The first day after I got stuck, I could have just walked out. Not a problem at all, I had my backpack, gear, good outdoor clothes and heavy hiking boots. The second day, I knew I couldn't. I had never even gave a moment's thought to danger. I was just going fishing. The big Fall Salmon would be in the river down below, I knew. They always were there in l...
Being stuck in a mountain cabin with a beautiful friend isn't bad at all. Being stuck in the cabin without electricity and heavy snowfall takes on a new meaning to being uncomfortable. Especially when you're from the south and hate the cold. That's what happened to Kim and I last year during a week in the Rockies. We thought we'd take sometime off during t...
I parked the truck near the trail-head. Last night was the first snow of winter, and six inches of fresh powder covered the parking lot. No other cars were there. Just like we planned. * I set up my phone on the dash so the camera was pointed at the trail-head. Then my wife opened the app on her phone (originally a baby monitor app) and checked the stream...
The Next Day -- They awaken to a beautiful sunny day here at the Courchevel mountains and look forward to their day of skiing and playing in the snow. Laura has always loved snow. Making snow angels, snowball fights, sled riding as a child, snow brings back such fond memories for her of Russia. Fortunately, they are calling for more snow this evening, hopefu...
PROLOGUE ----"Eden..." I run through the forest, the icy snow crunching underneath my bare feet. His voice echoes off the barren, snow-covered trees and into the vast wilderness. I cannot escape it. His voice is always there. Always following me. "Eden..." My heart is racing in terror, and I stretch my legs into long, graceful arcs, all the while straini...
My friend had this 1958 Chevy. It was an obscene colossus of a car with a paint job consisting of peeling blue enamel, gray primer, body putty and rust. It used a rusty wire coat hanger as a radio antenna. Whenever one of the two massive doors slammed shut, a fine effluvium of rust would drift from the rocker panel to the ground. Inside the vast interior pl...
I was accepted to a liberal arts college in Michigan. The campus was located in a rural area surrounded by acres and acres of thick wooded forest. I was excited to attend this particular college due to its rural setting and the fact that it was very different from the southwest desert where I was raised. I lived in a dorm my Freshman year. I shared a room...
The sun was warm against their skin, in contrast to the icy air, as they entered the park. It was quiet there and the recent snowfall had been left undisturbed; a few footprints from birds and other wildlife were the only visible signs of life in the otherwise virgin and pristine white. She was an attractive red-head with sparkling green eyes that danced wi...
Winter was certainly his favorite season. The nights were longer and the frost coated everything in diamonds. Tristian looked up into the sky, watching the snow swirling through the street lights. He wished winter would get on with it. While it had snowed, as of yet there had been no storms. The sky was growing heavy and dark, the wind picking up. He smiled...
Normally, I never let my dogs loose in the city. On this late winter afternoon however, as I shifted the bag of groceries I was carrying, they somehow managed to wiggle from my grasp, tearing off, side by side with leashes trailing. They were two little fugitives running free. Feeling foolish, I sped after them calling their names, "SEPTEMBER SNOW! SCRA...