Hola La Niña!

Here's the crew (me, Justin, Julie Holcombe, Matt Houghton, and Josh Wozniak) near the Paradise Ranger Station after the trip to Camp Muir on Mt. Rainier. It was nothing short of a spectacular expedition (and a great excuse to get out of foggy Seattle). Josh - thanks again for putting this together. Enjoy the pic's...
This is a picture of focus, determination, and the sheer will to conquer any mountain.
Let us rejoice and frolic in the sun.
Justin was stoked to try out a split board - which he was sold on by the end of the day, especially after watching me lug my board on my back(!)
There was plenty of sun to be had - darn.
A little icy in places, but Spring-like mushburger conditions dominated, which was fine with me.
My favorite pic of the trip.

The sun definitely brought out the babes, much to my surprise ;-)

A bit crowded at the bottom of the trail...
Lots of interesting snow conditions out here.

A self portrait of me about ready to pass out at the top of the hill (pictured above).


Sepia Series:

Justin and his split board.


Me and Julie taking a break about mid-way up to Muir.

Poles (thanks again, Josh) and Mt. Rainier.
Josh Wozniak.
Not a bad picture of Mt. St. Helens by my 3.2 mega pixel Canon Powershot SD 100 Digital Elph. Notice how the crater's filled in substantially over the past year.
Mt. Adams.


The home stretch... very painful... can't breath...
T-shirt weather out here.
The top of the Nisqually glacier dropping off Mt. Rainier.
Camp Muir.
Muir Snowfield = sore muscles.

Muir with the Columbia River valley shrouded in fog.


Muir Snowfield.

Camp Muir. Elevation: ~10,100 feet above sea level.
Matt making his way to the top.
Josh and Matt rippin' it up in Spring-like conditions.

The parking lot at Paradise (Elevation: 5,400 ft).

Chair 7, in pure heaven...
What a difference a year makes - after a forgettable season last year, this year's snow season's gotten off to an awesome start. These first few shots are from opening day at Mt. Baker (photos by Mark Ruebel). That's me and George Iftner on the last run of the day.
Mark Ruebel and Josh Wozniak, telemark extraordinaires, on the ski lift.
A few parting shots with Josh.

Here's a bunch of snowboarding pictures that I've thrown together. As of right now, they're all from Mt. Baker, which has been the resort of choice for me for the last two years (both of which coincide with me owning a digital camera... imagine that). I'm planning on posting more during the 05/06 winter, which will hopefully come through a little more than last year. Enjoy!
Herrera telemark pros Josh Wozniak and Mark Ruebel.
Another cool shot of Shuksan.
It doesn't snow like this every day in Seattle...
Flat tires are a drag... especially if your name's Dan Weiss.
Quite a drive up (January 9, 2005) with low-level snow conditions.
Tracy with a great find near Carlos' condo.
A large Herrera crew (George Iftner, Tracy Phelps, Craig Doberstein, and Dan Weiss) surveys the situation with Carlos Herrera leading the way.
A cool shot from a run just off of Chair 1.
Shuksan from the parking lot.
Manuel
One of those lines is mine...
Manuel's rippin' it up on the Arm.
Me with Shuksan in the background.

Hiking ridge lines isn't all fun and games.
An unusually sunny day allows one to finally view Mt. Baker (the Mt. Baker ski resort is actually a good distance from Mt. Baker).
That's me near the top of the Arm with avalanche conditions looking worse than they actually were.
Kelly Carey with my hat looking like a rock star!
The big hat trick.
Artsy party pictures of the Baker scene.


My friends Manuel and Susi Dietrich in their mobile home in Glacier, Washington. They were hanging out for 6 weeks while on break from med school in Munich, Germany.

That's a helmet that's under the hat
The Arm.
There's a lot of snowboarder dudes out here.