Brad and I cruised up to Mammoth this past weekend (Jan 9th and 10th) to Snowboard for the first time in years for both of us. We had a Blast! Camped in Bishop on Friday. Got some awesome Pizza Factory and took some cool photos. Boarded Saturday and had a good time. Saturday night we went to the Whitmore Hot springs and enjoyed those. Hung with some interesting people. Camped there. Mammoth got 3" of snow that night. Sunday was some of the best boarding we had had. Reminiscent of our first trip to mammoth in 05. We had clear blue skies, Powder and tree riding.




Ansel Adams

Sunrise on the White Mountains

Brad and the Stars

Brad wrote this with a headlamp for Annie

This is what we woke up to.

MonoChrome Vista

My Tacoma Add campaign

Sunrise on the Sierras.

Winter Fishing

Bill and I went to Mammoth December 18th and 19th. We arrived at 3 AM and I decided to take a semi-plowed road to a camp site i knew of. We got stuck about a mile down. It was 10 degrees out. We spent the next 3 hours with the help of the AAA guy getting the truck out. (soft snow) we got out at about 6. at this time both of us being up for over 24 hours pulled into a turn out, kicked the seats back and slept for about an hour and a half.

We had high hopes for Hot Creek set by the dude in the fly shop. Nothing. Bill had a fish on and gone and I got not even a bite.

That night we drove down into Bishop and camped in the valley at a campground i know of. much warmer. We Fished the Lower Owens and had a nother uneventful day. I caught one 10" brown right at the end of the day. still worth the trip regardless and cant wait to get back.


Hot Creek: check bill down river

Bill tying a fly

Lower Owens

Mt Tom

Ghost play at the fire

Bill

Kings Canyon

I went to Kings Canyon this past weekend with my friend Angela Meyer. We went on a 9 mile hike to Misty Falls... which was beautifull. This was my first time on the West Side of the Sierras. Awesome! Love the Vegitation. Enjoy.

The "General Grant" Tree. 3rd largest tree in the world. Pretty magnificent.

Misty Falls

Photo by Angela

Passed a lot of fly fishermen on this river...... Im coming back.

The cliffs of insanity

Peacefull spot to sleep

Mammoth

I left my heart in Mammoth a few weeks ago and had to go pick it up. Had an awesome time. My skin was jacked so didn't do as much climbing. Did a lot of Fly fishing and site seeing. Met 2 rad dudes, Jeff and Mike. We went to Devils post pilee, which is amazing and so was Rainbow Falls. I did pretty well on Hot Creek with 10 Trout. 8 being 10" to 14".

Rainbow Falls

Jeff fishing Hot Creek

Hot Creek

Elk of the 395

Devils Post Pile

Ansel Adams wilderness

The Calender puppy Westly

Way Lake/ Sierras

Got a week off of work and I shot up to the Mammoth and Way Lake for the week. I met up with Ian Cotter-Brown who showed me all around. I worked and got close on Ugly Duckling V9, Natalie V7/8 and Meadow Roof V8. I did Crimp Ladder V7 first go of the second day and did Hosemonster V9. I also got the third ascent of Ian's FA called Down by the River V4 and the Seam V5. On my rest day I Fly Fished Hot Creek and caught a 16" rainbow trout. was verry satisfying. All in all had a blast...

This is a private Fly Fishing ranch on Hot Creek

Nic on Wills Seam. V11 it was epic

A storm over the Sierras

Some Rock Art in the Meadow

Ian working his project Lap Dance sit. Probably V10

Knife Dance.... naked

Josh Vale on Hosemonster V8/9 in the Tallus

Me on Crimp Ladder

The Hike up to the Boulders