Friday, February 7, 2014

Snow Day


It's February and Winter finally arrived.  The last few years we have had crazy warm and sunny winters, which has left the beautiful forests prone to summer fires.  It's great to have a snowfall and I hope that it is just the beginning of building up our winter snow pack in the mountains.


We woke up to about 8" of lovely white powder covering everything.  Snow always makes our house seem extra cozy, especially with the wood stove burning.


More snow is in the forecast, so while Jesse was at work, Jonah and I took advantage of the mild morning and headed out for a little local snow hike.


Little Snow Angel.


This hike is one of my favorite local jaunts.  It's only 2 blocks away from our house, but you are instantly out of town and on an unmaintained path up a steep hill overlooking town.


We didn't make it to the top....the snow was pretty deep for Jonah.  But we did make it high enough to peek above the trees and see the winter landscape.


Here's the view looking west.


And east.

Snow or not, I hope you all have a lovely weekend.
xo

Friday, January 31, 2014

January Light


Here are a few favorite photos from a recent January outing.


Evening sail on The Columbia River.


The colors of winter.
Hope you all had a lovely month.  Let's turn the calendar page!

Sunday, January 26, 2014

First Ski


The Gorge has been socked in all week with low clouds and chilly temperatures, so today we decided to break out above the inversion and get a little playtime in the snow and sunshine.


We took Jonah up to Mt. Hood Meadows for his first adventure on skis.
Jonah was a little nervous, but also very excited.


"Hands out, bend your knees, lean forward...."
Jonah took instruction very well.


Note that Jonah is not even wearing a jacket!  It was 50 degrees and bluebird skies.


We didn't stay long, but this trip was all about making sure he was having fun while getting familiar with the new gear.


Afterwards, we played a bit in the snow.


JUMP!


SNOWBALL!


....and back to the land of frost and fog....

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Winter Break


Here are a few pictures from our most recent trip out to Flathead Lake.  
We enjoyed a lovely, restful vacation with family.


We saw lots of geese.


Everyone got a post-turkey nap.


Making silly smiles for Grand Dad.


It's always nice to see the beautiful Gorge as we head home.
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