This maybe the final hike of the year (bummer)! This is my 4th or 5th time to Snow Lake to experience the beauty of nature and the awesomeness of God’s surroundings. Steph, Chris and I took off early on Saturday to hit the trailhead near the Alpental Ski resort. To say the least it was cold, really cold, but we managed to get to the lake in record time - winter is coming!
Salmon Days! We all took the shuttle downtown and enjoyed the parade and then the rains came. Which is okay if you are a fish or have a new water proof jacket.
The top one looks towards Everett (and Stephen's shoulder) and the bottom one looks to the Olympics and Lake Stevens. (Click to Enlarge)
A buddy and I from work (Stephen) decided to tackle Mount Pilchuck this past Saturday. Overall it was a great success with exception of Stephen’s little spill at the end (sorry about the finger nail, at least they grow back). The Morning started a little foggy, however by the time we go the top all was clear and amazing. On a side note, Jolene wanted me to try and catch one of our favorite animals on camera but the pika remained fast and elusive. But we certainly heard plenty of them; please follow the link for more.
Yes, she is my beast. Okay, last of the Turnbull pics I really do love this place. If I had done it right this is where I would have asked Jolene to marry me, but you can’t have it all (poor Jolene).
More fantastic pictures from Turnbull. I swear I can see every color of the rainbow in these pictures.
Dad and I took a hike yesterday; the goal was to hike down the Iron Horse trail that runs through Snoqualmie Pass. The trail is an old railroad line that literally has a 2 mile tunnel that runs under the pass – and you can hike in it. We got turned around several times (depicted in the video above) but we eventually found the tunnel. Perfect day!
...use whatever you can (or bottle). Last night Pat explained that he found Aliya using her bottle as a pillow to catch some winks, pretty clever if you ask me.
Rich sent some action shots from this years adventure - so what is wrong here?
Went to the Seattle Aquarium over the weekend; otter’s are always the highlight.
Yeah, unfortunately you can't hear a word I am saying, just enjoy the enthusiasm. The White Salmon river was something else, talk about high adventure. On this day we geared up in wet suits and we dove over a class 5 waterfall. Pat's statement brings the adventure to a close.
After an exhausting day of rafting it was time for steak dinners. We all looked forward to the day ahead.
Monday was our first day to hit the river. Much excitement and anticipation as we loaded up the Subaru and geared up. At the bottom we find Oak Springs – the very rapid we flipped on last year. Unfortunately, we didn’t hit so well this year. Even though I don’t have the picture to prove it (Rich will) we went over it backwards. Oh, and Dano is right of Preston on the end.
Bloggers get ready for this year’s adventure down the Deschutes! Starting from the top left we have Rich, Chris, yours truly, Preston, Pat, Travis and of course Dano (Picture not shown but more of him to come). The third picture down is a picture of Spooky’s Pizza in The Dalles, the pizza served at Spooky’s is amazing and if you’re in area please don’t pass it by. Last we have a Dave Kidney Jr. video short, enjoy the commentary.
EWU InterVaristy reunion! It was great to see some faces from the past and to make reconnections. Above we have starting from the right Mel, Jolene, Amy and Donna. Mel, Jolene and myself all lead a small group bible study our senior year of college, goodtimes.
We celebrated Ray's 69th birthday with a very low cal desert, which tasted pretty good. Dalene also purchased a new toy for Mom, can you see the spaceman?
