Christmas Tree 2017

We went to our usual tree farm in Carnation for the eighth time to cut down our tree this year. All five of us went, with Jack driving out there!

Crystal Mountain - Ski Resort #3

On the day after Thanksgiving, Dad, Joseph, and Jack went down to Crystal Mountain for day #3 of skiing. The snow coverage was pretty light, as it had warmed up over the week and the resort got a bit of rain, but Joseph and Jack were able to ski for several hours.

Thanksgiving Traditions - 2017 Version

It was a warm, rainy week in Seattle. We perservered (all except Jack) and ran in the Issaquah Turkey Trot for the third straight year. Also, in Rodgers Bowl XI we had our best game in years as Jack and Dad defeated Joseph and Henry 63-42. Plus a Thanksgiving dinner with all the usual trimmings!

Starting line for the Turkey Trot

Setting up the field for Rodgers Bowl XI

2nd Ski Resort of the Year

The Sunday before Thanksgiving we went up to Mount Baker for the second skiing day of the year - and our second resort of a potential dozen or so by the time the season is done. It snowed hard while we were there, and the resort shut down some of the lifts for high-winds. But great coverage for this early in the season and Henry and Jack had a great time on the slopes.

Warren Miller Film

For the third straight year, Dad, Jack, and Henry attended the Warren Miller ski film in mid-November. This is an annual film featuring skiing and other winter sports, with a series of ~10-minute snippets showing skiing at various places around the world.

Review from Jack and Henry on this year's movie - too much snowmobiling and snowboarding, and definitely not enough skiing!

First Ski Trip of the Year!

On November 11, we drove down to Oregon to ski Timberline, on Mount Hood. The local resorts were hoping to open, but decided at the last minute to wait a week. So we drove down on Friday night, making it as far as Vancouver (WA), and finishing the drive in the morning. In total it's about a four hour drive.

Timerbline features a beautiful lodge, which is a 1937 WPA-construction lodge with big stone fireplaces, wood panelling throughout, and nice restaurants. Mary Jo and John didn't ski but enjoyed the lodge, while Henry and Jack hit the slopes from start to finish (9 to 4).

Fall Bike Ride

We had a lot of fall color this year through October and into November. Henry and Dad went for a bike ride along the I-90 bridge across Lake Washington in late October, with lots of leaves turning.