Winter Wonderland and NO SCHOOL!!!

We had a snow day up here today!!! We called the neighbors and Sarah's Dad Nicholas to come up and enjoy a bit of snowshoeing and xc skiing. Good fun had by all!!!

We wanted to get a bit closer to the forest service road leading to the top of Seam rock but the roads were not all plowed yet.

This image is of the old burn area above Seam rock. New growth is on it's way.

Here is Nicholas charging down a hill that we prepped for speed

Here is me and Nikita

Sarah and Lily

The community plow

Palisade Mountain Scramble

Our neighbors Goran, Sarah, and Antonia went on a hike with us. We decided to hike Palisade Mountain since it is within a couple of miles from home. It was a gentle hike up until this point where we had to scramble to the top.


Nikita getting some camera time.

A view toward Loveland.

Shown here is the Big Thompson Canyon. We drive this road every morning to work.

Fargo Blizzard

So I know these pictures are not of CO and Mark and Sarah's beautiful home, but thought folks out that way might like to see what a real winter looks like :) This blizzard has shut everything down. In the last 5.5 years of working at North Dakota State University, we have never had a full "SNOW DAY" today we are closed. They are advising no travel even within the city limits. The mall has closed, as have many other businesses. Enjoy the views from my apartment. If I get daring, I might go outside and try to take some fun pictures!

View from my living room around 10 a.m. ...
(note: normally there is a nice little park area between me and the other apartment buildings)


View from my bedroom about an hour later...
(note: I live in town, surrounded by stores, apartments, homes, etc. You really can't see any of them)

and it's only suppose to get worse as the day goes on...