Hope Valley

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Rachel and Niels east of CA-88 in Hope Valley near the...
Rachel and Niels east of CA-88 in Hope Valley near the...
Rachel, stepping back into her binding at the beginning...
I liked this tree.
Rachel, in the bottom left, making her way up a small...
As much as we complain about snowmobilers, they do leave...
Niels (left) , contemplating a crossing of the mighty...
Rachel waiting, while Niels tries to figure out where we...
Rachel going up the hill.
Rachel and Niels eating lunch.
Rachel and Niels eating lunch.
Rachel starting off for the abandoned mine, north of CA-88.
Niels on the trail to the mine.
I can see the car from here. Can you spot it?
Rachel at the top of our climb, while Niels inspects the...
Niels at the top of our climb, while Rachel pulls off her skins.
This looks really cool until you realize you are viewing...
Ouch.
John in a unlikely and fleeting moment of grace on the...
Rachel testing out the softness of the snow.
Almost back to the car :).
Marlin hiking up Red Lake Peak on Sunday morning.
Marlin and Dong after a successful ski run down Red Lake Peak.
John taking a self-portrait.
Waiting by the lake for Dong to ski down.
Valley between Red Lake Peak and Stevens Peak.
There seems to be a mad made earthen dam at the end of this lake.
Dong skiing down on our second run.
Dong skiing. Surprisingly good snow for there having...
On Monday, Jim, Carla, Dong, Marlin, Monica and I went...
Dong (left) and Karla (right). Jim (center) tows baby...
Baby Samara was pretty much grinning from ear to ear the...
Karla (mom) towing Samara. Clouds in the distance...
Forgot to mention Lumi came along too.
Family photo: Jim, Karla and Samara.
Trekking along in Hope Valley.
Karla and Samara.
After lunch, Monica and I parted ways with the group and...
Monica, climbing some of the last few steps to the start...
Meyers and the local golf course in the background.
Looking tough.
Monica climbing Clean Corner, a fun 5.8 warmup.
The joke was on us. The corner was filled with gravel...
Climbing away.
Making use of features.
On top. Looking back down. Short but fun climb.
View back across the valley.
John hanging around at the base.
Getting lowered, with fun shadows.
Winter days are short.
Hiking back down after a fun (but short) couple of hours...
Neat little crag for being a 5 minute drive + 10 minute...
Instagram photo.