About this website

An explanation

The Celebration of Life

A story about Jeff:

What makes life good, and how to protect yourself from losing that.

Boise area outings

Hikes, scrambles, plus snowshoe and ski tours

Family peak lists

Get an idea of difficulty by family member (and in some cases, age).

• Jasmine
• John
• Julie
• Mariel

Month

A way to guess at conditions.

Region

Find trip reports by place.

Year

See the descent into madness over time

Peak lists of climbing buds

• Big Dan
• Super Dave
• Michael

Skiing

This page lists trip reports for skiing: touring, tele, and mountaineering

Recipes

This page gives recipes for some of the grub we eat in the backcountry

Gear lists

Hiking/overnight camping (example is for Castle Peak)

Skiing (or snowshoeing)

Animals

We see all sorts of wildlife on our trips. This page shows pictures of some of them.

Other great mountain websites

I like to read other web sites about mountains and climbing. I also use these other web sites for inspiration for new trips.

Mountain weather

On a single page, see the weather for McCall, Sun Valley, Boise, and Mackay. Also links to the Idaho Road report, full moon calendar, and some web cams.

Pictures

Special or unusual pictures from this site.

The List

This is my wish list- I don't always make it... sometimes I don't even leave... dates are changeable... but I always WANT to get out.