Nook-a-likes and My Day

Another rainy, cold day. Of course I could have used the opportunity to clean house but nah - I spent the morning doing research on historic Chinooks. I came across this 1947 magazine picture of 17 year old Kiska. He sure does look familiar...

My first thought was Willy.

Then Koyuk. It must be the scar on the nose. 

Then again it could be the tongue. 

My sled had horrible gouges from previous runs on our snow covered, gravel drive. Another rainy day project was making it fast again. Koyuk supervised every step, including finding long forgotten Luna bars in my ski wax/survival kit.

 McKenzie meantime spent the day on her perch on the stair landing.

On The Road Again

Other than a trip to see the doctor, Dave has been stuck in for 28 days. He has really missed being at the mountain with the ski patrol. Road Trip time!

While he spent time with the patrollers, SPYteam members and ski area management, I went for another long awaited road trip with the dogs.

Koyuk and Cedar are all dressed and ready to go.

The road sign says: "NOT MAINTAINED FOR SNOW OR ICE". Just our kind of road!

Waldo Road is all up hill. Breaking trail in 3" new, heavy snow made for slow going.

After 2.5 miles, it was time to turn around. Normally this is a tangled process but the dogs were eager to run back downhill. They turned the sled. I jumped on as it went by...

and we were off!

Snowmobiles didn't even phase the girls.

McKenzie got up from her nap in the back of the van to join in on the post run feast. We then packed up; went back to the ski area to pick-up Dave and headed home where everyone else is now asleep.

It was good to be back on the road again!

One Day, Two Adorable Kids, Four Chinooks on Ice

This picture is facing south. Anywhere the sun has shown is melted. Ice crystals still grow in the shadows.

Koyuk and more ice crystals.

Cedar, McKenzie and Koyuk in the still frozen back yard.

Kerstin, Anna, Klara and Lupin came to play with the ice. I hope I never grow to old to not thrill at the sound of rocks tinkling on the frozen pond.

Out of rocks. Time to explore.

Lupin

The ice was too thin to play on on the front pond so we checked out the back one.

Tomorrow the ice skates.

Lupin and mom McKenzie.

Last night, the icy fog crept up to the base of the trees behind the house and left a crystalline show. In my never ending quest to learn photography I couldn't resist grabbing the camera to try out different settings.