saturday, we rented cross country skis and headed out to our friend b's property up on mt. hood. he invited a bunch of friends over in honor of his 30th birthday (which is on tues) for a celebration including playing in the snow, borcht, & wholesome fun. the weather was perfect. i can't say the x-c skiing was exactly successful, as there were streams & gullies every 100 yards. we weren't traversing on an official trail, but an old road that the government didn't want people driving on anymore, so they put in all the gullies.