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FREE Community Avalanche Seminar Sponsored by Alpenglow Sports
Please join Alpenglow on Wednesday, January 25th, 630pm for a fun-filled, free, and educational evening.
Drinking Local in the High Sierra: Mammoth Brewing
Thankfully in our more enlightened times, heading for California’s Sierra Nevada mountains won’t lead you to a skunky brew, but to some fine beers, like those of Mammoth Brewing Company.
Family Shred Day
I even had a “code name” for this particular idea — “Family Shred Day” (FSD).
Love in the Snow
When you go through so many emotional highs and lows, so much beauty and suffering together, you develop a certain affinity and closeness that can never be erased.
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Especially considering the man of the hour.
SUPathlon
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Gift Giving Guide
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Bicycle Dreams
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Bicycle Dreams, A Documentary
When I discovered this little-known but monumental event called the Race Across America, I knew that it would be a worthy experiment to train my cameras on the race.
Pizza Farming
The small organic farm will be a test site for the burgeoning pizza agricultural market since Congress recently declared pizza to be a vegetable.
Family Matters
I wish I could say that.