ont_gal....3 and a half hour drive to get there. Then we have an incredible deal on a lodge on the ski slopes with low out of season rates and top notch amenities. YAY! When the pass closes it becomes a 6 hour drive. It had just started snowing lightly......I've seen 8 foot plowed drifts on that pass...... See the reflection to the right....that's a tripod....the shore is lined with photographers from all over the world..... I took this at the same spot 2 weeks ago @ 11pm.....

Helianthus Microcephalus. The bees loved this in the WARM summer months.

Actually Bob and Gazania, it's not a fungus but actually a flower! They don't have any chlorophyll that's why they're white. They grow in the woods here, I usually see them in late August. Here is a link that might be useful: Indian Pipe

Robotics! Why does his hand look so tiny? It's not. And he has my hair color, whatever that is. Not really red, not really brown. Ish. It's ish-colored. What was really cool? All the kids in this room have very a limited supply of tools, and whenever someone needs something "Hey Ezra, do you have the T15" and they say hang on, wrap up what they're doing and toss it over, or just toss it over. Great cooperation. Teenage boys. It was really enjoyable to watch them.