This was one of my favorite days. I don't recall if it's the same day we all nearly died in a car wreck due to some cheesebread or if it was the day we also bought 6000 paintballs, but it was a great day...Lena suggested we take a drive up near Fox to Mt. Aurora...also known as Ski Land...which is apparently the farthest north chairlift in North America...maybe the world. Of course in mid-July, there's no snow, but the area is stunningly beautiful.
I'm sure during the season, it's a bit less ramshackle...at least I hope so. However, visually, I love the look of disrepair.
It was a clear day, which was nice...with all the fires around, there was still a bit of a haze, but not bad at all.
It was epic.
The hills were also absolutely covered in blueberries...we picked for quite a while. It was nice to get some fresh stuff...they ended up going into pretty much everything we ate when we got to Salcha. Oatmeal, cereal, you name it...it had blueberries on it!
I found a whole solo cup full!
We also broke out the guitar for a little picking and singing.
Heather crafted what might be one of the finest songs ever unwritten. It's "The G-Chord Song" and it's "all about the G-Chord." It's a shame I only managed to capture a short snippet of it....It's also a shame I didn't think to turn the camera in the right direction until partway through. sheesh.
Ashley thoroughly enjoyed it. Those sunglasses she's wearing...I think they're mine. I hung them off my shirt at one point while picking berries. I noticed about 30 min after I put them there, they were gone. I'd been all over that hill. I figured I'd sacrificed them to the day...but low and behold, a little retracing my steps and I found them in a patch of moss! Thank goodness, because I think they're the only pair I had with me!
Of course I took advantage of the day for picture time. This is one of my favorite shots of Lena. Something about it just captures her nature to me.
It was a great day with friends new and old...
...in a beautiful place...
with a beautiful ending.
