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 accuratelyContinue reading “Winter gives way to spring…”
Category Archives: Family Travel
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 skiContinue reading “Exciting Sightings in Steamboat Springs: An Olympian and a Moose!”
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 laterContinue reading “Steamboat Springs Winter Carnival”
Strawberry Park Hot Springs
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 GrahamContinue reading “Tim’s Birthday”
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 townContinue reading “Ski touring at Baldy Ridge, near Breckenridge, CO”
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 wellContinue reading “Barney Ford House and Museum in Breckenridge, CO”
How our family started uphill skiing
This story starts on a freezing cold day a few years back, when we were skiing down the face of Mount Snow in Vermont and I got caught on a tricky patch of ice and nearly slid into a tree. As I collected my nerves and tried in vain to search out a less-icy line,Continue reading “How our family started uphill skiing”
Beaver Creek
By Emma Hesselsweet | January 2022 I helped my dad heave the bar down on the lift half-mindedly; I was also watching the beautiful fresh powder sprinkling onto the barren frozen ground. When the frigid metal bar was down, I set my mittened hands on it, and dropped my chin on my gloved hands toContinue reading “Beaver Creek”
Winter towing: the drive from ATX to Breck
January 1-3, 2022 | Austin, Texas –> Breckenridge, Colorado We spent the month of January at Tiger Run RV Park on the north side of Breckenridge, Colorado at 9,600 feet. The drive from Austin to Breckenridge was our most harrowing yet, particularly as we had a small weather window for towing. We left Austin onContinue reading “Winter towing: the drive from ATX to Breck”
The Peace of Wild Things 