Taken last Saturday!

Yes, that's snow.

Yes, those are my feet.

For real! I took this picture last Saturday! Promise!

More coming soon! (Hopefully)

Concluding the Fourth of July

The famous question is:

So, what was at the end? (Why was it so great? There wasn't even a lake.)

No. No lakes, just the top of the world.

It's almost seems like your own vast domain, except that you feel small and are in awe!

I wonder how close those distant mountains are to Canada!
There were plenty of great views on top, but that wasn't it!
I was on top too!!

See the great mountains back there?
Here is me & my little rigged-up backpack. With my little backpack & the dog, we can go anywhere!

It was a great hike, but left me itching for more!

Hiking the Fourth of July

I started out at 6am. It was cold and the mountain was still in shade. I knew if I didn't take some pictures along the way, I'd regret it. So I made myself get out the camera and take a few shots.

Here's me not far on the way up... The way up is the only way. The Fourth of July Trail goes up 5.3 miles to reach Icicle Ridge. The higher you got the better the view.

As I get closer the top there was a really thick frost all around. It layered the trees and ground. Around 9am I met the sun and it quickly began to melt the frost. I was walking through a group of dead trees when the sun had warmed them enough to begin to loose their frost. It was almost like an isolated snow storm, but so charming! I'd never seen anything like it before.
More to come soon....

Hiking Eight Mile

I think mountian lakes are beautiful!

This is the picture I can't believe I took! The best one of all my Eight Mile pics.

My new home

The orchards in bloom...
The view down the street
My new home:

Loving the mountian flowers of March!