Our son Tony, his wife Cammie and our grandkids are visiting from Florida and wanted to go skiing, so we took them up to Mt. Ashland, which is where I started my journey south on the Pacific Crest Trail this past summer. It was a gorgeous day with lots of fresh snow so I thought I would share some of the photos.
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Despite a rough winter, you got to love those days.
Absolutely, Craig.
Good looking family, Curt and you gave them a magnificent background for the photo!
We’ve been quite lucky with our family, G. Both sets of grandkids are bright, fun and good looking. It will be interesting to see where they go. And the background… perfect with fond memories of my summer excursion. –Curt
Brilliant snow and ice shots in sunlight!
Thanks, Dave. Fresh snow and beautiful blue skies. A perfect day for photography. –Curt
The snow sculptures are great. Beautiful photos as always, C.
So good of you to check in D. Thanks! How’s your son doing? He must be in high school now. –Curt
Sweet of you to ask. I am GLAD time doesn’t zoom by THAT fast! You’ll be 130 yrs old in no time! Tennyson is well, soon 12. All he sees are girls. He will be MORTIFIED if he knew I put this up on a public board, lol.
*revenge for all the preteen madness*
Wow, D. Maybe it just seems like I have been hanging around this blog forever! Maybe it’s just all of the things I cram into a year. Tennyson is only 12, and already into girls! Get ready for some interesting year ahead. 🙂 –Curt
Divine winter landscape and a blessed day for you and your family! The scenery is breathtaking, probably literally with the cold! What a place to ski and no wonder everyone wanted to head out! Wow! My. Shasta makes for a most dramatic backdrop to the family photo!
Mt. Shasta provides beauty for almost any photo, Annika. 🙂 That’s why it showed up so many times in my posts this past year as I spent a few hundred miles hiking around it.
We were blessed. It was probably the most perfect day at Mt. Ashland this winter. I could tell by the excitement of the staff. It made for a great family outing. –Curt
What a gorgeous day! The snow-coated trees are Seussical, and I absolutely see Cupid in one of them. Hard to imagine this was the scene of your summer hike.
I’d have to be on snowshoes or cross country skis to do it now, Lexi, which would be a bit more challenging, to say the least. 🙂 I did organize a seven day cross country ski trek through the Desolation Wilderness, once however. It was a kick! “Seussical,” I love it! Cupid just sort of popped out. Thanks. –Curt
An image of Mt Shasta wearing a coat of snow can’t hardly be beat. Looks like fun times.
It was a fun day, Gunta, as well as beautiful. While I don’t downhill ski or snowboard (I’ve done lots of cross country skiing), I had fun watching the grandkids with their kamikaze approach! And the youngest was absolutely fearless. –Curt
Only place I’ve ever done any cross-country skiing was up in the El Dorado NF. You have me wondering why we seem to pick up fear as we age.
Laughing. I had my annual old age medicare check up yesterday and the nurse wanted to know if I fell frequently or had a fear of falling. I allowed I had a couple of concerns last year the I was huffing along at four miles per hour at the end of a 15 mile day of backpacking and stumbled over limbs that were hidden in the shadows. –Curt
I’m beginning to think you’ve never taken a bad mountain picture. Pretty day.
Laughing, Dave. Let’s just say the bad ones don’t make it on to the post. But thanks. –Curt
Wow! Those photos of the snow are wonderfully curious. Love the crazy sculptures created. Your family looks like they are having a brilliant time, and I have to assume you did too.
Can’t help but instantly recognise the WSR-88D radar dome, since I used to use it for my job with the National Weather Service, and was even inside the one in Humboldt County, to do maintenance work.
It was indeed a fun day, Crystal.
Interesting on the WSR-88D. I read that their reach enables them to predict weather more accurately. –Curt
Beautiful images Curt. Such fun!
Thanks, Sylvia. It was beautiful. And fun to see the grandkids frolicking in the snow! –Curt