So much to tell, so little time. Part II

OK, well this probably wasnt worth waiting for.. but here is the rest of the story.

So the next day after the drive, I got up and purposly didnt return any phone calls of my friends that heard I was going to be home. I know its mean, but if I didnt, I would not get any time with the family. We all wen skiing that day and had a great time. That night I had Chrismas #1 with my Dad, Stepmom and Brother. Xmas morning I got up for my traditional drive to the airport to fly to Reno and spend a few days with my mother and Grandparents (Next year everyone is coming to Durango...) When I arrived we immedately wen home and had Christmas #2 with Mom, Granama, Grandpa, Uncle Jay, and Vern (Moms better half, (sorry mom, bad joke (hey!! Triple perenthesis usage!))) I expected to spent the afternoon waiting for all thier flights out at the casino (we play alot of cards,) but instead we played cards at the house. That is always a good time.

That night after everyone left I did get to go gamble with my mom for a bit. I started off around 8:30 with $100 on the blackjack table, 9:30 I had $0. so I met mom and we sat at the Pia Gow Poker table with another $100. Somewhere after about... hmm I dont know how many beers, but alot... anyway it was 4:00Am when we decided to get some food and call it a night (or morning.) I do enjoy doing that, even though I lost $200 it was still a good time playing and drinking with my mom untill 4. How many times have you done that with your mom?

So a few more day in Reno go by (luckely without any trips back to the casino) and I head back to Park City. For a few days before the trip I had a plan to ski with almost everyone I knew that was in town. I got up that morning and one by one, for this reason or that, I failed to meet any of them. its OK, I got to spend the day trying to make my brother tired (he claims I succeded but I think he could keep up all day if not longer than I could.) We had 8" of new Utah powder, now I know what I am missing... here in Colorado we get lots of snow and we have lots of terrain. But the snow sucks compared to Utah. 8" of good Utah snow will beat out 16" of good Colorado snow anyday.

The next day I headed for Moab with my friend Cody, when we got there we set out on a killer hike. Courhouse Wash its called, and we did some exploring to punch up the mileage to about 10 miles. Oh and a cool thing... I got a new GPS for Xmas and I plotted the hike on Google earth!

Courthouse wash:


We camped there for the night and did some more hiking/exploring for awhile in the morning.

That afternoon I drove back to Durango for New Years! I went up to Durango mountain resort for fireworks and the parade of lights (a bunch of drunk ski schoolers with torches skiing down the run.) After that we headed for the Barly Exchange (Lady Falconburgs if you dont live here) and had a grand ol time till midnight rolled around.

The next day I dont really remember much of.. I think I slept. Anyway that monday Mike, Sadie and I got up early for a trip to Telluride. They had 14" of new snow from a few days ago (remember the comment on utah snow? Yea it still applies) and we knew where to find the few patches left. basically an awesome day and we plan on many many more. Oh and guess what! I had my GPS on me that day too! so here are some random geeky stats.

Total Decent 19,300Ft
Moving time: 4h 22m
Stopped time: 1h 45m (including lunch)
Max Speed: 62.3Mph
Total Runs: 15
Max elevation in one run: 3500Ft
Total Miles: 41.8

Tellurade Day:


As you can see we spent most of out time on the Prospect Bowl lift:


Well thats it for now... sorry for making you wait. Im about 87.342% caught up with my life, so pretty soon I should start to have a bit more time for this.