Friday, December 31, 2010

Mom's Christmas Present

While the kids had time off from school, it was a good time for the parents to get away while the kids stayed with grandparents. Mom begged for a snowmobile trip, and that's what we did!
Greta used Grandpa's snowmobile (much better than Pat's! in Greta's opinion). We stayed north of Two Harbors and rode along and around the North Shore Trail. We had every scene imaginable...long stretches among snow-covered pine trees, winding trails through the bare forest, open fields, up and down hills, even some moguls. The weather was perfect! Well, a little too warm for Pat. We covered 207 miles of trails over the 2 days. A little slow for Pat, Greta was more comfortable on the second day and sped up a bit.
Sunrise over Lake Superior - the view from our patio.

Stopped along a bridge in Gooseberry State Park to take some pics.

Mom & Dad
Frozen Gooseberry Falls...

Aahhh, that's what they look like without helmets on.
Mom on top of the frozen Gooseberry Falls.

1 comment:

Eguna said...

what amazing sites!!! looks like you had a blast...although it seems a little dangerous to be taking pictures of the guy behind you while you're driving. ha!!

happy new year!