reunion!

Jeeze! Within two years of going to college, my high school teachers are all grown up! My Spanish teachers came over for dinner and while I was away not only got married, but got pregnant! I tell you, pretty soon I’m going to start feeling old!

Fix It!

With skiing conditions sub par I have decided to take advantage of my free time by getting some things off of my parents’ list. Task #1: fix the pod with some serious JB weld!

Holiday party

Back in the boat just in time for the holiday season! The mountains are tall, the skies are bluebird but there is only one problem – there is no snow! With one lift open – strips of doom – we opted for a hike instead, then got ready for a party. Not bad at all.

the hot springs

There is nothing like the Strawberry Park Hot Springs. Except maybe hiking up to the strawberry park hot springs, getting into the hot pool...

then into the river!

engines

I think the world would just be better off if we all went Fred Flinstone style - no pesky engines, just running to and fro. Starting a bunch of engines after a summer without use is challenging! On the list for yesterday at the cabin were the snowmobiles - only a three hour job, the snow blower - a two hour job including some squirting oil - yum, then the wood splitter. Now the wood splitter was pretty entertaining. We checked the oil - all good, then the gas. There wasn't any, so my dad went to pour some in and it spouted out of the engine onto his shoe. After a few moments of blundering around looking for the leak we found it in a punctured tube. We caught the remaining gas in a container, recut and attached the hose, then started all over again. And this was all before we could even start splitting the wood!

relax?

What is that? I get off the plane in Denver, get picked up by my parents and proceed straight to my brother's house at Colorado School of Mines. There, we go out for lunch, where he informs us that his door got broken and hasn't been fixed yet. But not to worry, he had the door, it just didn't fit into his door frame. You see, his house is really really old and nothing - NOTHING is square. Of course, we decide to fix it, so we get out the belt sander and in two hours flat, the door is in and I'm ready to fall back asleep. It's good to be home.

Packing

Heading home for winter break– with everything necessary for some great adventures in Steamboat and beyond!