Echo Mountain, CO

2011's Snowboarding Season officially found us at Echo Mountain, CO this past weekend. We debuted this season at a new resort for both of us. Echo Mountain is located just west of Evergreen and although small and specifically catering to freestyle terrain, Alex and I managed to have quite a bit of fun on the beginner's slope where she practiced her toe edge all day.

Riding the Rope:

Riding Toe Edge:

The Snowboard Ham:

More To Come,

RayII & Alex

Hat Trick!

Alex rocked my world 2 weekends ago as she scored 3 GOALS in one game! Here's a quick photo of her in action with her team the Soccer Girls! Go Alex, Coached by Coach Chacho!

Regards,

RayII & Alex

Alex Swims 50 Yards Today!

This kid is amazing! Granted she did stop and rest on the lane line a few times but with another little boy she managed to swim a modified freestyle/underwater/one arm stroke the length of Congress Park pool with only a few short stops on the lane line. I might be passing the Water Polo ball with her by end of next summer...

Water Polo Girl 1:

Water Polo Girl 2:

Regards,

RayII & Alex

Lander, WY - Camping 2011

To All,

Alex, Misty and I enjoyed a wonderful camping trip just outside of Lander, WY last weekend. Alex learned to fish, canoe, and roast s'mores! Here are some photos taken by Misty.

Hamming it up!

Alex reels a fish!

Showing off her catches:

All the best,

Ray & Alex

Austin, Texas - Memorial Day - Lake Austin

For Mom, Dad, and Brother Brian,

Here is a quick vid from some fun on Lake Austin over Memorial Day! I'm a bit behind with my blogging but will have some photos of Wyoming Camping very soon.

Lake Austin, Memorial Day 2011 from hayrebert on Vimeo.

Enjoy!

Ray

Austin, Texas - Memorial Day 2011!

From Lake Austin, to South Congress, Downtown, and all spots in between I experienced a most unforgettable weekend in Austin! Quick shout to Brother Brian for doing it up right for me this weekend - Sam's Boat, Kerbey Lane, Lake Austin, Rita Room, Barton Springs, and the French Legation!

First Night; doing it right!

Misty and Me - Austin!

Rita Room, Austin!

Hard to put into words the fun had over the last weekend. We "turned it out" for all you hipsters out there!

RayII

Yellowstone National Park, MT

Shifting gears a bit; I had a most amazing time in Yellowstone National Park and Chico Hot Springs this past weekend. Thank You Love for a wonderful weekend!

just outside the entrance of Yellowstone (notice Buffalo in back)

If you do find yourself at Yellowstone; do check out the Boiling River. A natural hot spring converges with the Gardener River and visitors to the park can soak where the two meet.

Regards,

RayII

The Snow Board Lesson

This is a small tribute to Aunt Kathy for purchasing a board lesson for Alexandra for Valentine's Day. Group lesson begin at 10:30am at Loveland Ski Area with registration beginning at 8am and ending at 9am. We hopped in the car at 6:30am and landed at Loveland with plenty of time. Alex LOVED the lesson and boarded with a new friend, Asia. The lesson lasted from 10:30am - 3:30pm complete with Hot Chocolate, Lunch, and Snack as well as plenty of riding. Alex even worked on the dreaded toe edge and connecting turns...

Regards,

RayII & Alex

Piece of Me

Out of the archives, I found this video and it was too good not to share. I believe Alex is 4.

Piece of Me from hayrebert on Vimeo.

RayII

The Misty Weekends!

Hanging out with Misty, Alex, Jenna, Josh Blackburn, Karen, Marty and myriad other folks! Had a blast with my girl Misty in town!

The Misty Weekends! from hayrebert on Vimeo.

Love Ya Babe,

RayII

Riding Loveland with Alex - Blue Terrain

Yet another amazing day at Loveland with the kiddo. Before starting the second run of the day, Alex turns to me and says, "Please stay out of my way daddy." Priceless.

Alex Rides Loveland! from hayrebert on Vimeo.

Music by Band of Horses.

Regards,

RayII

EXTREME COPPER

Nic Wagner & Paul Thorpe take on Copper Mountain's High Alpine.

EXTREME COPPER from hayrebert on Vimeo.

A-List.

RayII

Alex & the Kite.

Alex & the Kite from hayrebert on Vimeo.

Regards,

RayII

My Little "BIG" Bro, Catalyst | Copper Mountain

This is a little tribute to my little "BIG" bro whom I respect and admire more than he knows. Here's to you little bro, showing us how you do it in the catalyst terrain park at Copper Mountain.

Catalyst - Copper Mountain from hayrebert on Vimeo.

Music by Ghostland Observatory.

RayII

Monarch Ski Area - A Blast from the past...

Hey Folks,

In delving through my video archives I came across the video below. For those of you in the video, you may remember 2008 at Monarch Ski Area. Nothing like a bit of nostalgia now and again...Enjoy!

Ski Monarch 2008 from hayrebert on Vimeo.

Regards,

RayII

Alexandra 2010...

Amazing how much happens in a year...

Regards,

RayII