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11Mar2013
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Hauling music gear through belly deep snow
About one year ago (Feb 29th be exact – leap year!) I packed up many things musical, and departed for Fairbanks, Alaska to begin recording my new CD Stay Warm at 10th Planet, the beloved studio of the North Woods. Here’s a little photo documentary and video clip of the journey from cabin to car atop belly-deep snow.
This was the typical scenario whenever I was leaving to play a gig or go to the studio in winter in Alaska. Music could not be made without a blue plastic sled at hand.
Click on any photo in the gallery below to start a slideshow – the captions will show above each picture.
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- Loaded sled with instruments, gear, skis.
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- From cabin to car in very deep snow
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- Snowshoes were essential once I turned off the main path.
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- Stopping to pose. 🙂
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- It’s tricky to keep the sled from tipping!
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- There’s more snow than meets the eye here…
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- Up on top of the crusty stuff – so much easier!
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- It’s pretty out here…
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- Almost there…
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- The little black case is a bowed psaltery.
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- My stuff is pretty snowy by the end…
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- Snowshoes must come off to jump down the ledge onto the parking area.
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- Unloading the sled rather than pulling it off the cliff!
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- Awkward armload….
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- Skis always seem to go everywhichway!
Here’s a little video of an exuberant me setting off on my musical adventure. And now a year later, my 11-song baby is finally getting ready to be sent to press. Sometimes it feels like the whole last 12 months, with all its creations and changes, was one big swashbuckling slog through deep snow…
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