Poison Canyon 2/21/09

We made a big tour up out of the SnowPark so Nancy could try out her new Scarpa T3 boots. It was a beautiful tour but the snow was very windblown and crusty. We did find one slope that had some nice snow but by then Nancy's shin had been rubbed raw by her new boots :-( . We headed back earlier than usual and stopped at Christy's.

More pics from Van Vleck

Here are some more pictures. The group picture was taken on our way out with the camera balanced on my ski poles. The picture from inside shows the "living room." You can see the bunkhouse in the picture of the meadow if you look closely.

Trip Report: Van Vleck Bunkhouse

Dave, Nancy, Andy, Carrie, Larry, and Nina skied to Van Vleck Bunkhouse Feb. 1st to 3rd. Dave and Nancy drove from Santa Cruz, Andy and Carrie drove from Camp Connell, and Larry and Nina came from Lake Tahoe after Larry skied a race that morning. Larry and Nina didn't arrive at the bunkhouse until 8pm, skiing in the dark!

http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/eldorado/recreation/cabins/vanvleck/
http://www.backcountryskitours.com/pages/tours_0800/0801_tour.htm

The bunkhouse was supposed to have running water and a flush toilet, but apparently the spring feeding the water system is dry. We melted snow the first night, and then found a water hole in the creek the next day.

Handspun

I wanted to show you all Laurie's first handspun yarn!  For Christmas, my present to her was to take a spinning class.  The first class was last saturday and this was the result!  I will note that it is not totally finished - at the next class, Laurie will learn to ply the yarn together.  At the little yarn store that we go to, not only are you able to use their store wheels to take a class with, but you can come into the store anytime and use one of their spinning wheels.  So we don't need to rush out and get a wheel right now just so she can practice, which is nice.  Well, I just wanted to share my excitement and Laurie's wonderful handiwork so you all can admire! :)

JP's sweater

Here is the sweater that Heather made for JP. It fits pretty well except the sleeves are a little long. Maybe they will fit before he outgrows the sweater. The buttons were cute but not very practical so I am going to put round ones on that won't scratch his face.
Do you like the clashing outfit? You can't see it in the picture but he also has on blue striped socks. What was I thinking? Oh yeah, I was thinking that the sweater and socks would keep him warm.
Thank you Heather, for the sweater.

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