Hike with Gary to Summit Lake

Beautiful fall colors at Summit Lake

Climbing to the top of the ridge

We made it to the top with views of Mt Rainier

Had another good day for a hike, so Gary and I went to Summit Lake
We arrived at Summit Lake about 2.5 miles

We wanted to see from the Ridge on the far side

The lake was really blue and clear

Standing on a ledge with Mt Rainier in the background

A beautiful Day at Mt Rainier with Katy

Katy seemed to like the hike

Katy liked the rock formations

Mt Rainier and the glaciers

A great day with Katy hiking out of Sunrise at Mt Rainier!

Resting following the hike around Hurricane Ridge

Blow this picture up and see the crab in his mouth

Steve and I made it to the Dungeness Lighthouse

See, I did rest on the 11 mile hike to the lighthouse

We got to climb up and see the lamp in the lighthouse

A little stroll on the beach

Katy loved the sand and warm Puget Sound

Fun on the Olympic Pennisula with Steve and Val

Getting ready to leave the hospital 4 days post surgery!

Less than 4 months following surgery I am hiking!

Self photo with Mt Rainier in the background

Hiking after Open Heart Surgery to Grand Park Mt Rainer!

Trip to the top of Mt St. Helens

After a mile in the forest you climb a couple of miles over big boulders

After the rocks, then a steep climb up the remaining ash.

Once at the top the view into the crater was wonderful with Mt Rainier and Spirit Lake in the distanceThe top had some snow so don't get too close to the edge as it drops off really fast.

A view of the edge and Mt Adams in the distance.

We went up Nov 3, 2007

Igloo in our back yard

Snow was deep enough in Renton to build an igloo on Christmas day

Stephen worked the inside while Brett and I worked the outside

One of our first guest to our lodge was Shawna

Stephen spent the night in the igloo and Eric his nephew came to wake him in the morning

Katy liked relaxing in the igloo.


The Arizona grand kids liked the igloo
Jordan and Erin watched Brett and Stephen clean out the igloo.

Hiking

I have been on some fun hikes. Here is one going to Kendall Catwalk in the Cascade mountains.

The Catwalk is cut through the side of a mountain

Just past the Catwalk is Ridge Lake, a good spot for lunch.

Here is a mountain goat on a day hike!

Just another view from the Catwalk

Check out the video of the rock going off the cliff