Snow At Our Place in the Mountains

Thank you Connie, for giving me the idea for today's blog!

My husband loves snow and it is his job to know snow. Until I met him I hated winter and I hated the snow. I spent my time avoiding the outdoors. And then Ray came along and taught me how to play in the snow.

He introduced me to snowmobiling and I've been riding now for over 20 years and a few years ago we bought some snowshoes.

I wouldn't say I love snow they way my husband does, but I do enjoy riding on a nice sunny day or going snowshoeing and stopping for a picnic lunch along the way.

One of my favorite things now is to wake up to a beautiful snowstorm in the mountains knowing I don't have to venture out if I don't feel like it.

Winter at our place begins in late October or early November and lasts until well in to April and May. There are some drawbacks. For example, we would be hard pressed to grow a garden!

Thanks again Connie and tell your husband the snow is somehow different in the mountains.

No Politics In The Mountains

One of the reasons I love being at our place in the mountains has to do with the slow paced, no hassles life style. It's like living a meditation. Your mind is clear, you feel rested and at peace. There is just no way to achieve that sense of balance living in the city other than meditation and other like techniques.

Could there be anything better for the soul than waking up and looking outside and seeing nothing but nature--Walking outside and hearing nothing but nature--Breathing in the cool mountain air and exhaling all of the stress and tension?

Living in the mountains means leaving politics and war and religious arguments behind.

It means chopping wood and hauling it and stacking it in to neat stacks to use all winter--hard work that feels good. It means enjoying the planning and preparation and serving of a meal and watching as your friends and family enjoy every bite. It means sleeping in if you feel like it or spending the day reading a good book or just sitting and listening to the wind in the trees.

And when evening comes you sit by the fire and enjoy a good conversation and maybe relive some of the day's events and then go to bed feeling that everything is right with the world.

Welcome To The Mountains

This is the first blog of what I hope will be many from the beautiful Uinta Mountains, Utah.

I intend to share information about the weather, furry visitors to our yard and what friends and family are up to.

I'll ask some of our guests to share their experiences and hopefully they'll allow me to post some photos of their visits to our mountain home.

My first photo to this blog is one of many Moose visitors we've had at our place. What you are seeing here is our moose friend standing in the middle of our man made pond. Ray, Wil and I made a stream that runs down the hill near the side of our house into this small pond. We did this because we love the sound of the running water and we don't have a natural stream on our property. We didn't realize at the time how much the deer and moose would enjoy it. I love it that they feel safe and welcome in our yard.