Miley's 40th

 What an old man!

Great times playing Nails, Mtn Biking, playing Corn hole, and drinking... 

Day 1

Day 2

Bolinas for Smitty's B-day x2

I love Bolinas.  Such a quirky, funky spot.  And Smitty has been celebrating his B-days there the last few years in a sweet house.  I get to go on a sweet trail run in the morning, hang out with friends on the beach, maybe catch a few waves on my SUP, then

Smitty hooking it up for Dinner!

You could see the Farallons from the run in the morning... not sure if you'll see it in this pic... 

Just ran out to Bass Lake and back.  No rope swing for me this time... 

But what a sweet trail.  

Big drops all the way down to the ocean.  

Funky Eucalyptus trees.  

Back at the house, Smitty was ready to party!

Love this outdoor shower... 

Soon we were on the beach (a block away) chillaxin'... you can see me out on the SUP on this pic.  

not exactly sure what this says... 

Toro's Last Wrestle!

Toro's Last Wrestle at Lake Tahoe from Jamie Servaites on Vimeo.

What an amazing weekend with a bunch of midwestern white boys.  Jammers made a great edit from that weekend.  Figured I should share.

Every season is different...

I think this might be the first January that I didn't slide on snow.  Not that I missed out much (from what I hear).  But given that my second son was born on the 4th, I wasn't planning to get up to the goods anyway.

But boy... what a difference seasons can be.

Here's a look back at 4 years ago, when we were all in a cabin, no kids, and carefree...

Skiing highlights from January 2010... from TeleK on Vimeo.

Notes:

• that was a good Jan!
• We did a lot of Family Runs!
• I spelled officially, officialy wrong.  
• Tim hasn't changed at all.  
• I sure miss Messy.  

North Lake!

the Ohio boys terrorized Sugar Bowl on Sat...

meanwhile... the kiddos were terrorizing the swings on Donner Lake. 

proof that Kai saw the Wailers...

Had a great weekend staying on Donner Lake last weekend.  There was some new snow, but it mainly came down as Sierra Cement.  Highlights were the short drops into straight lines... groomers... and the terrain park at Sugar Bowl.  My GoPro turned on in my pocket on the ride up to Sugar Bowl on Sat, so it died as soon as I got it out... but I got some pics... and did my first front flip of the season.  But no documentation of that...

Here's ole' Funky... Daffy vs Cossack...

... and yes, it's always St. Patty's day when the Ohio boys visit...

Lookout! Calpine (Nov 5-7, 2010)

Spent the weekend up at the Calpine Lookout with Smitty, D, Marian & Kimbo.  Since the weather was a bit iffy... and we're a bunch of gamers, we played a whole lot of Dominion and Settler's of Catan.  I think we got Smitty & D hooked.

The views were nice, and the stars were out... but the Taurids were quite weak this year.  Also the sunrise and sunsets weren't too memorable.  The best sunset of the weekend was while we were packing outside Smitty & D's place (first timelapse)... then looking north from the lookout on Sat, and another one looking south (cool clouds), at the top of Haskell Peak, and sunset on Sat, storms forming on Sun, rainbow,

Here's some articles on the place.
http://www.theunion.com/article/20060817/TODAYSFEATURE/108170118
http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/travel/escapes/12Lookout.html

And some beta:

• The place says it sleeps 4... but there are only 2 tiny beds.  So bring a pad.  If the weather is nice, you can sleep on the "catwalk."
• Reservation is 6 months in advance...
• Sierra Hot Springs is near by.