Thursday, June 19, 2014

We Found A Perfect Day For A Hike!

We hiked up Icicle Ridge, that’s just above the town of Leavenworth WA. Don’t let the name fool you. It’s an excellent early season hike that offers us what we have been missing during the winter: a good time in the sun (this being the sunny side of the Cascades, a bountiful array of wildflowers, and stunning views of Icicle Canyon and the Wenatchee and Icicle rivers and surrounding mountains.
And with relatively little pain - an 1,800 foot gain in 2.5 miles as opposed to the neighboring Fourth of July trail that also leads hikers to a higher point on Icicle Ridge in a grueling 4,300 vertical foot march. 
We will be back again and again.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Memorial Day Weekend And More!


A lot of folks get out of the city and go camping during these longer 3 day weekends, but some folks can’t get away.We had a little something for everyone!

About 75 of us (including a few of our Vancouver B.C. Club) went camping. But that would be selling the weekend short. We Camped, (some in tents and others in Cabins) We hiked, We played Volleyball, We sang around the campfire, We explored the local wineries, We played horseshoes, We made smores and a whole lot more. We came together at times for events and spend free time either relaxing or doing smaller events.  We event made dinners under a tent in a field for the whole group and they turned out pretty darn good.  It was a great time and each year it just seems to get better and better.

But what about the folks that cannot get out of town for the weekend?  Well we didn’t forget them either. We took a group on a Seattle best tour. We went all over downtown making our own photo post cards of so many of the famous icons in Seattle. Like the Waterfront, Pike’s Public Market, The Seattle Art Museum, Our cool mod Library and a ton more.