XMAS Tree

We only had a couple of hours to get out and find a tree on Sunday. I had been skiing in the morning and Piper had some stuff going on too. Wendy had drama practice in the afternoon, so she couldn't go. So, we started out from the house around 2:30ish. Not much time when it gets dark around 5pm these days. Hobie came too.

We decided to head up county road 10 towards Owl Creek Pass. I knew there was National Forest up that way, just wasn't sure how far. It turned out to be snowy and beautiful up there. We arrived at the National Forest sign after a bit.

We had to put on the snowshoes because of the foot of new snow on the ground. We hiked around for a bit, and found a great tree. Hobie was loving running around in the fresh snow!

MS Basketball - Last Regular Season Games in Ouray

Piper gets some direction from Coach during their game against Ouray.

Working the play, moving the ball around.

                                                           Lining it up for the free throw.

Thanksgiving - 2011

We decided to rent a cabin in Vega State Park for turkey day this year. It was beautiful and very quiet. We were the only people in the park! We stayed Weds and Thurs nights.

It was very relaxing, we played games, read, hung out. Piper and I did a little ski tour through the woods too!

Powder Turns

Got out early for a few turns before leaving for Thanksgiving. It was a beautiful blue-bird day out in the San Juans....didn't see a soul.

Fall in Ridgway

A couple pics of fall colors from the house.

MS Demons Take 2nd!

Headed to Ignacio last Saturday for the end-of-season San Juan Middle School Volleyball Tournament. The girls played great, easily advancing to the final against Dolores. They played about 7 hrs straight and were a bit tired in the final and fell to Dolores.

Saturday

It was a beautiful fall day in Telluride! Piper and the Ridgway MS Volleyball team traveled to Telluride on Saturday to take on two local rivals. There were some hard-fought battles and Ridgway came out on top. They beat Telluride 3-0, and beat Ouray 3-0.