Laughing at this the whole way. So true!
It took me three days to recover from this one: Ripping up Mount Baldy with a group of shredding sit-skiers, then nordic skiing out to a yurt in the backcountry, then an 11K x-country ski and then, of course, heli skiing powder all day! I was humbled to say the least, not nearly the skier i used to be, after taking last year off from a near death bought with an internal staph infection, but i managed to focus on my successes instead of giving into my propensity of jumping to the negative. Being surrounded by positive people helps with that and I'm overwhelmed with a sense of gratitude for Higher Ground Sun Valley who put this trip together and Sun Valley Heli Ski who busted their asses to make it a reality.
My GoPro was put on the helmet of fellow sit-skier, David Poole, since i was too nervous to deal with anything other than myself at the moment and, luckily, i ended up with a couple shots, which i took a stab at editing into a little video for you. Here it is with some pics from the adventure. Enjoy!
In the heli (Lilly, Mose, Me and Dave)
Lunch...Whitney and Lilly photo bombing
Nordic selfie with Pat
I arrived home a week ago, exhausted from three weeks, literally, living my dream on the road. I think it was the white-knuckling stormy drive from Jackson Hole to Denver that did me in. Trade shows, ski days, long drives, early mornings, late nights, TV shows, radio shows...and lots and lots of hugs.
That's the biggest thing i pulled from this experience. People are moved when they see this film and, every screening, i receive a score of teary-eyed hugs. I have new friends now and feel like i have family in places like Sun Valley, Idaho and Bozeman, Montana. That makes me happy.
It's good to be home though. I missed my dog and smell of the ocean. Its nice seeing all my neighbors at the market and my training for Molokai began this week too. Its no huge formula. In fact, it's quite simple: a regular routine of stretching, paddle or surf five days a week, cardio at the gym five days a week and a little step up in my nutrition, sticking mostly to whole live foods, paying more attention to food combining and minimizing caffeine, sugar and alcohol. That's it.
In a couple weeks, we head to the east coast to share the film with more people, but a few days ago, the DVD's arrived and i feel proud. Things have come a long way in a few years and my hope is that you are "provoked". That's the goal of this whole thing. It's for YOU! If you get a DVD, the proceeds go to getting this film in front of more people and to our next project. Thanks for being our friend!