Day 132: April 3

I had to drop off the Chickadee at EHS this morning, so I decided to go see how the conditions were on Teardrop, because I didn't feel like riding lifts today and I wanted a bit of solo time in the mountains. I got to the deserted trailhead at 7:20 and it was 33F, but …

Day 105: March 5

I dropped off the Chickadee to her 7am Jazz band practice at EHS this morning, and made my way to Underhill State Park to skin up the Teardrop trail. At 7:15 am, it was a brisk -1F at the trailhead parking without any wind, even though the forecast called for 20 mph westerlies. It's cold …

Day 61: Jan 17

Hazel has midterms this week, so today we all slept in (until 6:30 am !!!) and I dropped her off at EHS, and proceeded to Underhill State Park to ski the Teardrop trail, while she did her Chemistry exam. I think I got the most fun activity today, even if it was -3F at the …

Day 28: Dec 11

Since it was cold this morning (1F) and I had to bring Hazel at the high school for jazz band at 7am, I decided to commute to Stowe by yet another route: the TearDrop trail, on the western side of Mount Mansfield. Stowe is mostly on the eastern aspect of the mountain. Therefore, a "simple"  …