Deep Snow
With a foot of new snow beckoning, Bob and I drove a short ways up Cascade Lakes Highway to ski. We were only a few …
Month: January 2008
Blizzard
I woke before first light but could see by the light of the street lamp that there heavy snow plummeted from the heavens, coupled with …
Ponderosa’s at Pine Mountain
We woke to a winter wonderland right here in Bend. It snowed seven inches during the night and then the storm passed leaving perfection in …
Broken Top Revisted
I guess one ski trip a week into Broken Top just wasn’t enough for me. With a high pressure system off the coast of Oregon …
Charred Skeletons
It was a blue-sky day…again. I felt like doing something different today so instead of skiing I drove east, into the high desert. There was …
Adult Children of Aging Parents
It seems that suddenly and with considerable stealth that I have become what is popularly now known as “an adult child of aging parents”. Not …
Skiing With My Mother
Where did all these glorious, sun-filled days come from? Day after day now we’ve been blessed with seriously cold, seriously lovely blemish free weather. The …
Hardy Girls
I met up with Loren and her regular Saturday group of “Hardy Girls” for a ski trip up to Broken Top. Although I was the …