2019-2020 Snow Update

I can't find the gumption to write more about this year's snow update. But I still want to post the figures as stats go back to to 2014, and I don't want to break the streak. If you need background, the concept of the Steenburgh Winter is explained below and a few relevant links are included. 

When I started collecting these stats in 2014, I thought it was a good idea to get yearly readings on snow conditions - something interesting to check out and some data to look at when people argue whether it's a good snow year or not.

Bike Commuting in Snow - Dream vs. Reality

Why should a little snow stop me from bike commuting? Everyone loves biking in the snow, right? Proponents say it’s effortless and so much fun, so I give it a try.

A Taste of Rebellion (Fiction)

There really were two young men in a convertible during the Bicentennial parade. Since I will never know who they were or what happened to them I created this story. This piece has been in the works for a few years. An earlier draft can be found here and an essay on rebellion is here.

Critiques welcome. 

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Retelling the Story - The (Not-So) Great American Train Ride

Something I'm working on for my current writing class. I wrote the story several years ago (http://annvinciguerra.blogspot.com/2015/12/the-not-so-great-american-train-ride.html) but have changed its focus in this new version. My writing class will critique it on Monday. Your feedback is welcome

What on Earth is a "Tootle?"

Tootling in Yellowstone National Park

Read my latest piece in Outside Bozeman to find out. http://www.outsidebozeman.com/magazine/archives/winter-2019-20/tootle-loo

The A-List Eats: Bozeman’s El Camino

Wonders from the 1970s

I may have made some progress with the travel/restaurant review writing that has been eluding me. 

Update 1.25.23 - El Camino and the Kitty Warren Social Club are for sale. You can snap up both establishments for a cool $400K, which just just a bit above the average price for a starter condo in Bozeman. https://www.bozemandailychronicle.com/news/business/two-downtown-bozeman-bars-to-be-put-up-for-sale/article_13836684-9c39-11ed-82cc-ffdeba8a512f.html

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The Sky was Magic

Here's a post from last March. I discovered

Some days just sparkle

  it the drafts folder - somehow I never got around to posting it. A quick story about a stunning ski in one of my favorite go-to locations last March.

Summer Activity Stats

I've been working on this for a while. Between a busy few weeks at work and the need to consult maps before writing this up, I kept getting put it off. Before everything gets "lost in the mists of time," I've decided to document a few notable summer outings - a really quick summary to remember names but very lacking in details. 

A Bozeman Sunday & Lifestyle Alert

Sunday Morning at Rockford Coffee

Sunday morning coffee and lifestyle alert.

For the First Time - Discovering the Wild East

During a long run this morning I found my thoughts drifting to the city of Prague. Still thinking about it upon my return, I took a few moments to jot down these recollections of my first visit there in 2000. This is a work in progress. 

On (Not) Becoming a Travel Writer

I originally wrote this as a poem (http://annvinciguerra.blogspot.com/2018/11/travel-writer.html), and have now expanded it into an essay.