Frozen
After my great outing at Deer Creek Falls, I stopped at nearby Tulip Creek Falls on the way back. What a difference! Tulip Creek was almost completely frozen over. I could easily walk across the creek on the ice, and indeed, I was standing on the ice to take this photo. It was certainly a very interesting experience, and much different from when I have been to this waterfall in the past.
I was of course not surpised that the waterfall was frozen. The temperature in the area had been very cold for quite a while. When we arrived in Rossland, it was 10 degrees Fahrenheit (-12 Celsius). It did not get much warmer than this the entire week we were there. On this particular morning at Tulip Creek, it was probably even colder than this.
The cold temperatures did not stop my kids from having fun, however. They do not get to play in the snow much in California, and they took full advantage of the time they had at Grandma and Grandpa’s house in Rossland. My parents have a great house with a huge backyard, and it has a steep hill which is great for sledding. I spent many many hours as a child sledding down that hill (and quite a few as an adult too). Both Jadon and Nekoda had a great time this Christmas going out to play and sled down that hill, especially Jadon. He went out every day we were there, no matter what the weather, or even if he was the only one out there. He definitely had a fabulous time there, and I am so happy he took advantage of his time up there.
We also took the kids out ice skating and snow skiing for the first time. They both did very well at both. It took Jadon awhile to get the hang of them, but Nekoda seems to learn things so very fast. In particular, she was a whiz on ice skates. It was as though she was born to skate, a complete natural. I was totally amazed at how well she was skating for the first time on skates (remember, she is only 4 years old). I really wish it wasn’t so expensive and difficult to skate (or ski) here in California, or we would no doubt go much more. It is just totally ridiculous how expensive it is compared to Canada. Ah well, what can you do.
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