July 2-5, 2011
We arrived at our rental house
In the Sierra foothills
Time to start the long weekend
The backyard
Peter with his friend Sean
Snow-covered Sierra Nevada
Getting close to the snow
Feeling it
Walking on it
Kayaks for rent
Exploring around the lake
Driving on
To higher up
Mosquito lake still frozen
Not too many mosquitos
Touching snow again
Walking back to the car
Found a spot for lunch
Feeding mom
Picnic with a view
Going down to a creek
To play
And throw rocks
Onto more adventures
Throwing more stuff
Diverting the stream
Building a dam
Exhausted father-son team
Driving some more
To Ebbetts pass
Back at the house
Horse-shoing around
Digging in the dirt
Holding hands
Sliding on dirt
Playing some more in the forest
Going for a walk on the firetrail
Pine trees around us
The little climber, as usual
Walking back up
To the house
Visiting a reservoir the next day
Nice but no swimming
A creek, on the other hand
A perfect spot for splashing
Having fun
Cold water, no problem
Once more, once more
All wet
Mom swam to the other side
Cold water, no problem
Water melon
Checking out the rec center at the rental house
Peter learns to swim
Fearlessly jumping in
He almost got it
He did not want to come out
Totally done
Breakfast the last morning
Going down to the river
To throw rocks again
Looking for more things to throw
Getting help from dad
That was a good one
Another big splash
Searching for the last one
There we go
A fun long weekend with the parents