Mayuary

If Dr Seuss dreamed up a ski area he would imagine it with all kinds of twisted trees, ridges and valleys with snow stacked impossibly high into mushroom pillows. The terrain would be so intricate and varied that you could never explore every cranny in 20 years. It would be called snowbird. I love this place. What an Epic Day. I can't believe there are more than 200 inches of snow on the ground. It's a dream come true! These trees I found today in the picture below are the biggest three trees in the Alta Snowbird area and I had never discovered them in more than 20 years of exploring.

Also thank you Rossignol for the new skis which also contribute to impossible dreams coming true.

Trying to learn to tweet more. Check it out at www.Twitter.com/skimap

I'm not sure when the photo below from the Avalanche Handbook was taken. But Alta is reporting 210 inch base right now and its not as deep as this picture! 5/2/2011 update...I went to Alta yesterday and was able to take the picture below for comparision. My angle is slightly off but it looks to me like there is currently more snow at Alta than what is showing in the older La Chappel photo. In the La Chaepell photo there is more new snow but not as much total base...In my opionion..

Big Trees in Big Basin

View a Map of the hike we did in Big Basin.
Dont forget that once maps open in Google maps, you can click in the link in the upper right part of the map to view it in Google Earth.

But would you rather have the KML file than just a Google MyMap?

This is oldest state park in CA and has the feel if a National Park!
Would be great to do the Sky to Sea trail or whatever its called.

Yes Please Mr Big Sur

We did this great hike near Big Sur. See Map
The track from the GPS came out a little odd on the map so make sure you click though the next buttons to the left of the map if you want to see the whole loop.
If you adventure near this area, watch out for Poison Oak and Tics
oh ya, and know your tide tables...

Where 2.0

Jill and I are excited to be in Silicon Valley for the where 2.0 conference about the future of mapping.

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Don't Like The Weather?...Just Wait a Few Hours

...but if you do like the weather, don't wait around, because it don't last long this time o year!

Peter Estin Hut

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Ridge Yurt

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