Mountains Everywhere!

Wow.  The mountains here are mind-blowing!

Our friend drove us up into the mountains this week.  There was over a foot of fresh snow on the ground.  And what made the day even more beautiful was the sun.  The previous 3 weeks' skies have been gray and slightly ominous.  But this week there was a lot more blue and some much needed sunlight.  Here's some photos... prepare to be mind-blown. (photo and editing credit goes to Jessica)

We also got see the outdoor climbing wall that we will be using soon... since the weather is warming up.  Here's a picture of the awesome walls we'll be scaling:

It's a lot bigger than what it looks like in this picture...

After seeing the climbing wall, we drove down to a popular tourist sight.  It's this really lovely waterfall... which has a name that has sadly escaped my memory.  Anyway, it's so cool because most of the waterfall is frozen on the rocks.  Check it out:

Oh, and we met some ladies selling their handmade socks/mittens/scarves/etc.  I bought some... They're made of goat hair I think.  Pretty cool.

You know what's crazy?  It snowed and got up to 60F all in one week!  So there were a couple really clear, warm days this week that were perfect for taking walks.  Jessica and I took a few walks together to look for pretty views of the mountains and adorable stray dogs.  Haha.  Taking walks seems to be the thing to do around here.  You can ask any local here what they like to do for fun, and taking walks is always on their list.  

Well, I guess that's all I have for you this week.  Keep us in memory!  Continue to press forward and stand firm.  I love and miss you all!