Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Our stay near Johnson Creek, Packwood
It was peaceful here. we had creek access and some beautiful mossbeds through out the undergrowth leading to said creek. We stayed for nearly a week, I could have stayed well a few months...til the snow got unbearable and the ski freaks take over Packwood?
I don't ski, never have, plenty of opportunity but no real interest, I really love walking and don't particularly like the idea of shooting down hill on two flat twiglets.
Maybe it was initially back in school days the vibe of the kids who skied or snowboarded, they acted like snots in their special wardrobes worn the friday nights they all got on the school bus and skied together.
They tags on jackets sometimes collected over many years dangling from zip pulls, the trophies of the skiers.
I wasn't a big fan of snow then either. Growing up in Buffalo was a real f**ker as you always got snow alot of snow but only once a year or so would they actually call off school , they'd just salt them roads and you'd stand out some extra time waiting for the big cheese bus to come, before the frost bite set in , to be greeted by your bus aid.
heat would be there but only by the seats that had heaters underneth.
The smell unpleasant, after a few minutes snowy kids became wet kids and their assorted home smells all condensing with maybe one window open some where in the back to shoot you with some bitterly cold air every once in ahwile.
I'd sooner live in Packwood then Buffalo.
I don't ski, never have, plenty of opportunity but no real interest, I really love walking and don't particularly like the idea of shooting down hill on two flat twiglets.
Maybe it was initially back in school days the vibe of the kids who skied or snowboarded, they acted like snots in their special wardrobes worn the friday nights they all got on the school bus and skied together.
They tags on jackets sometimes collected over many years dangling from zip pulls, the trophies of the skiers.
I wasn't a big fan of snow then either. Growing up in Buffalo was a real f**ker as you always got snow alot of snow but only once a year or so would they actually call off school , they'd just salt them roads and you'd stand out some extra time waiting for the big cheese bus to come, before the frost bite set in , to be greeted by your bus aid.
heat would be there but only by the seats that had heaters underneth.
The smell unpleasant, after a few minutes snowy kids became wet kids and their assorted home smells all condensing with maybe one window open some where in the back to shoot you with some bitterly cold air every once in ahwile.
I'd sooner live in Packwood then Buffalo.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Friday, September 20, 2013
What was blooming on Mt Rainer
the day after our ten year wedding anniversary and in the majesty of Mt Rainer's Paradise.
trickling Mountain streams and still in mid September brightly colored wildflowers scattered across the meadows.
AND the Marmots, play fighting in the fields getting plump for hibernation, the Marmots are pretty cute.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Paradise , Mt Rainer some tidbits to keep me til next time
The visit as always went to fast.
It was the first time since 2008 we had been and Paradise wasn't covered in snow.
Last July we experienced a blizzard there, this year September gave us 84 degree glory and all the clarity of the Mountain which we had never experienced before.
Aptly named Paradise provided this green glory.
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Shadow Lake, Mt Rainer
We set off for Sunrise early and hiked up and down over five miles, amazing vistas on Sourdough Ridge trail. If you make it to Sunrise - Take your trail map!
Monday, September 16, 2013
Johnson Creeks' peeling mud
like peeling painting in it's curlyoffyness.
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