Celebratory Skiing

For Pedro’s 50th birthday, we went cross-country skiing, one of his favourite outdoor activities.

Happy Birthday Oregon

In addition to that other holiday, February 14th is Oregon’s birthday!

Unexpected Snow

Considering the amount of destruction this storm caused, I am so grateful that I escaped serious problems.

Boston After a Snowfall

When I went to school here, I hardly ever made it into the city of Boston, but when I did, it often looked like this.

Holiday Snow

In a place where snow is rare, a big snowfall like this can be a lot of fun.

Leavenworth in December

In the steep peaks of central Washington is an unexpectedly European-looking Alpine village.

Goat Lake and Jordan Basin

It was our last day and I pushed through the pain in my feet to keep going.

Winter stopped by

February is when this area begins to look like Spring. It always cracks me up because I’ve lived in the coldest, snowiest places for much of my life. Idaho, Vermont, Nevada, Colorado, Alaska – all these places with serious no-holds-barred winter. February is still dead of winter in those places. But here, daffodils are putting […]

Sierra Snow

We went on a roadtrip just to see all the snow.

snow+rain=flood

Like I mentioned in my last post, my delight with the unusual snowfall was wiped out quickly by tons of rain that flooded my property. I ran around this morning taking photos of the same spots that were flooded on the 12th. Scroll through and compare. Wow! That was a lot of water! Now that […]