Winter Adventure to the Ladder Cabin

Last weekend Tom and I broke out the cross country skis (actually Tom got new ones) and proved that we're not too old to live in Minnesota: we went with Mark H to the Rutledge cabin. Undaunted by the below-zero weather forecast (unlike some couples who will remain anonymous, but who will surely regret having missed this opportunity, if this post does its job), we made the 1.5 mile trek from the car late Friday afternoon and stayed 2 nights, reveling in the lap of winter. You can eat your heart out with these pictures.

I suppose our fortitude would have be more impressive if Mark hadn't gone ahead and started a fire at the cabin before we got there... and kept it going during the night....