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.

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Hells Gate

Tyler and I drove to Lewiston to ride our bikes.  We went to Hells Gate State Park and rode the trails they have there.  It was nice, 42 degrees and no snow of course and the trails were damp and in good shape.
Tyler at the highpoint in Hells Gate SP.

Ryan with Asotin WA in the background.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Big Tree Down

Dad fell a big grand fir that we had out at chicken ridge. Five feet across at the butt about 200 feet tall and between 150 and 200 years old and thoroughly rotten.






Saturday, December 22, 2012