American Lakes

Today Dorinna and I took an absolutely fabulous cross-country ski trip to American Lakes. Warm, only a little wind, and only the slightest wisps of clouds. Oh yeah, lots of new snow.

American Lakes Basin


Back side of Nokhu Crags


Dorinna is all smiles anticipating the descent


Turns

Blizzard Update: February 18

Grass!

Arapahoe Bend

Earlier today Dorinna and I took a walk to the Arapahoe Bend Natural Area on the outskirts of Fort Collins. We were going in search of Bald Eagles, but found only Grebes and an unidentified raptor.

Old abandonded ranch house near natural area.

Michigan Ditch

Last weekend, Kevin joined Dorinna and I on a ski trip along Michigan Ditch. This was Kevin's second time on skis, but the trip was mostly flat. We "encouraged" him to try some hills at the end. The weather was windy and snowy, but warm, so it was a fine day with fresh snow.

Bunny and Llama Awarded BTFNDSA Foundation Grant

Recently Bunny and Llama received a grant from the BTFNDSA (Bassett Transportation For Non-Domesticated Domestic Stuffed Animals) Foundation-- a new car!


Naturally, the trouble started almost immediately...

Blizzard Update: February 10

Way back in December, I complained about the lack of snow plows in Fort Collins. So what does our neighborhood look like, almost two months later.

Here's a picture of our street. Note that in our neighborhood, the sidewalk is flush with the street- there's no grass strip between them.


About a block away, the street still only has one lane:

Dadd's Gulch

A few weeks ago, we took a cross-country ski trip to Dadd's Gulch. Part way up Poudre Canyon, Dadd's Gulch is a classic mountain bike trail. On a typical year, the Gulch is not skiable, but with this year's storms it wasn't half-bad. Joining us on the trip were our Boulder friends Dan and Corinne, and their 4-year old Ada. Dan actually went to High School with Dorinna many years ago.


Dan and Ada heading up Dadd's Gulch