The long Thanksgiving weekend gave us an opportunity to explore the Rock Creek area. We stayed at the Ranch at Rock Creek, a luxurious take on the dude ranch theme. Unfortunately, the Arctic decided to visit as well, and the -18 degree temperatures left us thankful for our cold weather gear, which was put to good use.
Although the cold weather put the kybosh on our planned horseback riding and fly fishing excursions, we kept busy climbing the nearby hills and fat biking in the valley.
And it's a good thing we stayed active, because the food was simply amazing. The 7 course Thanksgiving meal was a magnificent coma-inducing feast, and topped off with a spot-on flat white from Gareth, who hails from Johnsonville, just outside of Wellington. Small world!
The following morning, we headed back into the frost to work off a small fraction of the calories, capturing these dramatic photos along the way.
We started at Moose Lake, essentially following deer paths and fence lines through the expansive fir and lodge pole pine forests.
We then moved on to the East Fork reservoir, skiing along the shore as a flock of Clark's Nutcrackers chatted in the treetops and the lake made eerie whooshing sounds as it froze.
All in all, we have a lot to be thankful for this year.
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