Winter in Klamath has been interesting to say the least! While we were gone over Thanksgiving, they saw record lows and the highest snowfall in November in years! Then we returned to find unseasonably warm temperatures in the 50’s with lows above freezing every night – very bizarre! None the less, that didn’t stop us from having some fun around town! The first weekend we were back, we decided to check out one of the mountain snow parks near our house – it’s basically a large field that’s reserved for snow sports – XC Skiing, snow shoeing, snow mobiling, mushing, etc. At the time there was only about 12 inches on the ground, so we just went out with Alee in our hiking boots. She had fun jumping around and burying her nose in the snow!
Kristin and Alee at the snowpark
The following weekend, in the cold rain, we headed downtown to check out the Snowflake Parade with Mike and Laura. This is definitely a community event – the weather was awful but there was still a great turnout! We took Alee with us and she enjoyed the Mexican Taco float who handed out mini sausage burritos.
This past week we finally started seeing the snow and freezing temps again! Friday night we went to a wine party to taste some wine from the Scott Harvey Winery in Napa Valley. We really liked a lot of the wine and even met someone from our hometown area!
Saturday we checked out the Link River trail - a trail right near our house that goes along the Klamath River (also called the Link River). The trail was nice and flat and the perfect training ground for loose leash walking.
Klamath Falls
Ed and Alee checking out the River
On Sunday we headed out with Mike to hike Hogsback Mountain – about 3 miles from our house. There was lots of snow on the ground so we decided to snow shoe it instead of hiking. Alee had a blast running and jumping in the snow – when she would jump, little balls of snow would fly up and then roll down the hill and then she would chase after them – it was adorable! About half way up the mountain the winds kicked up and were almost knocking us over! Alee was shivering and none of us could see well so we decided to turn around and save the summit for when we can actually see where we’re going…or at least a few feet of it! All in all, it was a great time and so close to our house!
Alee in her winter hiking gear - soon she'll have to start wearing her own pack!
Alee playing in the snow - she loved the snowballs!
Ed and Mike snowshoeing up
Looking down on a snowy Klamath Falls
