use the full zoom control. Improved the javascript customization interface (custom-marker.js is now custom.js) Added option to use…
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Cold and white on Rendevous Mountain
From the Wiktionary definition: ass over teakettle, sometimes ass over teacups: (idiomatic) (US) Tumbling upside down… It’s our last day in Jackson. One inch of new snow is enough to bring us back to Teton Village for lift tickets, hoping for more snow during the day. There is more snow, but it comes with more…
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Taggart Lake Tour
At last, straight from Jackson Hole, an action shot! Ann goes full tilt on the pleasant 4-mile loop to Taggart Lake in Grand Teton National Park. It’s a little windy today, which feels pretty cold with the below zero temperatures. There’s also a nice cloud bank rolling in, which we hope will provide some snow.…