The Snowman Arriveth! (Page Two)
The snowman takes shape
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James located a perfect mid section
Did You Know? - A snowman is an anthropomorphic snow sculpture. They are customarily built by children as part of a family project in celebration of winter. In some cases, participants in winter festivals will build large numbers of snowmen.
This is hard work.... We need an inspector.... Linda, where is you??
It's takes three
Did You Know? - The usual practice is to then dress the snowman, usually with rocks, coal, sticks, and vegetables. Carrots or cherries are often used for the nose, as are sticks for arms and stones for eyes (traditionally lumps of coal). Some like to dress their snowmen in clothing (scarves, jackets, hats).
He is taking shape...
Did You Know? - Documentation of the first snowman is unclear. However, Bob Eckstein, author of The History of the Snowman documented snowmen from medieval times, by researching artistic depictions in European museums, art galleries, and libraries. The earliest documentation he found was a marginal illustration from a work titled Book of Hours from 1380, found in Koninklijke Bibliotheek, in The Hague.
The arms were found many feet away
... Sorry, could NOT resist
"Ah James... A pinecone nose??"
The Schnoz....
Did You Know? - James Francis "Jimmy" Durante (February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an Italian American singer, pianist, comedian and actor. His distinctive clipped gravelly speech, comic language butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and large nose helped make him one of America's most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s. His jokes about his nose included referring to it as a "Schnozzola", and the word became his nickname.
The finishing touches by James
... NO! He cannot be anatomically correct James!
Eyes are in place... We are almost done... Anyone bring a golf club??
He or she is a beauty... An award winner
Celebration cigar anyone??
We got Carri into the snow
Many potential arms and legs are still in the area
Good b ye little guy
Glad Frankie was not here
On Our Way Back
Splat... Sue hit all the trees with snowballs
That's a long way up
Sue prepares another snowball... Look out Carri
A magnificent day
The Moon decided to make an appearance
Chung chug chug... They are on their way
Did We Say Bar??
For Shannon at Old Ranch
Carri polished off here chocolate vodka....
We decided to look down
Magnificent
day
We are ready to go down
A telephoto shot from 8600 feet... Can you see our car?
The power is delivered to the top of the mountain
9 x 9 helipads... Someone is indeed crazy
Did You Know? - A helicopter landing pad (helipad) is a landing area for helicopters. While helicopters are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can land safely.
Big wheels at work
Down The Mountain
On Our Way Back Via Palm Sprints and the Pines To Palms Highway
Yep! Civilization in downtown Palm Springs
We needed to stop and see if the wind was blowing
Did You Know? - State Route 74 (SR 74), a part of the Pines to Palms Scenic Byway, is a mostly scenic highway in the U.S. state of California. It runs from Palm Desert in Riverside County westward to San Juan Capistrano in Orange County.
Route 74 passes through many parks and National Forests along its route. Some of these places include the San Bernardino National Forest, the Cleveland National Forest, the Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park, Lake Elsinore State Recreation Park, the Soboba Indian Reservation, Lake Hemet and the Santa Rosa Indian Reservation.
Length: 111.471 mi[2] (179.395 km)
SR 74 is broken into pieces, and the length does not
reflect the overlaps that would be required to make the route continuous.
It was not wild flower season yet...
Palm Dessert lies below
Did we say windy? Sue lasted seven seconds before getting back inside the car
Safe inside
The views were spectacular on the drive home
The clouds lurk over the mountains
Spring Crest... Horses everywhere
We are at 4,917 feet... We don't go higher than this
Almost a religious experience
Check the sun rays
Good old Highway 91... We are going the right direction
