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Kyler was twirling around in her floaties, entertaining herself on the far side of the pool. From somewhere in the surrounding pines a Steller’s jay called. I felt a tinge of jealousy that Reyna was pregnant again, that she could make the decision to have children so easily. I imagine that it’s an easy decision for most, but whenever I talk with my group of girlfriends about motherhood, the conversations are weighed down with hesitation and fear. We are scared of bringing children into a landscape destined for climate change.

“How did Grandaddy end up investing in Snowbird?” Reyna asked, stretching her arms along the side of the pool.

While my paternal grandfather, Junior Bounous, was helping to design runs and create the ski school at Snowbird, my maternal grandfather, Grant Culley, was donating funds to help build the resort. He was the first monetary investor, and was given the first pick of rooms to own at the Lodge. He chose ones on the topmost floors, a set of four that sits where the hotel bends northwest so that our family could enjoy direct mountain views as well as views down the glacial valley. We were staying in those same rooms that weekend.