The weekend of New Year's, we decided to take a trip up the mountain to see some snow! Just the drive itself was beautiful - trees covered in fresh powder and frozen waterfalls lined the rocks along the side of the highway. The road was pretty clear from snow and traffic too.
Unfortunately, once we arrived at our intended destination, we found everyone. The first "Sno-Park" we stopped at was insanely crowded. After parading through a one-way parking lot for twenty minutes with a line of cars and not finding a spot, we opted to drive 5 miles further to another, hopefully less crowded, Sno-Park. Good idea Brent! :)
We made camp (in the Highlander) at Crystal Springs Sno-Park. The entire second-row floorboard was filled with snow gear for the four of us! This is a whole new system to me... some parks are designed for motorized vehicles (ie. snowmobiles) and others are non-motorized (dog-sledding).... and some are both! :) There's certain trails for each winter activity.
We were there for walking and sledding.... at least that's what I envisioned - apparently not Brock!
He was all about walking Diesel ALL BY HIMSELF. And if Diesel yanked too hard to pull him down? Well, that was the end of the world, of course.....
Kade and I enjoyed the scenery! It sure was beautiful! Kade finally made use of the snowsuit originally bought for Brock, but never used.
He was quite cozy. Once he got used to the fact he would not be able to move his head, he just went with it and zoned out. ;)
On the way back, Brent and Diesel were nice enough to pull Kade and I in the sled (it also helped slow Diesel from pulling Brock down for the fifth time).
Definitely felt like winter while we played on the 19 degree snowy mountain-side!
Diesel was in heaven playing in the snow too. We will definitely try to return again this season so we can utilize our snow pants to the fullest! :) Maybe next year Brock will be ready for some snowboarding lessons!
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