Snow Day

We spent the last two weekends further exploring the area around Bellingham, mostly along the Mt.Baker Hwy. Ths road just keeps pulling us in that direction. Two weekends ago we had some friends come up to visit us for a few days, they wanted to see the Nooksack River (from previous post) so we decided to head back up that way and also to continue in our search for snow. Since we had finally gotten some precipitation there was even a little snow on the ground down at the trailhead by the river. After a nice chilly walk along the river, we headed up the Mountain. The farther we drove, the more snow we encountered and before we knew it we were driving in what Ben described as being "inside a snow globe". As we drove I caught glances of gorgeous landscapes from in between thick rows of snow covered evergreens and coudn't wait to stop and feel the snow.

We stopped at a pullout along the road where I took this shot and fired off a few snow balls. I felt like I was inside of a Bob Ross winter landscape masterpiece the whole day!

After we made our way up the mountain some more, we found a place to see the jagged summit of some other mountain.

At this point the road was getting very windy, and there was a ton of traffic coming down from the ski resort up the way, so we decided to turn around and stop at the snow park to take a walk. The parking lot was so full of snow we were afraid to stop the cars, but we eventually found a good spot across the street and took a walk in several inches of snow to the campground. We walked along a trail for about a half mile and then came back to the river...it is one of the most beautiful views I've ever seen!

Ben made a friend along the trail.

The view along the River from the campground.

If you look to the left.

and to the right. Really, these pictures hardly give the view justice.

We all hung around with a sense of wonderment for a while, and tried not to laugh to hard at Rachel and Shawna falling down everywhere. Next time, we'll have to wear proper snow gear. My chuck's were't the best snow boots...but it was totally worth having cold toes!

            Also, we had the rare occasion where someone wlse was around to take a few family shots!

Overall, it was a great day...the best in a long time. There's something truly magical about being outside enjoying the immense beauty of the natural world. It makes you feel connected to the earth. That is a feeling we aren't always too connected to in this modern world of ours and would all be better off with.