It's always sunny and warm in Glenwood Springs

Come the latter half of the summer, most of my days are spent shuttle driving for Blazing Adventures as the water on wild rivers gets lower and lower, and operations shift to other, more dam-controlled rivers.  With the local trips on the Roaring Fork River on the wane, thanks in part to a rapidly melting snowpack and only a few bursts of precipitation since Memorial Day, we have started bussing our clients down-valley to Glenwood Springs, where the temps reach the mid-nineties and the sun blazes down with ferocity.

Well, I’ve finally packed away my ski gear for the summer, much to the protest of a local ski photographer or two still itching to climb the high peaks around Aspen’s Independence Pass. And, as all seasons’ endings tend to do, I’ve had my fair share of time spent revisiting what may go down in history as the best winter ever in the Aspen area. The multitude of pow-shredding experiences and the new friends I’ve met along the way were the icing on the proverbial cake that is living in a mountain town doused with 181 percent of its average snowfall for one season. But now that the ice mustache has long since melted away, I find myself biking, hiking, and rafting to fill up the long Summer hours. I’ll continue posting new stuff every so often, so make sure you check the recent comments added to the sidebar on the right. And, if you’re jonesing for some outdoor gear of your own for that adventure you’ve been planning, click the Backcountry.com logo to the right to save 15% on any purchase. Just a little something from me to you. Enjoy!

If you’ve found this page because you had a chance to paddle for me during a Blazing Adventures raft trip, feel free to leave some feedback in the comments section. I want to thank you for checking out my site and if you enjoyed your experience on the river, I would love to take you out for another trip the next time you find yourself vacationing in Aspen. Between all the jeeping, hiking, biking and rafting that’s available in this area, I’m sure we can find something fun to do!

Cheers!

Tatsuno