Cupcake from The Perfect Circle Cupcakery. Tutorial for making your own stand HERE.
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From the monthly archives:
July 2009
“Dropping 5,000 vertical feet in 17 miles from Packer Saddle to Downieville, the Downieville Downhill is the longest and most demanding downhill mountain bike race in the nation. This prestigious race course follows the paths of the Sunrise Trail, Butcher Ranch Trail, Third Divide Trail and First Divide Trail. It’s big, it’s bad and it’s […]
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During downtime, spy games were the activity of choice for Princess and our friend’s 7 year old son. We never knew when our conversations were being listened in on or we were being watched through blue laser night vision goggles. Okay, we did know. Those kids need to work a little on their subtlety.
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On a bike, or a hike or in a car, the views in the Sierra Butte National Forest were spectacular.
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I was surprised we didn’t see more wildlife–only a couple deer and a cool water snake.
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The River provided endless hours of fun. Skipping Rocks. Todd’s got skills. Panning for gold. Fishing (we didn’t catch anything but other people did). Open water swim practice for a budding triathlete. Building a dam to “make a safe place for the babies to play”.
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There was no vehicle access to our cabin, only a shaky, suspension bridge that tested Pumpkin’s courage daily.
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Our “Big Cabin” on the river.It was a perfect mix of “roughing it” and not, holding two families + two babysitters (these girls helped make this the best family vacation EVER).
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Downieville, CAPopulation: 325“Downieville evokes the peaceful atmosphere of a tree-shaded, Old California burg. Everyone seems to move with the grace of the swaying pines. A block behind Main Street, a man in rubber gaiters casts for trout at the union of the Yuba and Downie rivers. A few yards away, a gang of lanky teens […]
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Even though they said the route was just shy of a true 5K and the church sponsored race didn’t attract the same crowds as other races, I was still thrilled to place 2nd in my age group, 35th out of 150 with a time of 24:30ish (didn’t hear the last part of the time they […]
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