We made our first journey to the Packwood Palace today. The main roads were bare and wet. Over all an eventless trip. Christina couldn’t make it up this time though, so I wanted to get some photos up here for her and everyone else to check out. Enjoy.
Some elk snow grazing on the Cowlitz in Packwood.
Skate Creek Road with Tatoosh showing through the blue. This is the last mile or so of the trip.
A close up of the mighty Tatoosh Mountain.
Neah decorated this old snowboard a few weeks ago and Christina helped her bury it at the front of the driveway to mark our cabin. Pretty wicked. I think Lance wants to jib it.
The plows do a wonderful job blocking the driveway. Fear not. Lance and I shoveled the entire way up.
Mmm...I'd say there's a foot or so of snow. There should be 3 steps on the porch.
I'm pretty sure Speedo was not McLovin' it. Don't worry. He thawed.
Maybe I’ll get some shots from the slopes posted tomorrow. Be safe in the low lands everyone. I hear there’s a full fledged blizzard headed for Olympia. Oh yeah. Winter is definitly here.
Woooooo! Winter is here. White Pass received almost 2ft of fresh goodness over the past 24 hours. As of this morning we’ve got a 42″ base to ride. I can’t wait to get up there this weekend and let the season begin!
In other news, most of the Western Washington low lands have been getting their fair share of snow as well. My office, in downtown Olympia is at sea level on Budd Inlet. We don’t usually see anything more than slush falling down here but the past few days has been nothing but snowfall and accumulations. Pretty wicked.
December 17th, 2008
I don’t usually drive the Celica in the snow. It pretty much drives like a poorly designed sled. And I’m not talking about snowmobile sleds here, I’m talking about the kind we used to ride down the driveway.
December 17th, 2008
Those are the cranes at the Port Of Olympia on Budd Inlet. Sea level…look at all that delicious snow.
December 17th, 2008
Overlooking the marina from my office balcony. People live on some of those boats. Snow pirates I bet.
December 18th, 2008
I’d say there was around 6″ of snow at the house when I left for work this morning. I left the sled at home, but I did throw a shovel in the van just in case.
December 18th, 2008
It’s a little calmer at the office today. This is a shot of Budd Inlet, looking directly west out the office window. People make out in that raised gazebo all the time. Heathens!
December 18th, 2008
Purty-full.
December 18th
And finally, a view of the state capitol building in Olympia, WA from my office balcony. Glorious, no?
Whoa ho ho. Look at this. I’ve been working on this website off and on (in equal parts) for about 2 months now. Despite the challenges, or maybe because of them, it has been a fun project. This is the sort of project that requires focus, attention to detail, patience, dedication, good music, an occasional beer and a really sweet mohawk. Tonight the music is courtesy of TV On the Radio - Dear Science. The mohawk has been gone for a while and a single bottle of Rolling Rock will have to do.
There were times during the project when I wondered, “Will I ever write that welcome message?”. I’ve attempted this project many times over the years, but have never felt as close or satisfied as I am now. Why? I’m not exactly sure. I think it’s because this time, I started with a design I found visually appealing and forced everything else to conform. Yeah. That must be it.
This site is dedicated to you, my friends, my family, random internet wierdo. Enjoy your visit.
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Until next time.
Aaron