Sunny Afternoons

C&I dropped A off at PNB and we picked M up downtown and headed up to the pass. The sun was setting as we arrived. <> C with Rampart & Alta Mtn beyond <> Here’s a link to our Alta Mountain hike last September: http://5621hallslake.blogspot.com/2011/09/hike-alta-mountain.html <><><><><> <><><><><> C and M <> <><><><><> <><><><><> C on one of his many jumps <><><><><> It was getting a bit dark to try much video. <><><><><> <><><><><> K after twenty years! <><><><><>

On Monday we drove over to Winthrop.  We skied down the Winthrop trail from Sun Mountain via Patterson Lake a couple of times. A&C made it from the lake to the pickup in just 17 minutes! We got up to Mazama Ranch House for a fine dinner by KD&K.   After dinner, A led a giant game of charades with four families. *** On Tuesday morning, A,C & I skated to the Freestone and back via the Basecamp. KL’s REI surplus Madshus delaminated just like my had a while back on Amabilis! and just like RT’s the day before! A bandaged it with a hair tie. Then ML & I skied to the Goat Creek Bridge. Then a big group skied up towards Fawn Hut – we almost made it but it was getting dark so we turned back. The hot tub was very fine. *** On Wednesday, C& D skated the 21km from Mazama to Wolf Ridge in slush, while A&K joined them from Mazama to the Rolling Huts.    Next year, C plans to skate the whole 30km from Mazama to ...

 ... stopped outside our kitchen window.

...for a class assignment while A reads Angela's Ashes.