Summer has come and gone and I’ve been drawn back into the overwhelming social scene that is Bozeman. The past week has left me adjusting back to “reality,” however you want to define that, and feeling a lot of different ways. In a lot of ways, Bozeman feels more like home than anywhere […]
Category: Telemark
It’s lit, as the kids say today.
Where does one even begin to discover the words to explain the past seven days? The answer is no where. This past week spent in Utah was a speeding bullet train of neon colours, denim, leather boots, skinny skis, sweaty bootpacks, gloppy skins, a lot of cheese, probably too much beer, and a lot of […]
Funemployed.
Well, I quit my job. If it doesn’t make you happy, don’t do it, right? I’ve heard this my whole life, yet for some reason it’s actually really hard to quit doing something that provides you with a steady income (at least enough to pay the bills) and gives your day some kind of structure. […]
Spread Telemark.
“Yup, this was the first place you were ever on skis…6 months old and nestled into my pack as I skinned under Shoshone; at least until the state of Wyoming told us it was illegal to ski with a child in your backpack,” my dad told me as we drank a beer and looked up […]
Leg Hair, Kirin, ER Visits, Japan!
Well hello there, I am officially the worst blogger this season. Last year I told myself I would blog once a month with that same goal for this season. I think I’ve gotten about three in so far. This may have to do with the fact that I hardly open my computer anymore since I […]
Stay human.
I have been in quite the funk recently. I don’t really have any motivation to write. To read. To cook myself dinner. To take care of myself. It’s all just work, skiing, and teaching. Skiing is my outlet, where my mind and body feel the most comfortable, a time where I can breathe fresh air […]
Where I’m headed.
Where I’m headed, it’s sun and sand. Dirt and trees. Where I’m headed, there’s no snow and no English. New faces, new places. You graduated. Meow what? Quit asking people what they plan to do now that they’ve graduated college and are “moving onto the real world.” There is no such thing as the “real […]
You’ve cat to be kitten me right meow.
Bridger is closed? I got a new meowtain bike? I have 17 days to write 30+ pages for my capstones? One month to graduation? WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS YEAR? I feel like my season, which for me started just before Halloween, morphed into one big checklist. And I don’t mean that in a bad way. […]
Sh*t skier girls say: Desert edition
“Sorry mom, but I don’t think I’m going to be vegan this week–Spring Break.” “I can’t find my birks!” “We lost our voices.” “Oww that was my vagina bone!” “I’m not wearing underwear with my bike shams.” “I’m not wearing a bra.” “I need a chest mount.” “A chest harness?” “Chest.” “A Chesty?” “Was the […]
Just don’t fall.
*Warning: Sappy material ahead* I’ve been sitting here deciding how to start this post for about an hour. And thinking about it all day. Somehow words are just failing me. I think it’s probably due to the fact that I’m still buzzing from all the energy this weekend. I’m not lying when I say that […]
Madi McKinstry 