Another Christmas Tree Adventure

After last year's Christmas tree adventure, complete with horse-drawn wagon, we were wondering what we could do this year that would be just as special. We called the Aspen Lodge (location of last year's outing), and they were no longer selling trees. We could enjoy the horse-drawn wagon/sleigh ride for $20 each, but no tree! That wouldn't work. So we researched local forests and obtained a permit to go out in the woods and cut down our own tree. It was a snowy, cold day as we traipsed through the woods searching for that perfect tree. Well, guess what! There isn't a perfect tree out in the wild, but there was the perfect tree for us. Without further ado ...