All I can say is "wow". Tom gave me a dog sled yurt trip for Xmas and I LOVED it!. We spent and extra day+ in Isabella to get acclimated. Despite needing to reschedule (Kay's car accident) and Tom's father passing away much more quickly than anticipated, we did manage to carve out some down time in the woods with dogs and snow. (We'll do a proper post for Jeremiah once we get past the wake, funeral, etc).
The pictures dont even do it justice, but I'll try!
If you havent, but have always wanted to, DO IT!
XOXOXO to Tom for his amazing thoughtfulness....
T
Drove home on Twosday 2/22/2022 and saw this postsed on social media. Thats where we WERE! 
Outhouse in -8 with -20 wind chill.
Typical "up nord" bar, pickled egss, etc. 
Our "pre" vacation at the Knotted Pine, a day of snowshoeing, movies, books and good meals. 
The yurt accomodations!
Lunch on the trail, brats over a fire 
Tom let me do most of the driving. I only tipped him once and then needed to dive for the sled so the dogs didnt run away from us. 
Kasha was our guide and a true outdoors woman. Full scale Nat'l Park Ranger next summer at Yosemite!! 
They have over 100 dogs and they are all big mounds of love, fur and speed. 
Getting ready! 
Cooking accomodations in the yurt
As in Rome.... 
Yes we did.
There it is!! 
Lunch rest on the trail 
We had to "harvest" our water from the lake and then boil it. 
Snowed steadily for 48 hours straight and made for great views. Here we were just 2-3 minutes behind a pack of wolves and the dogs were going nuts. Kasha said you dont normally get that close. Yikes. 
Open trail - Tom went snow shoeing with me. It was quiet and peaceful. 
Cookies and hot chocolate - I think I have on 4 layers of winter clothes. Not a fashion statement but I was never cold! 
Cribbage! 
Knotted Pine cabin, not materially different than the yurt (class wise) 
Knotted Pine. Great people, good pizza and beers. Not to mention a very POPULAR snow mobiling hang out. 
the view - the dogs were SO sweet. If they werent running they just wanted to be petted and cuddled. 
Tom managed to make 2 gourmet meals in this kitchen. He's magic. 
