Why Hike in the Rain

Not that it ever rained that hard, but the best reason to hike in the rain is it keeps the people and bugs away. We had an awesome time hiking to Annette Lake, a favorite snow-free hike for this time of year.

Races and Rides

The last few weeks have been filled with races and rides, I will get you up to date on what folks have been doing.

Congratulations to:
Betty and Susanna on the North Olympic Discovery 1/2 Marathon

Barb S, Carrie, Helen, Jamie, Jenn, Linda. Liz, and Tristan on the hilly Whistler 1/2 Marathon

Anneke, Judy, Max and Toni on the Seattle Rock N Roll 1/2

Ann, Anna, Annemieke, Barbara C, 'becca, Cheryl, Deb and Robert on the inaugural Snoqualmie Valley 1/2 in Carnation. 10 km racers: Meredith, Nancy and Susanna. Some age group placers on this race, Barbara 1st, Annemieke and Cheryl 3rd, Deb 5th!

The bikers have been putting in the miles too:

7 Hills of Kirkland: Ann, Carrie, Cris, Karen, Karen and Mike
Flying Wheels: Alex and Carrie
Apple Century: Ann, Carol, Karen and Karen
Lake Cassidy ride: Ann, Karen, Merilyn and Sandra

We saw a young barred owl at Discovery this week - really cool!!

A Bend Weekend

A group of us went to Bend for a long weekend of hiking, biking and running. The days were full of sports, eating and some of us experienced the Bend Brewery scene too.

The weather was reasonable, not too hot, kind of cool at the passes, but no rain.

Riders to Sisters

Hikers to Smith Rock

Bikers to McKenzie Pass

Mt Washington at Windy Point

Crooked Creek Canyon Riders

Coffee sounds like a better idea!

Run along the Deschutes River