So off we went into the wild wilderness. We did have to put chains on the back wheels and no, I don't have photo documentation of this because it was a LITTLE tense and there was some yelling. We had the directions out in blowing snow attempting to put these on...fun times.
The atmosphere at the lodge soon made up for it, this was my reading nook by the 3 story atrium and a roaring fire. Not pictured here is the WONDERFUL outdoor hot tub and heated pool. No pictures b/c it was kind of like the polar bear club running from the heated building through the pelting snow and jumping into the tub..blizzard like conditions on christmas night made it downright miserable getting in and out. Some people actually wore their ski goggles into the tub.
A mountain Christmas tree!! Looks like ours but slightly larger.
The view from our cozy (small) room. It is definitely a rustic lodge....I think people were smaller back then.
Setting out on Christmas Day it was slightly eerie, rather ominous. As we found out half way through our snowshoe adventure, those dark clouds mean snow's a comin'. Stupid city people.
Happy and snowy on the snowshoe adventure around Trillium Lake. Note, Trillium Lake is NOT small. The trail was a good uphill climb to the Lake and around for about 4miles.
We were not the only crazy ones out...lots of people were at the snowpark. We met many people on their snowshoe or cross country skiing christmas adventure.
Half way into the hike...it started to snow heavily. It didn't stop...when we left there was 2 feet and it was still falling.
Yes, there is a lake there. Trillium Lake. You'll have to take my word for it b/c it was snowing so hard, you can barely see the open space. After this adventure, I figured I deserved something for burning off 300+ calories, so we went and had our Christmas dinner - wine/beer, hamburger, and onion rings....yum. Now I'm -150 calories.
The atmosphere at the lodge soon made up for it, this was my reading nook by the 3 story atrium and a roaring fire. Not pictured here is the WONDERFUL outdoor hot tub and heated pool. No pictures b/c it was kind of like the polar bear club running from the heated building through the pelting snow and jumping into the tub..blizzard like conditions on christmas night made it downright miserable getting in and out. Some people actually wore their ski goggles into the tub.
A mountain Christmas tree!! Looks like ours but slightly larger.
The view from our cozy (small) room. It is definitely a rustic lodge....I think people were smaller back then.
Setting out on Christmas Day it was slightly eerie, rather ominous. As we found out half way through our snowshoe adventure, those dark clouds mean snow's a comin'. Stupid city people.
Happy and snowy on the snowshoe adventure around Trillium Lake. Note, Trillium Lake is NOT small. The trail was a good uphill climb to the Lake and around for about 4miles.
We were not the only crazy ones out...lots of people were at the snowpark. We met many people on their snowshoe or cross country skiing christmas adventure.
Half way into the hike...it started to snow heavily. It didn't stop...when we left there was 2 feet and it was still falling.
Yes, there is a lake there. Trillium Lake. You'll have to take my word for it b/c it was snowing so hard, you can barely see the open space. After this adventure, I figured I deserved something for burning off 300+ calories, so we went and had our Christmas dinner - wine/beer, hamburger, and onion rings....yum. Now I'm -150 calories.
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