Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Hanging in Wrightwood on Friday the 13th

Last Friday me and my brother from another headed to Wrightwood, Ca after work. We wanted to get a taste of the 15 inches of fresh powder Mother Nature had dropped on our local mountains. What a winter wonderland we drove into; it was beautiful! I hadn't seen snow like that it years, memories of my childhood came flashing back. Skiing had been exciting part of my youth; It had been a winter activity I always looked forward to. But like many things in life you move on, and are introduced to other activities. The previous ones seem to naturally fade away. 


Bobby the Snowboard Mtn. Slayer

 So earlier last week when Bobby told me that hes was going snowboarding on Friday. I decided it was time for me to hit the slopes again! I had been at least Twenty Years!

Marc the Long Lost Skier

I said to Bobby "Lets go to the top Baby, no need wasting time. After twenty years this may be my one and only run!" After sitting on the chair lift and swiftly being whisked away! I quickly began questioning myself as to the wisdom of this choice! But it turned out getting back on  skis was like riding a bike! We ended up making five runs that night. What a fantastic time; it felt great to be in the great outdoors with cold and crisp air quickly whistling by my face! Awesome-ness! I can't wait to go back; and this time it won't take twenty years!


Awesome-ness!!

Thursday, January 12, 2017

Getaway: Palm Springs 2017

Tanya and I were able to celebrate the beginning of 2017 with a week vacation in Palm Springs, CA. What would a vacation be without a daily dose of trail running; well in our opinion not a vacation at all! This is the perfect time to visit Palm Springs the city is bustling and full of life with all of the snowbirds running away from the frigid temperatures of the Midwest and East Coast! The area is a hikers and trail runner's dream; the local foothills have miles and miles of interconnected trails. If you want to feel snow beneath you feet you can always take the twenty minute tram ride up to San Jacinto.










Life is meant to be lived, So get out there!

Sunday Morning Hike through Palm Canyon in Palm Springs, CA