I am back!

Well it's been a long time since I posted on my blog :)  Wow time flies.  Today was the start of a new winter, it's teased us a few times but I think its finally here. 

Brian and I went up to Skyline with the truck loaded with our kites and boards.  It was really light wind, 2 people sitting on the hill with kites down so we decided to hike Boscos Hill with the dogs.  What a nice time it was to be outside and enjoying the snow.  My favorite season is HERE!

The Snow I have been waiting for!

Today we celebrated the first real snow storm in San Pete county for the 09-10 snowkite season!  We rolled up the road to check on our buddy Busto who built a cabin above the 7,000 foot line.  He was in good shape when we got there with a nice fire rolling and in better spirits when we left.  A little Full Sail and Sailor Jerry went down the hatch and a toast to the first serious snow and more to come. 

Several inches had fallen at his cabin and a storm was raging as we left.  Come on winter, we want to snowkite this weekend. 

Waiting for Snow!

As I wait for the snow to fall we have been hiking, biking and checking out Indian petroglyphs. Patrick, Brian and I have been exploring the mountains, cutting wood and enjoying the fall weather. Patrick hit the road for Texas Friday and we worked in the office to be ready to hit the road for snowkiting in Wyoming or Montana next week. Come on winter! Brian’s beard is grown; what more do we need for snow to fall? We have our snowkite license plates placed on the van and we are ready to hit the road for snowkiting season!

Brians wonderful lovely beard that I like so much :)

My favorite place to sit and relax.

Brian and I went camping at Paiute Reservoir for the weekend. It was so nice and relaxing staying in one place for the complete time. We used the new kayaks, went about 15 miles paddling.
Then did a bit of kitesurfing, the wind we great during most of the day. Finally used the trailer too! I can't wait to go back, it will be nice when its a bit warmer so we can actually go play in the water.

New Kayaks

Brian and I got our favorite new toys, 2 kayaks that we can go anywhere in. So we have been tackling all the lakes on Skyline, our goal is to circumnavigate every one this summer. We are also teaching Powder and Marley to ride in the back which is very tricky to not get tipped, especially with Powder.

Beartooth Pass

We went to Beartooth Pass for Memorial Day weekend, wow what a place. You start from Yellowstone National Park and then head up to the pass. It is the most epic road I have ever been on, Sunday night heading down in a Thunder, Rain, Hail and Snow storm Joel and Brian were freaked out. Rocks rolling in front of us on the highway, was a bit scarey.

We snowkited a few days, hiked and just enjoyed the camping. Lots of great friends were around. We all camped in the same area as everyone else on Memorial Day weekend, lots of skis and snowboards in campground. On our way home we were able to see a Grizzly Bear, huge and a bit scarey.

March 2008 Alaska Trip

I went on a snowkiting trip to Alaska in March of 2008. We had 3 RV's and great crew of people, ton's of fun between snowboarding, kiting and relaxing in the mountains.

Brian is in Men's Jouranl December issue

San Rafeal River Trip

July- Our river trip on the San Rafael Swell. Brian, Jason and I did an over night trip down the Class 1 river on kayaks. It was tons of fun and very exciting since it was my first river. The canyons were beautiful and the rapids got my heart going. We saw a ton of musk rats diving and swimming in the water. Brian and Jason both had a few flips in the kayaks which were pretty funny!

Big Horns Trip October 31, 2008

We decided last minute to head up to the Big Horns for Halloween weekend. The Bear Lodge was hosting a Halloween party and it was one of the only spots with snow for some pre-season snowkiting! So we piled the dogs and family into the van and hit the road for 10 hours of driving. We stayed in Jackson Hole with Greg, then went through Yellowstone were I saw my first Grizzly Bear. The hit the Biggies for an afternoon of snowkiting with Andrew McGarry. Noah showed up later and we all had a ton of fun kiting and hanging out at the lodge for evenings. They sure know how to through a Halloween party, and Noah had his own bar too.

Noah and Andrew

Heather with an 11 meter Frenzy

Heather with her new outfit

Powder running fast on her first snowkiting day

Grizzly Bear in Yellowstone

Snowkiting early season at Skyline

So the season as started at Skyline, we have been kiting for a couple of weeks now and enjoying every second of it! Today was decent with gusty winds and crusty snow but still fun, even though the wind did crazy things with my kite. The coolest thing is there is a new Forest Service sign with snowkiting on it, and even a pick of me!

New sign at Skyline

Heather and Brian kiting

Me!