Susan and Ross at the departure point
That signal means "ski!"
Susan and Ross at the Portage Bay cafe, where we loaded up on calories before our 10+ mile Seattle Urban Ski Tour
After many, many good foodies
Ross and Susan head out over the U bridge
Ross accidentally lands on his namesake
John skiing the side streets near Eastlake (photo courtesy of Ross)
Me skiing the side streets (photo courtesy of Ross)
Up close
R&S and a line of cars
The view from East Lake near downtown: mostly pedestrians
Just cold enough for more snow, R&S and the Seattle skyline
Skiing the I-5 on ramp
Heading into the heart of the city-- on skis
Downtown
Larger than life, we're actually in downtown and got there (and back) on skis!
Trio taken by kind bystander-- actually, the hundreds of people we met today were all generally smiley, happy and enjoying the novelty and kinship of good, frozen white precip.
Crossing
John eyes a first descent on Union (photo courtesy of Ross)
Skinning back for more (photo courtesy of Ross)
To the Market!
John making some turns at the Pike Place Market (photo courtesy of Ross)
That was fun! (photo courtesy of Ross)
John skis toward the Market, Puget Sound in the background (photo courtesy of Ross)
R&S and the Market
John, with only a matter of meters until salt water (photo courtesy of Ross)
John at the end of another urban descent (photo courtesy of Ross)
Ross making it look easy at the Market
Ross
Susan on a XC descent
Ross making uber-good urban turns
John skiing another street down to the waterfront (photo courtesy of Ross)
(photo courtesy of Ross)
R&S at yet another wintry Seattle attraction
John at the needle (photo courtesy of Ross)
R&S skiing through Seattle Center
In the lights
Winter lines as Seattle goes to sleep on the winter solstice
