339- pi day

today is pi day. you know, the notorious number that starts 3.141 and goes on forever and is used to calculate the area and diameter of circles, etc. so, naturally i think of my math teacher sister and twin leslie. it's about time she gets a mention in the blog since, after all, her countdown to 30 is the same as mine. leslie lives in boulder now and i went to visit her back in december. i always like to get out there once a year and go skiing. this year we went to a-basin and breckenridge. i tend to go exploring while on the mountain. i always think i know where i'm going, but usually end up in a bind. last year, i ended up losing my ski only to find it buried under six feet of snow. from there the trail took me down to the cross country track and i had to hike myself 20 back to the base. needless to say, this year was no difference. i ended up on an ungroomed blue and as i stopped to plan my way down, the snow gave way underneath me dropping me about 8 feet into the mountain creek (see picture)...that was the end of my day.