It's been a colder winter this year than last. This time last year I was worried that the fruit trees would blossom too early because the temperature never went below freezing for a couple of weeks. This year we're wondering if spring will ever come!
Fortunately we've been able to get outside and do some fun activities. For Presidents' Day, we decided to go visit my sister's family in Idaho and rent some snowmobiles. We had never done that before and Scott wanted to try it, so we did it. It actually worked out well.
Right after church on Sunday, we drove up to Rexburg arriving in time for dinner and some visiting with my sister's family. It was fun to see them and they were accommodating hosts. On Monday morning we dressed warmly and drove up to Island Park which is near Yellowstone. There was a LOT of snow. One guy told us they had about 3 feet of snow fall in the last week and a half. The trees were covered and there were several feet of snow on the ground.
Right next to the snowmobile shop, there is an extensive trail system groomed for snowmobiles. I was a little concerned about avalanche danger because every winter we read about snowmobilers getting caught and dying in avalanches but here there was no danger. The trails are in a flat area and there no slopes that could slide. We found a good spot for our base and did some cross-country skiing as well as snowmobiling. Unfortunately I didn't get nearly as many pictures as I wanted to.
The weather also turned out to be perfect. It was supposed to be quite cold with lows below zero and highs in the teens but there was no wind and the sun came out so it really wasn't very cold. We had a great time going fast, everybody got turns on the snowmobile and it was a fun day. We had to leave about 3pm so we could get home.
Snowmobiles are very loud, expensive to rent, and the exhaust is quite smelly so I don't know if we'll be renting again any time soon but it was a good experience.
Last week I was able to go with Camille's school class on a cross-country skiing field trip. They went up to Soldier Hollow and we all got skis. It was hard for Camille so she didn't do a lot of skiing but the weather cooperated and it was nice to be out. Once again, I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked but we got this one at the end:
Yesterday Scott and I went out hiking in the foothills and saw this little woodpecker looking for his lunch. The birds are starting to come out more so maybe spring really will come.
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| Talmage standing on a huge avalanche that happened up the canyon about a month ago. It's a pretty massive amount of snow. |
Fortunately we've been able to get outside and do some fun activities. For Presidents' Day, we decided to go visit my sister's family in Idaho and rent some snowmobiles. We had never done that before and Scott wanted to try it, so we did it. It actually worked out well.
Right after church on Sunday, we drove up to Rexburg arriving in time for dinner and some visiting with my sister's family. It was fun to see them and they were accommodating hosts. On Monday morning we dressed warmly and drove up to Island Park which is near Yellowstone. There was a LOT of snow. One guy told us they had about 3 feet of snow fall in the last week and a half. The trees were covered and there were several feet of snow on the ground.
Right next to the snowmobile shop, there is an extensive trail system groomed for snowmobiles. I was a little concerned about avalanche danger because every winter we read about snowmobilers getting caught and dying in avalanches but here there was no danger. The trails are in a flat area and there no slopes that could slide. We found a good spot for our base and did some cross-country skiing as well as snowmobiling. Unfortunately I didn't get nearly as many pictures as I wanted to.
The weather also turned out to be perfect. It was supposed to be quite cold with lows below zero and highs in the teens but there was no wind and the sun came out so it really wasn't very cold. We had a great time going fast, everybody got turns on the snowmobile and it was a fun day. We had to leave about 3pm so we could get home.
Snowmobiles are very loud, expensive to rent, and the exhaust is quite smelly so I don't know if we'll be renting again any time soon but it was a good experience.
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| Scott and I on the snowmobile |
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| We were able to see some wildlife including swans on the open water. |
Yesterday Scott and I went out hiking in the foothills and saw this little woodpecker looking for his lunch. The birds are starting to come out more so maybe spring really will come.
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