Finally....a good snow!

I went home for the weekend. This winter has brought an extra amount of snow, especially in the Cascade Mountains. Dad and Mom had snow on the ground and it snowed a few inches while I was there. Since we don't get much snow in Portland, it was awesome to get to see so much snow!

Snow at Home

This is on my way back home over the Mt. Hood pass. Notice the height of snow on the side of the road....probably about 10 feet deep. This is from the snowplows plowing the snow to the side of the road. I remember it being this tall only when we were kids.

This is at Government Camp Village on top of the Mount Hood pass.....check out that SUV with about 7 feet of show on top! (A heavy load)

Govt. Camp

Beauty

New Year's at the Coast

Kris, Uncle Larry, Dan and I spent New Year's weekend at the Oregon Coast, an annual trip. This year, we stayed at Southbeach, just south of Newport.

Our yurt, the Umpqua

The Newport Bay Bridge

Dan found a Japanese glass fishing float. These are very rare as they have not made them since the 1960s. That float has had quite a life floating around in the ocean for 40+ years!

Snow!

We had some snow the other day.....the first snow of the season here. I believe that if it is going to be cold, it needs to be snowing:)

Thanksgiving Dinner

We had Thanksgiving at Dad and Mom's. Dan and I drove over Mt. Hood with Uncle Larry and Aunt Elaine on Wednesday night. Kris, Holly and Jacob and Hunter came Thursday morning. We had a very good meal.....lots of dishes that Grandma used to make. We had a good time eating, playing games and just relaxing.

Elk Hunting '07

Dan and I and Kris went hunting for elk from October 24-28. Dan left camp Friday afternoon to go to an ultrasound conference in Klamath Falls, and Rian came up to hang out with us for the weekend. We tromped around the countryside but didn't see any elk. Found lots of neat things, though:)

A view from the top

The Three Sisters

Huntin buddies

Mt. Jefferson

Rian guitaring

"Skeeter's Cabin"

Sunset over the Cascades

The big elk that I got.....an extra long nose, but nice just the same:)