Winter is coming – but in a good way

We had our first snow at the house on Wednesday after a stunning 70 degree weekend. To max out the beautiful weather, we took our hardest hike yet, 12 miles and over 3000 feet of climbing (yes, it says 13 miles below, but we don’t think that is accurate).

Those of you who know me well won’t be surprised to hear that I complained. A LOT! I’m glad that we did it, even though I was sore for days.

Scenes from the hike

Some of the neighbors! Also note that it’s snowing.

Yesterday’s sunrise

The week before, I was in Seattle and took my mom to visit the Japanese garden.

and the conservatory

After 6 days with no ice cream (probably a record for me), Hugh picked me up at the Montrose airport and we got DQ!