Will Rochfort is a freelance writer and photographer based in Carbondale, Colorado. His hobbies include backpacking, bikepacking and skiing with his wife and daughter, but he is mainly known for his rare ability to double-fist milkshakes prior to meals. REI member since 1998.
A version of this story appeared in the winter 2020 issue of Uncommon Path.
A gust of wind whips up off a nearby snowbank, blinding me with spindrift. It hi...