Whew! Now we finally feel like we're on vacation. No set plans for the day, no alarm clock, no timetables, no rushing. Just a leisurely wake, and see what we feel like doing. I suppose if you're not in a big city and in a countryside town, there's not much of a line to do anything really. Actually, this area reminds me of Hakone (Japan) when we were in the boonies. Turns out, today is probably the best day for a relaxed day, since it is raining.
We decide to spend the afternoon in an area called First, which during the summer is a nice place for mountain biking, hiking, zip lining, and camping. During the winter, it's like Squaw Valley. Since we're in between seasons, it's neither, so its open for exploration. We make the 30-min gondola ride to the top, where it is snowing! Since no one is there, we essentially have the whole mountain to ourselves. Fresh powder, no one around = snowman, snow angels, yellow snow? It's actually really cool with such serenity and white all around.
On the way down, we decide to get off about halfway down and hike down the hill and through the grassy fields and farms. Suffice to say, this was Les' best part of vacation so far. It really is like a scene out of the Sound of Music. The cows all have giant bells around their necks, and the constant bell ringing sounds like the skit from SNL. More cow bell! The town makes their cheese right from these farms. It must be real natural cheese, because we've eaten tons of cheese these past few days, and we haven't gotten the "problems" as back home.
Word of caution: don't touch the fences around the cow fields...they are electrified. Ask me how I know.
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