wild and wonderful west virginia... an epic three day weekend


whitegrass... celebrating winter in all of its glory
march has arrived showing that winter is far from over

while people are talking spring a tad prematurely in washington dc
in the high country of west virginia people are thriving in a winter wonderland
whitegrass had all sorts of energy
fresh snow... lots of coverage... lots of fresh snow
cross country at its best
and the food... the food
fantastic food that tastes even better after a day on the hill

the downhill was great... but the food at canaan and timberline should not be mention in the same breath as the food from whitegrass

dad and dean at canaan valley
dean and grant each took a private lesson
lisa and I swapped off on the hill and hanging with grant
each of us took some turns alone
each of us took some turns with dean

grant was done with the planks after his lesson
it was grant's first time on downhill skiies
pretty awesome... four years old
dean developing some skills and not even seven


french fries
grant could not get enough french fries


dean and grant at whitegrass

lisa and dean pair off in one direction up the hill
while grant and I went on the trail that allows dogs
we did not go far
but the three of us were loving every minute of it

there are more photos
but not that many more
as I went to west virginia with the intention to enjoy life without a camera between me and the action in front of me
I missed some shots
but I enjoyed some moments

it helped that my camera did not like the excessive cold
and... that I had no intention of going on the hill with my full size camera
between point and shoots right now