Vancouver, Canada

What an amazing city.  Great people, food and gallery where we saw a great exhibition of
the artist who did "Maus" by Art Spiegelman
http://www.amazon.com/Maus-Survivors-Father-History-Troubles/dp/0679748407

oregon coast coming up as well as 4 corners in the west.

New Project

Hi
I am working hard on preparation for an arts event april 7 at the prairie edge casino and
an exhibition of the Landscapes of Memory Dakota War battleground photographs and several other events still to be confirmed.
check it out at
http://landscapesofmemory-suzannekosmalski.com/home.html

Mount Baker show shoes

We rented show shoes at the glacier ski shop and did a couple days of shoeing which was great!!  lovely lovely.  First on a cross country trail half way up the mountain and the next day, in the snow and snow.  Jim and I did a while then Tesia and Mikil went on with Loki his great dog.  Mike had some friends in from seattle and calgary,  We joined them for dinner 2 nights.
SNOW SNow!!

Mount Baker Skiing

Took the ferry back to mainland from Port Townsend to Northern Washington State.  Headed up the freeway north to our good nephew's Ski Shack in Glacier Washington near Mount Baker Ski area.  Mikil and Jim skied yesterday at the Mountain for a lovely bright sunny day.  They recovered the next day from drinking too much wine the next day and hiked to old growth Douglas Fir trees north of Mikil's place.  Great time and wonderful to be with Mikil. After our day of recovery the ski was blue and weather was warm and we took advantage of a wonderful ski day at Mount Baker.

Washington Northern Olympic Peninsula

Took our auto on the ferry from seattle to Bainbridge Island.  It is a 30 minute ride and from there drove to Forks on the Olympic Peninsula, which to our surprise is the home of the Twilight series of books/films.  The Peninsula is beautiful and remarkable for the coastal shores on the west and the huge forests or pines and varieties of moss/lichens found because of the precipitation from the pacific. First is Second Beach, a location we hiked over the mountain and down to see.  no development just raw nature at it's most beautiful.  Spent a couple days hiking and then left to drive onto Mount Baker for hiking and skiing with nephew Mikil.  So looking forward to seeing him.  second photo is Lake Crescent in Olympic national park.

More Wine

Second day in Wala Wala visiting several last wineries before we leave for olympic national park, WA.  First L'Ecole winery, tasting room in a 100 year old school outside of town.  Lovely wine and we seemed pretty pleased.  We did the deal and bought some wine.  Also had a chance to watch wine bottling at Durham Winery with one of the owners. Sweet

last day of wine &.....

another day of wine tasting. visited the aiport start up wineries and established L'Ecole on westend of town.  Did the deal today and bought some great wine.  Also had a chance to watch the bottling of Durham Winery with one of the owners.  Sweet