Author Archives: Jake Crockett

Why I Oppose SkiLink; and/or, Why My Dad Calls Me a Tree Hugger

***Warning: I am about to step onto a soapbox like I have not heretofore done on my blog. So, hide your kids and hide your wife. I simply cannot take it anymore I grew up in the shadows of the Wasatch. I moved away. But I returned, and the Wasatch are a big part of [...]

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Welcome Back, and Lake Blanche Spectacular

It has been too long since I last updated the ol’ blog, but who’s complaining? I haven’t missed the occasional blog update at all–I’ve spent most of the last year and a half on my bikes and/or in the mountains. This is one of the two reasons we moved back to Utah (living close to [...]

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Turn on your heartlight

You may have heard that I had what the doctors called a heart attack. So many people have asked “What happened?” that I thought I would take a minute and post the details from beginning to present. On the evening of Friday, March 19, 2010, I began to feel ill and awoke the next morning [...]

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Welcome

Welcome to my new blog, which looks much like my old blog but for its new location. While I re-work my site, here is a recent picture for your enjoyment (my brother Brett at Solitude). Thanks for taking time to visit.

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Fall 2009

Here are some of my favorite things about fall. Hope your fall is as enjoyable as mine.

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Vail, Colorado

After neglecting my family for the better part of 2 months, we took a much needed, but quick, vacation to Vail, CO. If you’ve never been there before, you’re missing out. As usual, many more pictures are available at my Flickr.

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Farewell Good Friend

For those of you who did not have the pleasure of knowing J during his short life, you missed out. He was one of a kind, and I’m proud to have called him my friend. J, thanks for the good times. I’m sorry we didn’t see much of each other over the last few years [...]

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Self-Portrait, by Noah

He even signed it.

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

Noah: hey mom? What do giraffies at the zoo eat in their cages? Ali: uh, hay and tree leaves Noah: yeah, and chocolate chip cookies [he always refers to chocolate chips as "chocolate chip cookies"] Ali: chocolate chip cookies?? No, I don’t think so. Noah: yeah huh, they are all over the floor in their [...]

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More Shots of the City

a few more over at my flickr

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