We checked out the Elk River on the way down... Amazingly beautiful river.
Look at that style! :) Us leaving our home away from home for fancy pants dinner.
More like it: back on the road again, getting soaked at some coastal natural bridges.
Raining and winding so hard that we decided to go get soaked in the redwoods instead.
More soakage in the Stout Grove, but toned down a little.
Smith River through the moss.
Hard to comprehend. Just amazing that that much life can grow.
More stupendous awesomeness.
The rain turned to snow for a little while, allowing Wonder Camera to strike!
Wonder Camera strikes again! :)
Cool picture from a rickity bridge on Howland Hill Rd
Smith River... So pretty!
Working our way back north we found a sucker hole in the weather
Ten freaking years... I kinda can't believe it!
Wonder Camera with another cool shot.
Home away from home for the weekend.
Sweet view from the tub.
I think I'll miss this place. What a cool weekend! :)
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Okay, next is a batch of pictures from Eric's visit this past week. Sheez, it had been too long, but we got right back into it.
Sleds all "skied" up parked in front of Tam Mac.
Rolling into the wilderness boundary between Moon Mountain and Ball Butte
Working our way up Ball Butte.
Hey, what's that over there? Looks like a little bit of Broken Top!?
Skiing the "too-steep-for-me" gully on the W. of Ball Butte.
Looking back doesn't do justice to the steepness of this side. Oh well! :)
Parking ourselves on the SE ridge of Broken Top
A glimpse of the crater on BT.
Looking back towards Ball Butte, which now seems to look small.
Looking north towards Jefferson from the shoulder.
When looking at this, my first thought wasn't "hey, let's ski that".
Eric's first though was "hey, we should ski that". Warning: pics don't do justice.
WTF. I took pictures. Cliffs scare me.
Aaron shreading near the cliff band.
Cornice hucking... The light was so flat that nobody could see the landing. Apparently that's no big deal for some.
Style points. Sheez.
Eric skiing something quite steep.
Aaron skiing something quite steep. Nate takes bad pictures.
Next we dragged OX to the coast:
Some cool forest near cascade head.
Eric snuck up this little guy for a photo op.
How we roll in OR: Moss growing on tree, ferns growing on Moss. The tree was probably growing on a buffalo or something.
Me and the little lady at Cascade Head.
Thought this was a good pic of my boy Ox.
Devil's punchbowl
Obnoxious but cute dog.
Beach bocce, the only way to play the game.
Afternoon skin up Mary's Peak on the last day Eric was here
Already miss this boy...
Can one of you bird people tell me what this is? Bella was obsessed with it.
Skiing the old growth on the East Face.
Gullies on the N. Aspect
Getting ready for the "Skitch" down (see the tow rope?)
