I thought we had shown there since, but the only record I could find was from spring of 2021, so maybe it has been three years. At any rate, yesterday we went to the Frontier Homestead to hang a show. It is a good venue. Unfortunately, it is now about a four hour drive from the house. We were on the road from 8:30a to 5:30p. Help us pay for gas: Take your checkbook to Cedar City and take home some fine art!
This week we had a meeting in the conference room above the gift shop at the visitor center in Dead Horse Point State Park. Not only is it a nice place for a meeting, but the second day of spring was so clear and sunny that we had views to the Abajos, the Henrys, and, of course, the La Sals. It was nearly enough to make you forget you were in a meeting.
There are some non-scenic dry washes south of the railroad that I have looked at on the map. Yesterday, I went down there with EDO to look around. It is kind of nice: Quiet, easy walking, interesting rock formations. Worth another trip.
The forecast called for an inch or two, but it pretty much snowed all day at Snowbasin. It made for soft conditions and low visibility. There were times when we found our way through the pillows of snow by listening for the rattle of a ski lift or the sound of voices.
We started at the Canyons (where the 'dola was broke), but wanted to ski with Saurer in Jupe. By the time we traversed from the Orange Bubble to Timberline to Iron Mountain to Quicksilver to Silverload, the day was getting on. We hustled down to Thanes, out the access road, and up the Jupiter chair, but by the time we got there he was gone. They both were: Kristi had been with him all morning, but they were headed out to west Scotts and we didn't catch them there. I talked to Mark on the phone, but by then Kristi had gone home and he was at the summit. Dammit. In the end we got a single lap on Crescent (above) but then it was time for us to begin the reverse traverse, starting with Quicksilver. Through it all there wasn't as much skiing as we could have liked, but Benson did put on a clinic in the deep crud at Scotts, skiing well despite the many hours of travel.
It has been two years since our last Alta day. We had four hours on the mountain today and the conditions were outstanding. Benson skied like an Olympian.
This week, Murdock took me on a tour to Gold Basin in the La Sals. It was a bluebird day and I couldn't think of any better way to spend it.
