Lost in GroVont : a blog

New Music: Eagle and Talon

Thanks to my local radio station KHOL 89.1 I was introduced to Eagle and Talon.

KHOL plays like a college radio station without any ads, only free community announcements. Most of the djs play indie music either I already love or music likely to get my attention. Eagle and Talon fall into the latter category.

When I heard the Tight Score while driving around Jackson, I was hooked on the female duo and their catchy riffs, Casio keyboards, and overall fun sound. I spent the next day or two trying to remember the name of the band (Talon something?) and promised myself I would look them up. It took me a couple days, but I was pleasantly surprised that Tight Score isn't the only track I like on their album Thracian.

Thracian can be downloaded for free or a donation for a limited time here.

Hello 2010

After a couple days of snow, the sun was breaking through the clouds revealing a beautiful blue sky. Thor and I took a nice long walk and watched the people tubing, snowboarding, and skiing at Snow King. More photos in my Flickr stream.

Early bird gets the discount on lift passes

On August 1st, the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort offered a limited run of discounted 10 day lift passes. The local paper announced all the passes were handed out last year by 8:30 am, and I groaned. The $115 discount, however, got my ass out of bed at 6 am on Saturday and down to Teton Village.

I arrived at 7 am with a few other people, and the two parking lots were packed. Some kind sole who was working the parking lot pointed me to an unconventional position which Daisy fit in easier than any SUV.

Walking up the mountain, the line wound around the music hall and up past the Teewinot lift and Bridger Gondola. The photo is the view down from my spot in line, and you can't see the start of the line which is at the ticket office below Nick Wilson's.

There were a ton of dogs running around off leash, but Thor remained at home. The tone of the mostly local crowd was generally light with a lot of discussion about coffee cups running dry. Free coffee was offered. Everyone in the group which got in line at seven was confident about getting a voucher.

At 8 am, the vouchers were handed out to those in line. Everyone got one by 8:45 am, but the last voucher was handed out to the very last person in line. It was close.

Once you had a voucher, you could either stay in line and get your pass (in person or via snail mail) now or come back before 2 pm to get your pass. I was already in line, so I stayed to get my pass. Overall, it took about 3 hours on a Saturday morning, but it wasn't a horrible experience and worth the savings.