Easter Hike

What a spectacular day! We took at hike at a nearby state park and enjoyed seeing The Mountain (Mt. Rainier) so up close. It is almost startling when it peeks from around the trees! My plum tree out front is in full beautiful bloom!

What We Did This Summer

 

Last year, we started hiking and camping. Here's a reminder of what we did this summer:

Rasar State Park (Skagit cabin), Rockport SP, Steelhead county park, Chuckanut Drive, Larrabee SP
Library Walking Tour (July, August and September)
Arch Cape/Cannon Beach, OR (Labor Day)
Book covers took us all over King County on many weekends...Maple Valley, Black Diamond, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Vashon Island, Skykomish, North Bend, Renton, Kent, etc
Lighthouses: Point-No-Point, Browns Point, Point Robinson, Skunk Bay, West Point
Yurting at River Meadows (August 4-6)
Lake Padden hike, Bellingham (picnic with Gramma) and Little Mountain Park
Stimpson Nature Reserve hike, Bellingham
Magnuson Park, Seattle
Driving in Olympia and Roy
John MacDonald park in Carnation (picnic with Gramma)
Potholes State Park (cabin)
Mount Rainier (Ohanapecosh and Grove of Patriarchs)
Horseshoe Bend hike, Silver Lake Park and drive to Mount Baker (awesome!)
Rasar State Park (picnic with Gramma)
Squires Lake hike, Bellingham
Camano Island SP hike (picnic in rain with Gramma!)
Kanaskat-Palmer SP yurt/campfire (Mother's Day)
Beaver Lake hike, Darrington
Coal Creek Falls hike, Newcastle (Easter)
UW Cherry Trees, Seattle

Family Hike-Stimpson Nature Reserve

Great hike today!

Family Hike-Beaver Lake Trail

What a magnificent trail! Off the Mountain Loop Highway past the Old Sauk Trailhead, this 3.5 mile roundtrip out and back was perfect for today. Cool and FLAT! We went up the forest road about 3 miles and turned back around to find a "lookout ledge" where we saw the rainbox. I'd like to do this one again maybe in the fall for a different look. The river was roaring with spring runoff.

Easter Hike 2012

What a crazy gorgeous day! We hiked a nearby trail and ate lunch on a log. Sweet Sarah toted her picnic backpack complete with plates! A wonderful way to celebrate Resurrection Day together.