White Christmas

We had a White Christmas here in Portland. It had been snowing and the city pretty much shut down for days so I had a bad case of cabin fever. All I wanted for Christmas was to get outta the house and do some paddling. And I got it! It was fantastic!

Sunstrip Campground, Clackamas River -
we had to walk through 2 feet of snow to put on.

Yes, it was a little cold.

But not too cold to stop and admire the scenery every once in a while!

View upstream from the take out at Bob's Hole.

Then home to Christmas dinner. I had put a roast in the crock pot so we had a great dinner in no time! A Merry Christmas, indeed!

Winter Wonderland

There are delays on the project I'm on at work which allowed me the opportunity to take an unexpected and much needed week off after finals. I was looking forward to kayaking every day and catching up on chores around the house. Well, I got my time around the house alright.... It's been snowing almost every day for the past week and a half. Crazy! The City of Portland pretty much shuts down under these conditions. Doesn't look like I'll be going anywhere soon...

Dogs and kids are loving it!

View up the street...

Happy holidays everyone!