Beautiful Lake Chelan.........................

It tried to snow yesterday....made a pretty good effort but didn't stick....the mountains at the end of Lake Chelan got a nice new dusting....made for a pretty sight this morning....the hills are really starting to melt off down in the lower valleys...grass is starting to show.....I am ready to start hiking.....I probably need to unload my snowshoes out of my Yakima box....get some backpacks ready for the trail....February and March can be rather depressing months...the transition period between winter and spring seems to really drag out...looking forward to hitting some trails and exploring new area....haven't made a list of places to visit...In the past I have always checked the weather for the week...of course haven't found a weather man that tells the truth or can predict the weather correctly.....check Washington Trails site for recent trip reports...see whats blooming...or free of snow...and decided on a place to hike....I am very eager to try to hike Maple Pass this year when the heather is in bloom....I seem to keep missing the timing the last couple of years....I've only caught it a time or two....and Cascade Pass is a hike we have on the to do list for sure...hopeful in good weather.....anyway as the snow continues to melt...gives us hope that spring is on the way....not that I wouldn't be happy with another snow storm or two...just might be tossed out of the office by fellow workers....they are ready to go swimming in Lake Chelan.....

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Maple Pass Trail, North Cascade Hwy

I'm still here.....Times have been busy. Christmas time's a'coming.....Vacation happened, senior picture taking going on, the rain came, it started snowing in the Cascades, more rain, then it snowed some more, pulled out the snowshoes, the pass was shut down for the weekend, Monday rolled around, the pass was closed for the season, surprise.....,felt sorry for myself since I didn't get to snowshoe up high before the pass got shut down, more beautiful snow up high, snowshoed for the 1st time this year, the dog loved it, lots of fun, Thanksgiving happened, houseful of family and friends, lots of good coffee & sweets, visiting and Turkey trotting around town a few times, Christmas time's getting closer, was able to get out and snowshoe in the Winthrop area, more fresh snow, need to go shopping, Christmas time's a'coming......I would rather go roll around in the snow, than fight the crowds shopping for gifts, but snowballs are ha...

North Cascades Hwy 20, Snowshoeing

Since we don't take snowshoeing very serious and it's just another way to get out in the great outdoors and have some fun, we snowshoe highway 20 from the parking area up the pass quiet often. It is a busy snowmobile area, but if you just be aware of whats going on around you, it is safe. There is so much room to have fun, snow covered slopes, snowshoe up the road, or venture off the road. It is a gradual climb up the road, we never get very far before we run out of gas and are ready to head back down. I would love to some day take a snowmobile to the top of the pass...and snowshoe....I keep dreaming. This is a easy location to just get out, stretch your legs and enjoy the fresh winter air. I have always been a little bit apprehensive about snowshoeing where there is snowmobile activities, but so far we have met only super polite folks and very respectful to keep their distance of folks snowshoeing.

The Places We Can Go

Life goes on, things change, storms of life come and go. One thing that always remains the same is the feeling and quiet peace I feel from being in the mountains. This was a spur of the moment overnight trip. It was so needed and such a beautiful time. Left the house around 2:30 PM, traffic was so slow heading up Hwy 20, lots of folks heading out of Mazama. Arrived at the trail head a few minutes before 4 PM, and we were off down the trail in a few minutes. Three quarters of a mile down the trail a bee or some kind of flying ant decided to bite my nieces eye lid, talk about hysteria for a moment. I was pretty sure our trip was over, but we were able to move on with a very cold creek soaked multipurpose face mask. The sun was sinking fast and the wind was howling by the time we reached the top. Made some quick decisions on the best place to park the tents, and we set up camp. It was truly an incredible evening, hiked aroun...

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