A Beautiful Day in God's Creation

God provided a perfect day for snowshoeing with friends.  The sun was shining, the temperature was tolerable and the friends were the best! We did miss our friend Angie and I am sure she missed being in the white stuff.  I needed some assistance getting the strap on the back of my snowshoe.  Bending after not bending for six months tends to tighten up the back muscles.  Thank you friends. 

And here we go up the 1.5 mile gradual climb to the cabin! The first quarter mile is downhill and then the gradual uphill starts.  

Good friends are a gift from God!

So is sunshine on a winter's day! 

There were lots of opportunities for great pictures! 

Geez! Are we there yet?  The goal is to make it to the one room cabin.  It is stocked with wood for the wood stove. Maybe there would be a fire going when we got there.  We press on!

We made it.  I did better this time.  I am getting stronger day by day. 

Inside we go!  This means the snowshoes come off and I have to get them on again.  There was no fire going but it was a nice break.  As we were getting ready to leave a man arrived with wood in hand to start a fire in the wood stove. 

 Highlight for me! I got my snowshoes on with no assistance.  Let the healing continue. 

Now the gradual downhill starts!  So much easier. Until the end of course and the uphill starts again. 

Remember the downhill I mentioned in the beginning.  Well, after all the glorious downhill the last part of the journey back to the car is uphill.  It seems way longer than it really is!  

I see the gate.  We are almost done!

We did it!  A beautiful day with the precious gift of good friends!  Until next time!!

 

Winterfest Adventure 2023 Chewelah, WA

Well, this was fun!  Lauren mentioned Winterfest was happening in Chewelah, WA.  Chewelah is about 45 miles from our home.  My favorite ski area 49 Degrees North is in Chewelah!  Mike and I decided to check it out.  Our favorite activity was Skijor!  Horses pull skiers around a track.  There were jumps for the skiers on the track.  It was great fun to watch.  

It was mentioned by the person holding the rope that would be given to the horseback rider that this horse would take off quickly and they needed to be ready.  Truth!  

We talked to Polly and her husband while we watched!  Wonderful people and so friendly.  Mike and I both talked about how friendly everyone was. It was a perfect outing for us.  Just our style. 

Of course we had to get food at the local eatery.  We made another new friend at our breakfast stop too. 

In his element! 

There we a few booths with crafts and food.  As it got later in the day more people showed up.  

There was a great shop we visited with a lot of nice merchandise.  Of course we didn't need anything for ourselves but it was good to look.  

Hay rides being pulled on a tractor! Priceless!  

Now that's a unique fire pit!

Time to go home.  We loved this adventure!  Small town fun! We will go next year!!