The Day after Christmas

Well it's the day after Christmas and yesterday seemed to stretch out so long, being here without Elaine, Kaia, Shaba it just didn't seem like home or much of a holiday. It was a very lonely week and it isn't because I haven't tried to get out. The snow is just too deep for me to get through on the ATV especially going up hills right now. I've spent many holidays and days alone and it has never bothered me but this time all I wanted to do was to be able to share it with Elaine, instead we were apart and have been for the majority of this holiday season and it just hasn't felt like holidays. Now I normally look at everyday as a holiday but for the first time I feel very restricted in what I've been able to do this winter. Breaking the Ranger so early in the season has made things even more difficult to get around, that and the fact that they have only groomed out to Trinity one time so far this year. That sucks real bad since they say they have a schedule and like to keep the trails close to the snowpark groomed yet leaving the further trails alone when those are the ones that most people want to go ride on. Last yr they groomed every 7-10 days and this year they have groomed out here one time and that is all. At this time there are lots of trees down from Grouse Creek on but it just doesn't take that long to remove them especially with the equipment they have to work with. Personally I'm not sure what is going with them but one thing I do know is that they don't groom what needs to be groomed and spend alot of time grooming the same things over and over limiting where people can go which isn't close to what is available here for all of the winter sports that could be happening out here.
I know that the dog sledders haven't been able to go very far on their outings because of what has and hasn't been groomed, they are less than a month away from the Cascade Quest Sled Dog race and haven't seen one team out this far this year, and yet I know they have been practicing down by Fish Lake. When it comes to who is really reaponsible for the sno-parks it seems that no one wants to take the lead, the forest service turns it over to Pacific Mountain Services and leaves it up to them and the Rec Club as to what gets groomed and when and so far it hasn't come close to being done on a schedule or anything else for that matter, but they spend alot of time doing the routes close to Fish Lake.
On Thur my friend Bob is going to start heading out this way with chainsaw and sled and is going to work his way down to Trinity. He is going to cut the trees that they say are down and go as far as he can and if it gets too late he'll go back out and then start back in the next morning so hopefully I'll get to see Elaine one way or the other this week. That is my goal. The other one is to try and find out who really has the say about the grooming out here. This time out here wouldn't have been bad if Elaine would have been here to share it with instead of being apart during all of this time, and being divided in spirit, loving being at home but at the same time wanting to be with the person I Love, Elaine. Everyday is a learning experience it's what we do with it that counts.
We found our Paradise, hope you find yours too.