This was probably the best Christmas I’ve had in years. Not only we had an excellent group of people, good food, nice chatting and dancing but we also had a visit from Santa! What more could you ask for? The event was organized by Jeff and originally I was a bit skeptical to go, but then, thinking about relaxing over the weekend, going to Nesika seemed like a perfect choice. On the way up, we divided the group and while the majority went up via Multnomah Falls, I took a smaller group around Wahkenah falls. The hike was beautiful as always with a lot less ice than what we saw a couple of weeks ago. Since this route is a bit longer, we got to the lodge when the rest of the group was already there, so they had already started the fire and the wood burning oven. From then, Linda took over cooking responsibilities with help from all of us. That night during dinner, we opened the presents Santa left for us while wondering who had done it. The following day, we went out for a loop around Cougar Rock and the Basin. We didn’t extend it much as it was very windy. The rest of the day went by playing games and just relaxing in the lodge. Later that day, we continued our festivities and enjoyment with some light painting and then Salsa dancing. Finally on Sunday morning, after a healthy breakfast and cleaning the lodge, we hiked down on a beautiful day to find the hills around Multnomah Falls completely frozen. What a weekend!
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