...when ma in her kerchief, and I in my hat, had just
settled down for a long, winter's nap.
Normally, I invite friends down to my lake house in Lake Isabella for
Christmas..
.But this year, 
after travelling around the world twice, releasing a new
album, new video, 3 scholarships, and my 'day job' (which some of you don't know
about) running a construction company with 10 employees, and real estate
investment, I needed a break!
I pulled in at sunset on Saturday, the 22rd. As I was unloading the car, this
big moon came rising over the mountain behind my house...
. The next morning, no kidding, a coyote was on the prowl
for breakfast...
The next day, I went up to the local ski resort - Alta Sierra -
a cool, little 2-lift, family-run resort that's 20 minutes from the house. 
. That was Christmas eve. Perfect. Today, Christmas day, I
went cross-country skiing - about 8 miles round-trip, from Greenhorn
Summit to Black Mountain Saddle and back. NOBODY was out there. It was just
awesome.
As I was coasting back towards the car around the
final bend, there were dozens of SUVs loaded with disappointed families because
the downhill resort was closed today. Some had inner tubes to slide around on,
but I'm just glad sometimes that I seem to enjoy things that others don't...
Speaking of which, even on Chrstmas day, the hot springs were relatively
quiet. These natural hot springs are right on the Kern River. What a great way
to end of day of pushin it out on the trails. 
And so, my long, winter's nap will end tomorrow, but it's been just what the doctor ordered. Good fun, good food, good movies (I rented a bunch of cool, old, Japanese movies like Enjo, Woman in the Dunes, Dreams, et al).
Hope you all had a Christmas that was just what you'd hoped for, too. 
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