Our Sledding Failure

So . . . we made an attempt to go find some REAL snow (the kind that falls from the sky, not from a machine) to sled on. We heard that there was snow in a town called Julien, about an hour away. We stopped in Ramona on the way to find sleds and tire chains, but were unsuccessful, so we decided to go on up to Julien anyway. We weren't the only ones with the idea, because traffic was backed up for MILES! When we finally got there, we discovered the snow was nearly all melted, with only little patches here and there, but not enough to sled on. We decided to buy a pie, so our 3 hour trip wasn't completely wasted. The kids did kick around some snow that remained and throw large snow chunks down into a ravene to crash and break apart on tree limbs. That was the best we could make of a wholesome recreational activity--gone wrong!

Wish I could say this was a picture of us having fun, but it's not. Sigh.