Saturday we attempted to get to Castle peak again. Or at least to the pass… but we had a late start, and hit he slopes – or better the uphill part – after an early lunch. Leilani walked the first 2 miles or so, we were impressed. I told her a lot of fairy tales, and we shared ski poles.
The sky was actually bluer without the polarizer. It was unbelievably clear and crisp.
This is Castle Peak. We hiked to the top (without snow) 5 and 6 years ago, but never since.
If you look closely, you can see the sparkling snow flakes falling off the trees.
It was Christmas-postcard-pretty.
Leilani’s endurance surprised us. She wants to be an astronaut when she grow up, and she knows she needs to be very fit (and good in science.). She also told us we could ride in her spaceship with her (yes I did watch a lot of Startreck, Babylon5, Voyager… while I was pregnant…)
Andy picked her icicles off the trees, they had the slightest hint of pine flavor…
Eventually she gave up and wanted to be carried, shortly before we had to turn around. She stayed in the pack during the entire downhill (which makes it hard to ski, Andy says).
Dear Sonja and Andy,
Thanks for the wonderful photos of your ski weekend on the blog. It must have been really beautiful and I could almost feel the crisp, cold air.
Leilani, you looked very good skiing and the snowman you made with Daddy is really cute. Sometime when you come to visit Grandpa Jim and me, we will go to Houston and visit the Johnson Space Center where the astronauts train. (That’s an overnight trip, because it is 3 hours each way. Maybe in a couple of years.)
Love, Mom/Grandma Rosemary