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Twisp Pass Trail, Twisp Washington


A very wet day in the woods. Back in June when life was what we considered normal and we had family coming and going, my sister and nephew ventured out for a hike. I believe this was one of the rare times that I actually took a day off to enjoy the outdoors, but it's been so long ago I might be mistaken. 30 Percent chance of rain isn't normally a problem but this particulate day it was a very wet problem. Nice drive up the Methow, and a long drive down the Twisp River Road to the trail head. Rain, rain and more rain, pretty sure us adults would have been just fine taking a raining day drive but the young one wanted to get out and hike. So up the trail we went. It wasn't too long and I had water running down my legs into my boots, that I specially wore due to the fact they were water proof. Water proof boots don't do a whole lot of good if you have so much water running down your legs that it is filling your boots up. So it was a very squishy hike, a little on the chilly side by the time we turned back. There was still lots of flowers blooming, but it's pretty hard to keep the lens from getting fogged up and keeping moisture off it with so much rain. A fun short hike, we didn't get far before the little guy was ready to return to the vehicle and get some warm, dry cloths on. A very beautiful place to hike, the trail is a little over grown in spots and this is't really pleasant in the rain. The trail is very suitable for young children, and if the weather would have been better we would have ventured further.
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  1. EmmaOctober 15, 2014 at 1:49 PM

    What lovely colors. . Love the water on the beautiful flowers. Looks like oregon with the water and clouds.

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  2. Cascade Day HikerOctober 15, 2014 at 2:40 PM

    Thank you, It was pretty fun to take pictures in the rain. Makes for interesting shots.

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