Two examples of sexual selection in action

More strange things between Tahoe and San Francisco

This is either the best or worst slogan ever, depending on whether you hunt or not...  "Because sometimes, you just gotta kill something!"



Nearby was another intersection that should be in the Castro in San Francisco:



On the shores of Donner Lake, the imprints of a girl with far more enthusiasm than spelling ability:

Freezing Woman adventures

A week ago I had a lovely extended weekend in Tahoe with a group of friends.  We gathered to ski, snowboard, cause general snow mayhem, and give talks to each other on various topics.  We called the gathering Freezing Woman.  By Saturday afternoon some of the attendees had decided that we didn't have a proper festival unless we built an actual Freezing Woman.  I arrived back from the day's adventures to find the sculpture almost done, but I did contribute a couple of strawberries.  :-)


( More Freezing Woman... )

More adventures:
 


And a previous trip: