Sunday, January 27, 2013

Boundary Creek WMA

We went skiing up at Boundary Creek WMA today. Conditions weren't great but it was a decent day to be out.



Nice day for a winter swim



Thursday, January 17, 2013

Myrtle Face

It was foggy today, but only in the valley.  Nelson and I snowshoed up Myrtle face until we found the sun.



Beginning to see some blue sky.
In the sun.
Roman Nose in the sights.

Out above the fog.

Don't really want to go back down
into it.

Up Myrtle.



Sunday, January 13, 2013

Trout Creek Ski

Laura and I went skiing up Trout creek today.  We had to park at the bottom at the County Road and ski up from there.  There were snowmobile tracks for the first few miles, but after that we had to break our own trail.  We ended up skiing about 10.5 miles and had almost 3000 feet of elevation gain.  The sun came and went for most of the day and it was a little cooler up high.  I had 5 degrees on my thermometer where we turned around and 20 when we got back to the pickup.  It was a fun day and Nelson is thoroughly worn out.
Laura making her way up the road, its
 steeper than it looks.

Snack break.

Near our turn around, looking back up Trout Creek



Saturday, January 12, 2013

Another Sunny Winter Day

We had a snow flurry this morning but it cleared off and turned into another beautiful sunny day.


Laura and Ryan out enjoying the sun

Nelson wondering where the sun went




Monday, January 7, 2013

Big Tree

Video of dad falling the big Grand Fir at Chicken Ridge. 

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Frozen Waterfall

Laura and I found a frozen waterfall on the westside today.


Friday, January 4, 2013

Woodpeckers



A Hairy Woodpecker and a Pileated Woodpecker  at the feeder together.