It is a difficult job to try and objectively compare one
year of adventure to another because each of our adventures are unique and each
year we explore new areas and try to build new skills. We enthusiastically added
outdoor rock climbing to our repertoire this year and it definitely elevated
the quality and variety of many of our trips. And with several generous snow
storms already blanketing our mountains we are on track to head out of 2015
with some big shoes to fill for next year.
The 2014/2015 ski season was one for the record books, just
not the record books we generally want to associate with. While it is hard to
complain about skiing and snowboarding in general, much of the western United States received record low snowfall and
we definitely felt that here in Utah .
We pushed on however and rode as much as we could while mixing in yurt trips,
snowbiking adventures and snowcave building instruction.
Our spring season offered unusually wet, cool weather which
drove us south to seek sunshine and warm temps. Fortunately Southern
Utah is always a gracious host and provided us with redrock
vistas, slot canyons, mighty rivers, hoodoos, and solitude.
When the heat of summer rolls in your best chance of finding
us is at one of the many rivers or lakes we cherish. Generally we’re chasing
fish, spotting birds from a canoe, paddling through whitewater, camping nearby,
or again, chasing fish.
Fall rock climbing can bring with it many emotions, feelings
and thoughts; listed in no particular order: quiet, stillness, calm, thrill,
adrenaline, excitement, fear, frustration, confusion, triumph, power, strength,
confidence, exhaustion, fatigue, cold, hot, hungry…you get the idea. Other
autumn activities prone to this plethora of sensations, again in no particular
order: mountain biking, road cycling, fishing, hiking, peak bagging,
backpacking, canoeing…did I mention rock climbing? Autumn is great.
Sayonara 2015, you’ve treated us well.
Mike Bodrero, Adventure Learning Coordinator
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