On Saturday night we checked out the OZOMATLI show at Higher Ground. I hadn’t listened to them much before the show but it was a great time and their latin/world/funk/hip hop/jazz sound was definitely unique. You may recognize them from one of the older iTunes commercials:

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Ozomatli is a hip-hop group formed in 1996 in Los Angeles, known as much for their extremely vocal activist viewpoints as their wide array of musical styles. Ozomatli take their name from the Nahuatl word for the Aztec astrological symbol of the monkey, which is also a god of dance, fire, the new harvest, and music.

The members of the band met through their affiliation with the Peace and Justice Center of Los Angeles, and their first performance was for picketers during a strike. They began their career in the Los Angeles and San Diego/Mexico border-area club scene. (Last.fm)

Opening for OZOMATLI was Parker, House and Theory… these guys rocked too…. check them out:

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A few cool shots from Snake Mountain during the last few weeks of leaf peeping season.

Vermont Foliage in Stowe…

A few shots from Mt. Washington…

Last Causeway walk of the Season…

A few shots from a trip to Connecticut for the JDRF Fundraiser Walk…

Max’s Soccer Game under the Lights…

Hiking around Burlington…

The Causeway:

Boating on Lake Champlain:

Colchester Pond Conservation Area:

Matt Costa, Battery Park in Burlington Vermont, July 31st 2008

This was the last show of the 2008 Burlington waterfront concert series.  We brought Toby with us (his 2nd concert) who barked like crazy during his favorite song which got him some attention and a shout out from Mr. Costa himself.

here are a couple Matt Costa video clips:

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and a few Matt Costa pictures:

Here are a few pictures from a not-so-recent trip to Boston, MA as well as some more shots of Lake Champlain.  I’m not sure any of these are good enough to make the photo gallery but if you would like to nominate one feel free to leave a comment.

Boston, MA

Mallet’s Bay, Lake Champlain – Vermont

Here are a few shots from the Burlington Jazz Festival, a Sunset, Boating on Lake Champlain, and Hiking in Stowe Vermont:

Lake Champlain Sunset in Burlington Vermont

Burlington Jazz Festival

Wakeboarding on Lake Champlain

Hiking Spruce Peak

Here are a few pictures from this past Memorial Day weekend…

Graduation in Worcester

The Beach

Low Flying Plane

Patriotic Dog

Mallets Bay Sunset

Bonfire on the Beach

Here are a few pictures from Indian Brook Park in Essex, Vermont. Great place to let the dog get some exercise so he doesn’t cause as much damage.

Here is a collection of my most recent shots. It includes photos from from a quick trip to Sunday River Maine and the White Mountains/Lincoln New Hampshire. A moose sighting, world’s largest snowman, and simon dumont’s record quarter pipe attempt are among the highlights. The past few months have been really busy so a little behind on serving these up… enjoy!

Burlington, Vermont: Lake Champlain #1 – Adirondacks

Burlington, Vermont: Lake Champlain #2 – Dock/Splash

Burlington, Vermont: Lake Champlain #3 – Islands

Burlington, Vermont: Toby the Irish Terrier

Sunday River, Maine: World’s Largest Snowman

Lincoln, New Hampshire: Loon Mountain Snowboard Park

Simon Dumont’s World Record Quarter Pipe Attempt

freeskier article:

http://community.freeskier.com/articles/article.php?article_id=2269

video:

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White Mountains, New Hampshire: Moose Sighting

Click here for the full set of photos on flickr.

What a great way to start off 2008. Below are some of the highlights from a day of riding at Stowe, Vermont. In the morning we took advantage of the sunny groomers… in the afternoon we hiked to the summit of Mansfield and took a run down the Rock Garden.

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(hang on tight mike)

(kevin teaching this tree a lesson)

(right after he saved the juice!)

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Not exactly sure which forecast is worse… is it “Crippling” or “Nasty Mix”?  Regardless… this 12-18 inches should keep us on pace for an excellent riding season and maybe even open up “The Chin” (@ Stowe) in December!

To follow-up on my post last week about the snow forecast… I want to confirm that we are seeing some outstanding riding conditions for early December up here in Vermont!

(for those of you who ski up here in Vermont)

There’s a chance of snow every day for the next 10+ days! Looks like we’re on track for some excellent riding conditions to start out December …

Happy Monday!

During a recent stop at a local coffee shop the Barista explains “I woke up and had to be in here at 6:30am this morning and am incredibly tired… I like to stay up really late so I am NOT really much of a morning person you know”

Oh the irony, either it’s time to revise the old career path or the coffee shop management needs to mandate free quadruple espresso shots for any employee that’s tired/late/etc! Wake up!