It's right next to Mount Rainier. It was cloudy and snowy, so we didn't see the mountain, but it still was a beautiful early morning drive. Out the door by 7am, we were there shortly after 9am.
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Early Morning Drive to Crystal Mountain
While we've skiied dozens of times in Washington, for some reason we'd yet to go to Crystal Mountain, just about two hours from us and the largest in Washington State.
It's right next to Mount Rainier. It was cloudy and snowy, so we didn't see the mountain, but it still was a beautiful early morning drive. Out the door by 7am, we were there shortly after 9am.
It's right next to Mount Rainier. It was cloudy and snowy, so we didn't see the mountain, but it still was a beautiful early morning drive. Out the door by 7am, we were there shortly after 9am.
Snow !
On Thursday night (Dec 8) we got a bit more than a dusting of snow overnight. Most of the local school districts were either closed or two-hours late, but Bellevue was strong and was able to open on time! Yea!
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| A few flakes falling from the sky on Thursday night |
Saturday, December 3, 2016
First Day Skiing Winter 2016
Snow came right on time this year, with a big storm dumping on the Cascades. We went up to Mount Baker on the day after Thanksgiving with lots of snow on the ground. Jack and Henry got a lot of runs in, from Blues to Blacks. A great first day of skiing!
Thanksgiving 2016
Joseph returned from his first year at Ann Arbor for Thanksgiving weekend. We had our usual busy Thanksgiving day - Turkey Trot in Issaquah in the morning, followed by lots of cooking and our family football game, Rodgers Bowl.
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| Start of 2016 Issaquah Turkey Trot |
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Canyoneering and More in Arizona
The main activity was canyoneering on Friday, where we had a guide take us into a canyon, where we repelled down four different areas, ranging from 30' to 70' down, and then hiked around, and climbed up. It was a beautiful 70-degree day and the canyon was beautiful.
The second day in Arizona we went down to Saguaro National Park, which has a large concentration of cactii and also some petroglyphs to hike to.
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| Jack rappelling down the first canyon wall, about 30' down |
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| Henry rappelling down the same canyon |
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| Henry getting ready to rappel down the second wall |
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| Walking through the canyon |
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| Beautiful view |
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| Nearing the end of the canyon |
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| Saguaro National Park |
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| At Sagauro National Park |
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