nonionay | Some pics from Skyline Ridge (Reply)

At the start of the summer, Keffy noted that he had weekends off, and that we should do a bunch of hiking. As it turns out, we never got around to doing this, and Keffy's schedule went all wonky anyways. Sunday I pointed out our earlier goal, and we decided to go on Wednesday, rather than a weekend that Sän and Keffy wouldn't have off anyway.

This meant it was wonderfully quiet and uncrowded, the hikers consisting of mostly retired folks. It was one of those wonderful Washington days where the clouds are wild and erratic, and the sun comes and goes as fast as the rain. Rain was light and, except for marking up my camera lens in a couple shots, perfect. Views were patchy, but beautiful nevertheless. The guidebook said when you reached the top of Skyline Ridge, you got a body-popping wow. I imagine that if the clouds were gone, you totally would. Eventually the clouds lifted to show the ankles of Mount Baker, and I was able to drool through my binoculars at the basalt and glaciers.

There were mushrooms. Lots and lots of mushrooms. Lots of cool textures which internetizing destroys. Check out the large size for a slightly better look.