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ELAINE KOYAMA WRITES

Elaine Koyama Writes

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.

Eagle Reprieve

Posted on April 1, 2020March 30, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

I drove south on I-15 out of Salt Lake City; it was a route that I had taken before. I-15… Read more Eagle Reprieve

Snowbird PSIA/AASI Women’s Summit, Round 2

Posted on March 30, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

I have heard it said, “Every day is a gift,” and never had I felt it more than my days… Read more Snowbird PSIA/AASI Women’s Summit, Round 2

Leap Day: Option Two

Posted on March 27, 2020March 29, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

Thursday night I got a text from Ernest who had conducted our chair ride interview (https://tinyurl.com/s8pafcc ). He had told… Read more Leap Day: Option Two

Moving on to Canyons, now known as Park City Canyons

Posted on March 25, 2020March 14, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

Over the years I have skied the Park City side of the Park City/Canyons ski area. Last year I took… Read more Moving on to Canyons, now known as Park City Canyons

Deer Valley MAGIC

Posted on March 23, 2020March 14, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

To do the trip I am doing, you gotta love to drive. And I love to drive. I left Driggs… Read more Deer Valley MAGIC

Grand Targhee—Beyond Skiing

Posted on March 20, 2020March 12, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

MARCH 20 My time at Sun Valley came to an end, and my car pointed to Driggs, Idaho, a four-hour… Read more Grand Targhee—Beyond Skiing

Sun Valley, Japanese Internment Camps, Bald Mountain and Community Reads

Posted on March 18, 2020March 12, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

It’s ten and a half hours from Elk Grove, California to Sun Valley, Idaho. I had driven two nine-hour days… Read more Sun Valley, Japanese Internment Camps, Bald Mountain and Community Reads

Heavenly, Alpine, Homewood: Tahoe Heaven

Posted on March 16, 2020March 12, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

The long drive and the terrible accident didn’t deter me—I woke early and spent the next two days at Heavenly.… Read more Heavenly, Alpine, Homewood: Tahoe Heaven

Skiing Lake Tahoe–the Abbreviated Version

Posted on March 12, 2020February 25, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

My earliest memory of big resort skiing was at Lake Tahoe. I was at Stanford from 1972-76 and while I… Read more Skiing Lake Tahoe–the Abbreviated Version

McMinnville to Elk Grove, Nieces and Sisters

Posted on March 10, 2020March 6, 2020 by elainekoyamawrites

I knew nothing about McMinnville, except that Linfield College was there, and that was where my niece was going. She… Read more McMinnville to Elk Grove, Nieces and Sisters

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