Fun with Heather, skiing, restaurants, shopping, and mountain lion tracks

Much fun happening here and a little animal drama. We have been cooking, eating out, skiing, shopping and generally having merriment with Heather.

Soupcon!

had to have the pizza of course

Beautiful weather for skiing  except Heather had a major issue with her boots. Pain and numbness meant cut the day short and go to town and change out boots.

hanging out at the top

The animals have started popping out in great quantities everywhere. It's been pretty warm for here (mid-30's) and no new snow. Coyote, fox, deer, elk (3 big bulls were on "our" secret shortcut road back home after dinner), and, this is a big and, enormous mountain lion tracks in my snowshoe trail yesterday. I'm so used to seeing coyote and fox tracks, it was a shock to see giant prints, to the point that as I got deeper in our woods following the trail, I got nervous and turned around. Heather looked up info and I shouldn't have worried: as they are nocturnal hunters and conflict with humans rare.Even so...
Brought Mark back out and we trekked to the end of his trail at the overlook. You can see where he went straight down the hill across Carbon Creek Rd over to SMR common ground. Whew, We measured the paw prints and he was in the max category, we surmise male and 150lbs +.

Finally success with homemade tortillas thanks to Heather. This was from Heather's online cooking challenge - lots of people are participating including Mark. He had made them twice, second time better, but nothing like the yummy ones we remember. High altitude adjustment was the key. We ignore this piece most of the time - whoops.

 A few days left before Heather is back to Maryland. More adventures to come we hope!