106 Degrees Fahrenheit...

Summer is roaring through here at 106 degrees F. Too hot to think. Therefore, for my own sake, I needed to blog about something cold. To remind me that snow does still exist, and can exist again...

Here is a photo of an outing we took to the Jura Mountains in France in the spring a couple years ago. My friend is actually RUNNING with snowshoes, he was so happy to be out on the pristine snow that had recently been wiped smooth from a wind.

This one is of the chalet off the parking lot where people regroup to either start their snowshoeing or Nordic skiing; or to end their journey. No one was there that day as the season was over - except that the snow came back while no one was expecting it.

And one more shot at the end of our excursion, with the sun shining low through the beautiful snow-clad pines. It was such a fun outing because we had the entire place to ourselves.

Ahh, I think I feel slightly cooler now...