Today is one of those stormy days where you are happy that you can stay inside out of the wind and the rain, endlessly beating on the windows and doors, where you light a fire in the fireplace at noon and sip on hot soup while snuggled under a large blanket. That is, unless you are like me and were planning on going Christmas shopping today and yesterday for your "local" friends and family, and now are finding yourself totally &^%$ unless you either go out in this Rainstorm from Another Time or pay stupidly high shipping costs.
Feliz Navidad.
OTBP *almost* went hiking in November. And then everyone, including a guilty Mr. HIker Jane, bailed at the last minute and Ms. Hiker Jane spent the day doing laundry and unpacking. There were high hopes for a hike in December, but Hiker Jane was feeling a bit gun shy after everyone bailing, and even more so, overwhelmed by the holidays. And if today's weather is any indicator of how things are going to be in the Bay Area this Winter, it looks like we will once again be shutting down until March. That said, rain down here means "snow up there," and by up there I mean Tahoe, and damnit if I'm not going to actually make it to the mountains this Winter. OTBP may not hike, but we just may ski.
Mr. Hiker Jane and I have a pair of friends, wonderful down to earth awesome people who also happened to make a butt-load of money in the Dot.com Days and live what I love to call, "This is So Not My Life." In addition to a beautiful "house" down in Atherton, they have a gorgeous "log cabin" in Tahoe and they usually go up there for the New Year. We haven't made it for the last two years and are really hoping that they are putting together a trek this year. Last year the heavy snow closed down the highway up to Tahoe, and this year I am determined to make *some* kind of pilgrimage up there even if we have to go by reindeer.
"Say, Hiker Jane, what does any of this have to do with your last hike?"
Nothing.
Except that I did finally manage to get Therese's pictures of our last hike back in...October?
Anyway, I thought I would at least post these since it doesn't look like OTBP is going to making it out for a while.
Enjoy.
And truly, Happy Holidays to all.
Especially Tiny Tim.
Mr. and Ms. Hiker Jane. Aw.
Therese in her Sexy Big Eyed Shades and Hiker Jane
An attempt at an Arty McArt shot of the wild
Mr. Hiker Jane and Therese on a Photo-Op Bridge
A shot of Tired Hiker Jane's twisted silhouette
"I saw mommy kissing Sa-nta Claus..." Caught!
