HALF DOME!!!!!!!!!

I DID IT! I climbed to the top of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park! Here I am just about to eget in line for the scary chain climb. 400 feet of steepness! Click on this pic for the (huge) photoalbum of pics from the day. 18 miles = 14 hours with a group of 11 people. Luckily I did a lot of training before hand, so I wasn't it too bad of shape at the end. But, boy oh boy - those chains were cool. Especially coming down - wicked fun! All walks of life up there too! It was awesome. Totally awesome! 

Rampart Freakin Lakes

this is The BEST hike ever. my favorite for sure. lakes EVERYWHERE. i cannot wait to go back here overnight, so i can have more time to explore this wonderland. only thing is: 9.6 miles, 2500 foot elevation gain - most of which is in the last mile and a half. steep, boulders, roots - yeah, it is a tough one, but well worth it. Rick, Saphina and I took about 2 hours to get to Rachel Lake, with lots of stops to take pics of the many many awesome wildflowers. Nice break at Rachel Lake, then 40 mins to Rampart Lakes. 2 hours 10 mins down. Awesome day. seriously awesome. 

Mt Forgotten Meadows

Went up to Mt Forgotten Meadows off the Mountain Loop Highway yesterday. 8 people, 8 miles round trip... slow going to the meadows, 2 hours 45 minutes to get there. The black flies were relentless! Some continued on to the top of Mt Forgotten, but I couldn't as I was meeting some friends for a camping trip after. 2 hours back down to the bottom (2 of us went down together). Click on Mr Moth for a few more pics... nice views or Mt Baker and Glacier Mountian! Camping was fun too!! The Stillaguamish River is freakin COLD though, so only Joe braved the rapids in the tube. Yikes!

Wildflowers of the Northwest

I have taken so many pics of flowers in the last few months! So I thought it would be nice to put them all in one album. Check it out by clicking on this picture! Let me know which is your favorite or if you know the names of any of the flowers!

Lake Serene Day Hike

Lake Serene is awesome. Went with Patti and Rick from my hiking group. 7.2 miles round trip (+ one mile to and from Bridal Veil Falls) with 2200 foot elevation gain. 2 hours 10 mins up, 2 hours down with 20 minute side trip to the falls. No camping allowed here. Truely serene. Beautiful spot! Had lunch on "lunch rock" and fed the chipmunk peanuts. 

Mt Rainier and Wildflowers

Chris and I went to Spray Park in Mt Rainier National Park today. Wildfowers everywhere. The hike was 6 miles round trip, moderate I'd say. Flowers are out until the end of July... hopeyou can make it there. Awesome place, even without the flowers :)

Click on this pic for the photo album! 

Lake Melakwa

Hiked 9 miles round trip in about 4 and a half to 5 hours to see Lake Melakwa today with my friend Ryan. It was a lot of work (2700 foot elevation gain) but really nice! This would be an awesome spot to backpack too! Click on this pic to see the photo album!

Tiger Mountain Evening Hike

I went on a 5 mile hike this evening with Cain, Sameer, Eric and Evan. Good times! Hiking in the dark is fun! 

Watching Will and Grace

Rainier and I have similar tastes in television. 

this weekend chris and i went car camping. we drove about 10 miles on an old logging road adn camped here. sadly my camera battery died, so my phone took this picture! that's mt. rainier in the back! 

July 4th

Nicole and I got together to celebrate the 4th of July, her becoming a US citizen, and my 30th birthday. She decorated my front walk way :) It was a good time. Click on this picture for more pics from the party... inculding tequila shots! :) 

Tubal Cain Mine and Buckhorn Pass

went to tubal cain and buckharn pass for a backpacking trip... another one of the coolest places to put a tent! click on this pic to get to the album!