Memphis, TN
By Graham Hesselsweet | March 2022 In Memphis, we camped on the Mississippi River at Tom Sawyer’s RV Park. We were reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain at the time. Emma says “It’s kind of amazing how kids of that day had to do crazy things like raft down the Mississippi River…
Winter gives way to spring…
We have been posting blog and social media updates on a month+ delay, both for safety’s sake and also because we take some time to think, write, and revise. But there’s so much going on currently on our 2 week journey along the U.S. Civil Rights Trail that we want to remember and record accurately…
Exciting Sightings in Steamboat Springs: An Olympian and a Moose!
By Graham Hesselsweet | February 2022 This morning I found myself staring up in awe at one of the the only three Olympic ski jumping facilities in the United States, and next to me was the U.S. Olympian Ben Berend! Amazingly, this was not a dream. We were attending a talk at Howelsen Hill ski…
Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival
By Emma Hesselsweet | January 2022 In Steamboat Springs, we visited the Treads of Pioneers Museum to learn about the history of this remote Colorado town and how it became a skiing destination. Steamboat Springs got its name when French fur trappers, who were hunting on a river, thought they heard a steamboat, but later…
AIARE Level I
By Graham Hesselsweet | January 2022 For years, I had gazed into mountain faces, searching out ski lines and wondering what adventure there was to be had when you dared to exit the boundaries of ski resorts, increase slope angles, and seek out powder stashes. But before it’s safe to venture into the backcountry in…
Tim’s Birthday
By Sara Hesselsweet | January 2021 We celebrated on the weekend with a tour in the backcountry, of course. This was our first time outside the ropes in Colorado, and because of our lack of familiarity with the terrain and snow conditions, we hired a guide through Apex Mountain School — where Sara and Graham…
Breckenridge Nordic Center
By Sara Hesselsweet | January 2020 Because our family skis with touring equipment, we have the ability to free-heel. For many folks, the objective of alpine touring involves climbing up slopes that aren’t accessible by lifts so you can then ski lines inaccessible to resort skiers, often in remote locations and/or untracked powder. But backcountry…
Ski touring at Baldy Ridge, near Breckenridge, CO
By Emma Hesselsweet | January 2021 I leaped up the mountain, occasionally looking back to see my family, right behind me. Today it was actively snowing, and we were making use of our new uphill skis. For our first foray into the backcountry of 2022, we chose this Baldy Ridge ascent close to the town…
Barney Ford House and Museum in Breckenridge, CO
By Graham Hesselsweet | January 2020 On our journey in Colorado we have encountered numerous historical characters and areas. Museums of skiing, mining, and Colorado history are found all throughout Colorado. Among them is Barney Ford’s house, located in downtown Breckenridge, which serves as a monument to the perseverance through adversity and resourcefulness as well…
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