Saturday, August 28, 2010

Day hike to Mt. Rainier meadows

Some friends have been raving about a great hike to Spray Falls on the north side of Mt Rainier so we took off not-so-early this morning and headed south. We went through Carbonado and wound up at Lake Mowitch around noon and headed out on the trails. The weather was a little cool and overcast but the sun came out later. We didn't get a good view of the mountain until on our way out but the meadows were beautiful. This time of year is past the peak for wildflowers but there were some still there and we just like alpine meadows any time of year. And we saw two bear on a distant hillside - pretty cool! The only downside is that my legs are so sore...

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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Spider on rose

Each year we see a few flower spiders - pale white or green. I'm surprised this one isn't camoflauged better.

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Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Nice day in the sun

The summer weather has been wonderfully warm recently and rather than work on cleaning the deck I thought I'd enjoy a nice beer on this nice day.

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