So now we’re getting into gear for our winter adventure. My husband is an archaeologist and we’ve been invited to participate in a dig at a mammoth kill site in northern Mexico that some of his colleagues are involved in. We’re not going to be paid but just along to help out and I may possibly do some of the cooking for the camp. It’s a four hour trip to the remote site and we’ll be doing some basic camping in the Sonoran desert. I will try to post some pictures when I get back to a computer mid- January.

We’re also going to be spending time at the Tucson Gem and Mineral show in early February and Maine to visit my folks as well.

Basically I have to pack for every kind of weather PLUS the camping gear. I’m excited about it though because sometimes I get a little tired of the tourist traveller thing- another restaurant, more cool stuff to bring home, etc. Most of our money will be spent on beer and tequila I imagine and we won’t have to spend much on anything else. New Years Eve in the desert.

My more memorable New Years have been spent in Sihanoukville Cambodia, Phuket Thailand, Cancun Mexico and steaming in a tub at Circle Hot Springs Alaska.

Now that the temperatures have gotten to a more manageable above zero zone we are once again enjoying winter. I’m trying to improve on my cross country skiing and am gaining some balance on the down hills. My old technically vintage (over 20 years old) wooden Nordic skis are nearly parallel on the gentle downhill beginner glides. I think the yoga may be helping me with the inner core and balance. My confidence is increasing each trip. Now I just hope I can exercise enough on the trip to stay in some sort of shape.

A perfect night for a sauna at our friend’s cabin. So bright on the trail that no flashlight was needed. 20 above up in the hills. silent and bright. That’s why I love winter here. It may be hard to believe but sometimes it is hard fro me to leave for warmer climates. A bit of winter is marvelous.

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