The month of February is a special month to us. It kicks off with Vil's birthday, then Valentines Day and then our Anniversary 2 days after that. To celebrate all of the events, we rented a cabin in the tiny mountain village of Mazama, WA. Mazama lies just to the east of the North Cascades, also known as the Alps of Washington. Because its climate is a little drier than the west side, it's prone to forest fires in the summer months. Years ago a huge fire swept across these mountains and devastated everything in its way. It's Mother Nature's housekeeping, so I try to keep that in mind, but it is still amazing to see. We found some huge mountains to ride up on our snowmobiles (sleds) and climbed and climbed until we were out of anything that looked like forest. It felt like we were standing on top of the world when we got above treeline and looked out to see the vast expanse of God's gardens in every direction.
Mazama (or dot on the map) has only one store, which doubles as a gas station and very few amenities aside from amazing recreation. It truly is the perfect place to "escape" and fade into the forest. We could snowmobile right from the cabin! So... we packed up some good food, the dog, the sleds and our x-country skis and for 4 days, we enjoyed the snowy winter of the mountains and the warm fire of the cabin when we returned from playing.
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