internet-free summer.
these are from may.

tales from the west side: backbreaking work and late-nite antics, hikes to avalanche lake, polar bear plunges, boxed wine and blanket forts with grown-ups...

but these are outdated. by now our cleaning crew has moved east of the continental divide and back into the snow. it's blizzarding again, and i'm living in a plywood box across from st. mary lake. strange times.

apgar village, glacier national park, MT

at home again in glacier national park.
cleaning hotels on the west side of the divide, the park all to ourselves!

there was an elaborate easter dinner, three days late, with some extra thanksgiving fixins.
there was a surprise snowstorm!
there was one final hurrah on the ski slopes, skiing in slush with my hand in a splint.
there was a mayday breakfast picnic on the living room floor: bratwurst and good beer and a hike up mt. helena.

today was my last day off. shortest off-season ever. tomorrow i drive to GLACIER.

happy mayday folks!

staying with friends in helena, mt

the last from big winter...

i packed my life up in record time and said goodbye to Big Sky yesterday morning.
my hand seems to be healing itself (thank treesus) so i'm still planning on glacier in a week.
i'm relaxing in helena this week and very excited to see green grass.

it was just me and my new skis this week. we're in a relationship. there was fresh powder all day thursday, and it was magical. and then i flew through the air (with the greatest of ease!), landed on my thumb, and ended ski season with an unappetizing crunch.

was i having too much fun again? the universe needed to cut me down a notch?

so now i'm learning how to button a shirt with one hand. and the month of may, once so anticipated, is up in the air. shit.

(big sky on a point-n-shoot IV)

lately...
lots of april snow and a little april sun.
brand new fat-skis from the tax return fairy.
plenty of days off to rock said fat-skis.
several nights of debauchery with visiting girlfriends.
big montana burgers for a couple of (used-to-be) vegetarians.
only two weeks left to soak up the winterlove.

yes, i love winter now.
and yes, it is definitely still winter in montana.