Minnehaha Creek caught my attention this morning, and it did again this evening on the way home.
Outdoors
Gorgeous view from Mt. Tamalpais. What a great tiny get away from San Francisco.
I grabbed this 8-frame panorama with Pano on my iPhone.
Snowshoeing in the Park
Mazie and I put on our snow shoes and went for a loop around Minnehaha Creek West Park and down Minnehaha Creek. Great day for snowshoes!
We stopped for a quick photo on our way to see the Huge Snowman!
Mazie was a pretty big fan of her snowshoes.
The Mountain Boy Sleds I ordered have arrived. The sled pads are attached and ready to rocket down the sledding hill this weekend.
Sorry State of Sleds
One of the really cool things about our new house is that we are just down the street from “the sledding hill”. When we were moving here we would describe where we were moving to and a lot of people would suddenly say “That’s right by the sledding hill right?” Not knowing the …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Sorry State of SledsWatching Nature episode “Christmas in Yellowstone”. Really good one.
John Muir’s birthday should be a national holiday. I’m declaring today John Muir day. What an amazing person. Read up on John Muir on Wikipedia.
Kawishiwi Falls
While we were up in Ely this past weekend we took a brief hike out to Kawishiwi Falls. I’m a sucker for waterfalls so it doesn’t take much to fill me with awe. I took video with the Canon 5D Mark II to capture the scene and continue to get comfortable with the video capabilities …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Kawishiwi FallsI am being reminded of the incredible ferocity of thousands of mosquitos in the North Woods.
Darkness
Spending the night in the country is a good reminder of the power of night.
The sun has long been down, and the moon isn’t reflecting.
There is no farmhouse light here.
The blackness of the windows is strange.