Our First Christmas Tree

On Sunday we ventured out to the Gallatin National Forest in the Crazy Mountains to cut down our first Christmas tree. We picked up a permit from the national forest for $5 to take any tree smaller then ten feet.

We suited up in our NEW showshoes (they're awesome!) and hiked out from the Smith Creek Rd trailhead on the north end of the Crazies. It was just our luck that in a million acres of forest, we pick an area with a weak selection. It was lots of old growth and moss-covered firs and few ripe for the pickin'.

But after an hour and a half of searching, we found her.

She was close to ten feet tall and she looked best at the top so we cut her down and then cut her in half. Boo was so excited.


Dave threw her in the back of his truck and we headed home to decorate with the bounty of sweet ornaments we picked up at the thrift store.

And here she is: