So glad we’ve graduated to a point in our lives where all we have to do is the demo work and then pay the professionals to do the part we don’t like to do. Sheet rockers and painters are coming in next week to fix this former stain above the 2nd story bathroom at the cabin. It turns out the 3rd-story toilet leaked when a renter decided it was cool to flush an entire bar of soap down it.

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I almost brought my bike up this weekend, but instead we were treated to nearly a foot of fresh powder. Photos by Emily. 

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SLPOA Snowman Building Contest from Steve McClelland on Vimeo.

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John Poremba added just the right amount of

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Home again, home again, jiggety-jig. We’ve just landed back in Sac on the last leg of our trip to Florida, Virginia, Washington D.C. and New York. We’re exhausted and home-sick after 14 days on the road, but

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This was my first foray into GoPro videos. It took half a day and many, many tries to get even a few shots. Boy and His Dog from Steve McClelland on Vimeo.

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Our normal hike near the cabin took a dark turn this memorial weekend. In fact it took several. We decided to walk into the western entrance to the now trackless Central Pacific Railway snow sheds. Just dark enough to be eerie, they are a gathering place for local graffiti artists and the walls are covered with constantly-changing street art. I could walk in here all day, but the group decided to turn back before long. But not before I could capture a few bits of local graffiti.

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Todd and Marci Schaffer joined us this weekend at the cabin. We were awarded with the warmth of long-time friendships as the Cooks joined us for dinner on

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Check out Animoto for making free 30 second videos like this one. I think I might start using these on McClellandfamily.com.

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Like suddenly running into a long-lost friend, I was overwhelmed with a flood of good feelings yesterday when I was able to open a disk of previously-stubborn jpg’s. For the first time since the McClelland family reunion in 2005, I was able to gaze upon more than 30 photos of the event-including the only good group shot known to exist.

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