mountains and clouds

And now for some clouds in the mountains! This photo was taken on January 1, 2000 at Chamonix, France. The clouds were just spectacular and I stopped to take this photo. Then I put my camera away, grabbed my ski poles, and skied down that slope right into the clouds. I wish I could say I came out in one piece, but what I'll say instead is that when you ski on steep hills with moguls, it's really better if you can see well. At least I like to think that's what caused my fall. What I do know is that if you have to break your leg and need surgery on New Year's Day, Chamonix is a good place to do it - excellent doctors put me together almost as good as new. The week stay in the hospital would have been a little better had I taken French rather than Spanish in school. But all's well that ends well - I can still ski.