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The campsite looks great. They tell us the snowfall is very light. This was a good choice.
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Not too many people here, and a casino/restaurant nearby.
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Not a bad view from the back of our rig.
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Got the satellite dish setup for Internet access and TV reception. Life is sweet.
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Hmmm... Apparently it gets cold here. No problem, a little scraping and we are good to go.
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Well if it is cold, then just plug in the truck to warm it up!
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Unfortunately, the water froze too. No problem. Heat tape and insulation solved that!
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And then the snow came... Pretty, but it played havoc with our Internet reception.
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HA! Look at all of the snow in our neighbors sites. Poor people they will be digging out all day!
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Looks like I spoke too soon. We have a little snow to clear too.
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Oh yeah we've got snow. Great, now I've have to get on the roof.
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Ok "Shovel-Boy" dig a path to the ladder.
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Uhhhh, are we having fun yet? I don't think so.
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Excuse me, but I didn't sign up for sweeping snow off of the truck.
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Now there's a good idea. Chill the New Year's champagne. Too bad I was too tired to stay up!
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No more shoveling. Lets go skiing!! My sweetie is ready to hit the slopes.
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This is the lift at the top of the mountain at Northstar Ski Resort.
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Its all downhill from here. See the low clouds over the Martis Valley below.
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This run is appropriately named "The Plunge".
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Lake Tahoe can be seen between the trees from this run.
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More snow the night of 1/8/05 and again I have to dig a path to the dish to clear it off.
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Last night we had high winds and drifting snow... right into the bed of the truck.
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The drifts left about 3 feet of snow in my freshly dug driveway. Keep digging!!
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However, that snow made for some good skiing!
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Ok, lets review. Here is the picnic table at our site when we arrived.
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This is the table after our first snowfall. We were really surprised at the amount of snow.
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The next morning we were REALLY surprised by the amount of new snow.
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Now this is starting to become depressing. That big lump is our picnic table.
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This picture was taken on Jan. 12th and shows why skiing can be beautiful and fun at the same time.
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Here is a great picture of Squaw Valley from the chairlift at Northstar.
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Ok, ok, we know pictures of us on the slopes may be boring, but this is what we did
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Good thing Bill's arms are long or this would be a closeup of our noses!!
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Our friend Claire came up to ski with us. Aren't they both cute!
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Here is Susan resting after a vigorous day of skiing. You can see she had a good day!
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Another after skiing picture. We met an interesting fellow who offered to take our picture.
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Bootie Boot Camp. Of course after skiing we have to make sure our boot liners are dry.
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Of course, we did more than ski. Here is a nice view of the Truckee River.
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The river pic to the left and this one of a barn were within walking distance of our campsite.
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We went to Squaw Valley and took a few pictures of the village. Here is a hotel.
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Metal sculpture representing a skier from the distant past.
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Another metal sculpture. This one represents an elk.
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And here is a picture of another beautiful sight at Squaw Valley.
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Back at the ranch, here is the lovey Susan cooking up another feast.
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Of course, in this hectic lifestyle there has to be some downtime for surfing!
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And the morning would not be complete without the daily regimen of pilates.
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An attractive picture of the mountains as seen from our campsite.
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The same view of these mountains with a blanket of snow.
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