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 RiverContinue reading “Memphis, TN”
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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 accuratelyContinue reading “Winter gives way to spring…”
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
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 backcountryContinue reading “Breckenridge Nordic Center”
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”
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”
Emma’s review of Breck restaurants (with an Aspen bonus!)
By Emma Hesselsweet | January 30, 2022 This post is mainly to review the restaurants in Breck — the local’s term for Breckenridge, and to give you a tip on which are best! We haven’t gone to that many restaurants in Breck, but I definitely have a favorite. Aurum is totally the best in probablyContinue reading “Emma’s review of Breck restaurants (with an Aspen bonus!)”
The Peace of Wild Things 