Today was spent up at Lucky Peak Reservoir fishing for trout and Kokanee salmon. It was a gorgeous day! A bit windy at times, but for the most part just perfect to be on the water. We (and by "we" I actually mean Chase and Craig) caught three Kokanee, so fresh salmon was served for dinner- yum! Honestly, I was somewhat happy that it was windy because I was excited to get to wear my new red Marmot windbreaker! Chase and Craig have built a handy system on the boat with downriggers.[...]
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Last weekend, we went for a beautiful hike attempting to look for antler sheds. While we were a little too early in the season to find any sheds, we did see hundreds of deer! Not wanting to spook the deer, we would stop and let them meander away and thankfully Max didn't bark at the animals! We went further up than I have ever hiked before- but there is something so freeing about just hiking up the side of a mountain, off of any trails (before moving to Boise I would have never said that). I[...]
This weekend was full of privileges! Yesterday was a very special day and I was thankful for the reminder to "live for others everyday" and to "let all things be done in charity". Saturday, I got above the nasty inversion here in the Valley by going cross country skiing with my in-laws while the hubby worked. For those of you who aren't familiar with an inversion, it is a layer of smog that holds the cold air (and pollution) down and can last for weeks; they are pretty common every[...]