post turkey day turns.... skiing at Rainier- Paradise & Cowlitz moraines

Link to photo album 

 

Andy, Dani, Ross, Becky, and I met up for some Sunday turns at the end of the Thanksgiving weekend.  Plenty of other forks skinning out towards Cowlitz Rocks looking for some powder amidst the crusty conditions all over the place.   The Cowlitz moraine delivered the goods....a nice shady north-facing run with just enough wind transported snow to get on top of the crust.   Great first day of the season!

Three weeks in Nepal & the Dhaulagiri circuit trek - daily trip journal entries & links to all the pics

Links to all our journal entries from the trip...three weeks in Nepal including two weeks trekking the Dhaulagiri circuit.

link to all the photos

Nepal 2012 - pre-trip planning and logistics
October 8th, Our first day in Kathmandu
October 9th, A tourist day in Kathmandu
October 10th, Driving to Beni and the start of our trek
October 11th, The trek begins! Babichaur to Phedi
October 12th, Phedi to Sibang
October 13th, Sibang to Naura
October 14th, Naura to Boghara
October 15th, Boghara to Dobang (8000ft)
October 16th, Dobang to Salagiri
October 17th, Salagiri to Italian Basecamp (11,500ft)
October 18th, Italian Basecamp to Japanese Basecamp (13,500ft) Finally in the alpine!
October 19th, Japanese Basecamp to Dhaulagiri Basecamp (15,200ft)
October 20th, Dhaulagiri Basecamp to Hidden Valley (16,000ft)
October 21st, Hidden Valley to Alubari (12,500ft)
October 22nd, Alubari to Jomsom (9000ft)
October 23rd, Pokhara or bust....
October 24th, unwinding in Pokhara
October 25th, leaving Pokhara, returning to Kathmandu
October 26th, Sightseeing in Kathmandu
October 27th, Mt.Everest and Boudhanath Temple
October 28th, Incheon, South Korea.