Annual Christmas Tree Hunt

We drove to the end (yes, the END of the road on the island!) of the road out south of town and attempted to hike into the USFS designated christmas tree cutting area near Silvis Lake.

The snow was very deep but we were determined.
The cold got the better of one of us.

We made the decision to head back down empty handed.

And drove to the north end of the island to my parents house where my Dad proceeded to cut down a tree for us. In his backyard!

It was a 30-foot bull pine, we used the top 10-feet.

Dad needed an excuse to get some firewood & we got a nice tree!