So after Thanksgiving, me and Elisha hit up the slopes (see previous post) and then toodled over to my parent’s home in Sunriver. We had a blast hanging out with both of our families, and of course, we had to document the occasion.
The setting sun:
Ice-Sculpture creation:
All lit up:
The winding Deschutes:
A diving red-tailed hawk:
Why? Because snowboarding season is here!! Oh yeah! Elisha and I took our first trip up to the mountain yesterday, the opening day at Mount Hood Meadows. The lines were long, but it was sunny and a chance to get back on the mountain! We brought the camera and found some time to use it – in between shredding the gnar gnar, that is.
Our snowboards, ready to shred:
I’m ready to take it all on:
Elisha, beautiful as always:
Mount Hood & White River:
Icy hot.
As I sat at my desk this morning, I felt a sudden urge to run out into the crisp air on this fine fall morning and snap a few photos. Being camera-less (gasp!) I borrowed one of the University’s rental Canon XTi’s and kit lenses (sigh for 5D and 17-40 f/4L) and went at it. Here’s a few:
The sun rises over the Valley Library:
It’s amazing the colors God blesses us with, even in the cold weather:
