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The Three Sisters
Glencoe: The Three Sisters Bidean nam Bian, the Scottish name for the Three Sisters. Named one of the best views in the United Kingdom, this area also has a lot of history. The Three Sisters are located in an area once owned by Clan Macdonald. Coire Gabhail was used as an area to hide their livestock they owned, or stole. Clan Campbell commonly had feuds with Clan Macdonald and in 1692 the Massacre of Glencoe occurred. We hiked up a trail called the Coire Gabhail, The Lost Valley. Walking Highlands has a well laid out description and details of the hike. Once we arrived at the stream we decided…
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2016 Year In Review Video
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Copper, CO
Back Bowls Following on from my disappointment at Keystone, I came to Copper Mountain to fit in a few more days on the slopes. There was a few more lifts open here, but also a lot more people. At a much higher altitude than Keystone I thought I’d give my lungs and brain a stretch. I had more fun here than at Keystone, but only because there were some black runs open. The Mountain At 3,792 m (12,441 ft) Copper is high. The only lifts running were the American Eagle, Super Bee, and Excelerator. Excelerator was closed most mornings as the USA ski team had it booked out to train…
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Keystone, CO
View down Schoolmarm Keystone, CO is often in competition with Araphoe Basin (A-Basin) for which is the first ski resort to open for the USA ski season. So with this bold claim of typically opening sometime in October I booked a trip for Late November. The weather gods weren’t shining on me. Twenty-seventeen was possibly the worst snow season Colorado has ever had. I even started planning alternative activities to do while I was there instead of skiing. Luckily enough snow fell in the days before my arrival to continue with the ski trip. My plan was to ski at Keystone for 3 days and A-Basin for 3 days. The…
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Yoichi Distillery, Hokkaido
Pot stills with Shide blessing Yoichi distillery was founded by Taketsuru Masataka, who learnt his skills and technique in Scotland. Before selecting a location for his distillery he wanted an environment that closely resembled Scotland, the north-west town of Yoichi in Hokkaido met his requirements. There is free entry to this open air museum and the tour is self-guided. As you meander through the property you can enter various disused buildings that Nikka long out grew. The signage is in Japanese and English, there are some videos at each building, but I only recall these being in Japanese. Buildings cover topics such as the barrels, the malt, the fermentation, the…
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2015 Motorsport Montage Video