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| west shore | Desolation |
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| Columbia airport, O22 (both grass and paved runways) |
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| Hiking back to the airport |
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| Suckers to try and keep them awake :) |
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| Did not work.. fell asleep :) |
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| Big Chief, fun sport climbing close to home | Both passed out, a few min before landing... |
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| The season for Thanksgiving | Mountain biking was good for most of November! | Balloons as seen from the deck |
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| Prosser creek riding | First dusting of snow at VL | Crowley lake |
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| More snow :) |
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| sledding action |
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| taking the old sled for a spin |
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| helpers |
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| school | riding bikes on martis dam road. | school photos :) |
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| emptying the wasp nests :) |
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| Sugarbowl |
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| 9-day trip over Thanksgiving. lots of food and gear :) |
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| Mammoth mountain |
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| Breaking off the ice next to the shore to see thickness.. about 4" |
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| measuring ice thickness with an ice screw. over 5" |
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| Ice screw practice :) |
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| snow balls after soaking them overnight :) |
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| snow art |
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| Bodie giving us all more whip cream :) |
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| The wind blew all the snow off the lake overnight! |
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| Such a cool framing of Mt Whitney |
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| Mobius Arch. Finally checked it out on a cold and windy day :) |
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| Lunch break |
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