Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Fun with our Daughter and our Cousins

Kyria came for a visit, and we had some excellent fun.  She and Jeffery even let me win some games of Rummikub.  We went for a goodly hike on the railroad tracks from Rock Creek to past Swamp Creek, and the next day, went to Stover Mountain Ski Area near Chester, CA for some snow shoeing. We also had a nice time visiting with our Loomis Cousins in Graeagle CA after Kyria had gone home.  Love being with family!!

Kyria and Jeffery cross the railroad bridge a lot more slowly than I did.  

Rock Strata

Lupins in the rocks

One section of a pretty waterfall wall

Creek blow-out created a new open view

Close-up; can't you just hear it splashing?

I called this the "Pregnant Women Section"

Swamp Creek

Train a'comin'!

Cresta Dam and Elephant Butte

Loved the way the water flew over the drum-gate

Only one drum-gate is open

Mother and Child

The Stover Mountain Lodge

Inside the Lodge.  Someone has kept the woodstove all ready to be used, with fresh stove-pipe and chimney

Rope tow contraption?

View from the top of the ski run.  I'm in the photo.  See me?

Snow balls roll ahead; avalanche science in reality

Jeffery and the view

A different direction; Lake Almanor and Chester and the steep slope J&K will descend

Back to the bottom and almost to our car

Jeffery, Dana, Louise, Leslie, Sara, and Martin at the Graeagle Restaurant

All of us.  Sure did miss Grant being with us, too.  Next time!

Love this shot of us at the Dairy

side view

Interior view

Rear view

Medallion on the Dairy

We spotted this ant's nest, and this is only a wee bit of it.  As Louise said, "Run, run away!"
See?  Wasn't that fun?  Simple pleasures are the best, and Family is one of my favorite Joys.

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