I’m on a Solo Ski Sojourn. Last year I was focused on vertical feet and broke 500,000 at the end… Read more A Ski Reprieve
Author: elainekoyamawrites
Born and raised in Montana, schooled at Stanford, worked at ag giant Cargill, co-owned an IT consulting firm. Embarking on a writing career. Raised three kids, recently widowed. Now, the rest of the story.
The Views, the Hues, the Blues
Lake Tahoe has always been one of my favorite places in the world. Looking at the lake from Heavenly Valley… Read more The Views, the Hues, the Blues
Solo Ski Sojourn IV
Five years ago I began this journey across the Rocky Mountains to ski. I have skied. But I have also… Read more Solo Ski Sojourn IV
My Promise to my Daughter
You may be thinking this will be one of those heart wrenching stories of a mother’s love for her daughter.… Read more My Promise to my Daughter
Things I Love about the Lake
The creek: northern spawn in the spring, white suckers spawn shortly after, minnow buckets for bait. Birds that nest back… Read more Things I Love about the Lake
Solo Ski Sojourn 3: It’s a wrap!
Stuff to remember Left Minneapolis January 6, 2022 Returned Minneapolis March 30, 2022 Total Miles: 9362 MPG: 19.6 (I was… Read more Solo Ski Sojourn 3: It’s a wrap!
Amache Concentration Camp—A home by any other name…
La Junta to Granada is only an hour and 15 minutes apart so I had hoped to make one tourist… Read more Amache Concentration Camp—A home by any other name…
The Wander Woman Heads Home
Armed with my stack of National Park Service brochures, I turned right out of the NPS Regional office parking lot… Read more The Wander Woman Heads Home
National Treasures
Not every day of my Santa Fe stay was as reflective as the daytrip to Tsankawi/Bandelier/Los Alamos/Dog Park. That’s the… Read more National Treasures
Falling for Santa Fe
I had hit my 500K vertical goal at Taos, so now Ski Santa Fe was icing. I must be a… Read more Falling for Santa Fe
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