http://riverecho.com Echoes from BJ Hansen and Lisa Ridenour... Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:56:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Although I grew up in Hailey, ID, just 45 minutes from Stanley, I had never been into the backcountry of the Sawtooth Mountains in the winter.  We just spent 4 days in there with my brother and close friends to take a look around.  The snowpack didn't let us get ... http://riverecho.com/2012/01/12/williams-peak-yurt-stanley-id/ 44.1529236 -114.9814835 Although the start to this winter is nothing like last year, the skiing has been a nice little surprise.  Last weekend we went out both Saturday and Sunday and found some incredible snow in unexpected places - as well as a Christmas Tree!  We were also able to sneak out ... http://riverecho.com/2011/12/10/early-season-surprises/ 43.5080528 -111.0078430 We joined a few friends in the Canyonlands of Utah just prior to Thanksgiving break. This is a little slideshow of our 3 day bike ride on the White Rim Trail. Thanks to Scott, Leslie, Dutch and Lucas for the great times! http://riverecho.com/2011/11/30/white-rim-trail-canyonlands-utah/ 38.2796974 -109.8981247 Thanks to Tom and Julia for unknowingly letting us borrow their blog title, but it couldn't be a better fit for how we've spent the last few months. Since we returned home in July, just in time for summer to begin, are weekends were quickly filled with camping trips, weddings, ... http://riverecho.com/2011/10/10/weddings-and-whitewater/ 43.6078186 -111.1419830 From Victor to Buhl to Flagstaff to Sedona to Prescott to Tempe to the McDowell Range to Fruita to Moab to Capitol Reef to Zion to St. George to Big Bear to Joshua Tree to Kernville to Camp Nelson to Sequoia to Kings Canyon to Oakhurst to Yosemite to Santa ... http://riverecho.com/2011/07/08/spring-road-trip/ 34.4099236 -119.8641205 Our newest family member ... Shadow! Here's the story: Our neighbor Jason, a chronic Australian Blue Heeler rescuer, brought Shadow over last Friday and he literally fell into our laps. Since it wasn't exactly planned, we told ourselves that we would give it two weeks before making a final decision on ... http://riverecho.com/2011/03/05/meet-shadow/ 43.7036324 -110.6223679 I think we just experienced the best weekend of the 2010-2011 winter season. After a few weeks of cold weather and occasional flurries, a storm settled in on Saturday and bombarded us with over 2 feet of new snow. Here are some teasers from the weekend and a few more ... http://riverecho.com/2011/02/23/pow/ 43.6079826 -111.1420288 Just a quick clip from this past Sunday at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.  Nothing like returning home to full on winter.  Atlthough things are not completely filled in, the conditions are pretty epic for late November.  This is from a lap over on Four Pines and using the new chest ... http://riverecho.com/2010/12/01/jackson-hole-opening-weekend/ 43.5774078 -110.8729935 We spent two weeks surfing near San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua in November with a solid crew of friends and family (including BJ's brother Brandon, Clay Steph & their 11-month old Ellery, Gretchen, Becky, Angela & John). The View from our San Juan del Sur House in the Trees The walk ... http://riverecho.com/2010/11/28/nicaragua-surf-trip-in-photos/ 11.2921543 -85.9082336 It’s hard to believe that my nephew Sam turned 1 month old yesterday. I must admit that 4 ½ weeks ago, I was a little terrified meeting Sam for the first time. I thought that I would surely drop him, squish him, or do something terribly wrong. But after a ... http://riverecho.com/2010/11/14/meeting-sam/ 37.4461975 -122.1613998