Emily & Nakoa come for a visit

Our friends Emily and Nakoa came up for a visit the first weekend of February.  Emily's been up a few times, and this was Nakoa's first trip.  They rented a little cabin out in Treman Park, which was nice.  We could hang as long as we wanted, but then they could retire to a place that didn't sound like Bedlam all night.

One evening we went to Atlas for some food and to roll.  We all had a good time.  Emmett loved watching the bowling balls roll back up the line.

As you can see, we had chilly beautiful weather.  The sun was out and blinding off the snow.  It was perfect for bird watching, so we headed to the Ornithology Lab for a little bit.  These chairs always give me a hankering for mint juleps.

Brrrr.... "Maybe we should have headed south with the rest of the gang!"

This is the cabin that E and N rented.  I would totally live in it.  There were tracks from some kind of a wild cat in the side yard!  Probably a bobcat.  The inside is very cabiny with lots of knotty pine and a loft bed.  It's small, but totally functional for a couple or even a couple with a kid.

One really cool thing about the cabin is that you can walk right out the door and into Treman park!  Which we did.  The waterfalls were all icey and impressive.

We're getting more and more use out of the pack.  Despite the look on his face here, most of the time is spent babbling and cooing and oohing at the trees.  He has started to pat me on the back of the head, which may develop into an annoyance, but for now is pretty cute and lets me know that he is still breathing.

Spontaneous shot

Posed shot.

Family shot.

Lucifer Falls.

We worked up a hunger from all the hiking and retired to the cabin where Nakoa prepared a pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon and roasted local Brussels sprouts and carrots.  We ate and had a little bourbon and chatted into the evening.  It was a very good time and we look forward to seeing them again soon.

Sarah and I both got some new kicks.  Sarah got some hiking shoes and I finally gave in and bought new hiking boots.  I like them alright for modern materials, but there is still something I love about the heavy, leaky, creaky, leather boots.  I appreciated the new ones, though, when my foot went through the ice and my foot stayed warm and dry.

Then, we said goodbye to our friends, the week got under way, and Emmett went back to school.  Dude did a little Yoga.... I guess.