Christmas Day was blue skies and sunshine. Since we had already celebrated Christmas a few days prior we spent Christmas morning snowshoeing up to Dog Lake. In Washington, our mountain passes have received virtually no snow this season, so we were delighted to find snow, Icicles, and snowshoeing trails galore. As we started out on the trail Cameron was asked to be interviewed by a local news station. Not one to be camera shy, he eagerly talked about our preparations and plans for avoiding the dangers of avalanches. Later that evening, much to his delight he had made it on the local news.

We had never been to Dog Lake before, so once we came to a fork in the road we ended up choosing the wrong direction. After steadily descending for awhile we realized if we wanted to reach the lake we had better quickly ascend back up to where we made the wrong turn. It wasn't too big of a deal because we were not lost, but a wrong turn ended up being a little extra workout for us that day.

I know I have said it time and time again, but I feel most happy and free when I am outside hiking or snowshoeing in a beautiful setting.

Dog Lake was entirely covered with a blanket of snow.

I would love to be cozied up in one of these cabins with a roaring fire and a hot chocolate in hand.

Snowshoeing was a different way for us to spend Christmas morning, but it was a good way to focus on the true meaning of Christmas and not be preoccupied with gifts.

Would you ever forgo gift opening and do something else Christmas morning instead?