Itchy Boots and Me

Posted on December 9, 2025December 9, 2025 by elainekoyamawrites

While putting together my 2025 Christmas letters, I started watching Itchy Boots @ItchyBoots on YouTube. About three years ago an… Read more Itchy Boots and Me

Cottonwoods

Posted on November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 by elainekoyamawrites

I never liked cottonwood trees. They seemed so gnarly, their bark rough, grooved, scratchy. In the early summer, the cotton… Read more Cottonwoods

Auction Sales by John Koltiska

Posted on August 22, 2025August 22, 2025 by elainekoyamawrites

One of the side benefits of having my Between Two Freedoms book launch parties all around the country is reconnecting… Read more Auction Sales by John Koltiska

Fighting with the Corporate Giant

Posted on April 4, 2024April 4, 2024 by elainekoyamawrites

It wasn’t much of a fight. It was mostly me getting beat down like a dog. I give the GM… Read more Fighting with the Corporate Giant

PSIA Women’s Summit

Posted on March 26, 2024March 25, 2024 by elainekoyamawrites

My first Professions Ski Instructors Association/American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA/AASI) was on my first Solo Ski Sojourn in Steamboat.… Read more PSIA Women’s Summit

Finding my Roots: 268 25th Street, Ogden, UT

Posted on March 21, 2024March 12, 2024 by elainekoyamawrites

Many of my Sojourns have included side trips to research family roots. In the past I have visited WW2 Japanese… Read more Finding my Roots: 268 25th Street, Ogden, UT

Snowbasin, Utah

Posted on March 19, 2024March 12, 2024 by elainekoyamawrites

I got to Eden, Utah, around 5:30 and checked into my Worldmark Wolf Creek resort condo. This was a first… Read more Snowbasin, Utah

Hemmingway, Mom and Heart Palpitations

Posted on March 14, 2024March 12, 2024 by elainekoyamawrites

Ernest Hemmingway has been my muse (one of many) in spite of his misogynistic womanizing ways. I imagine myself as… Read more Hemmingway, Mom and Heart Palpitations