Last winter's snow is still a fond memory. Will such record snows amaze us again this year?
February morning view of Darrington
Starting the Hogloppet, a perfect crispy cool morning above Wenatchee
And we made it the 20 some miles to the end, still smiling
Matt's band does a great rendition of "The Doctor" by Louden Wainwright at the talent show.
A new hole blocks the North Fork Sauk road in April.
I had to make my regular visit to say hello to the trees on Eightmile trail.
A June ride from Darrington to Cashmere over the North Cascades, and an always delicious stop at the Cascadian Farms espresso and fruit stand.
Camping on Diablo lake, Thunder Arm
Bigfoot tracks along the scenic North Cascades Highway
Rainy pass is a long climb from Diablo, but I had a perfect day.
An old Ford out to enjoy the sun along the North Cascades Highway.
After Washington Pass, 20 miles of fast downhill bicycling.
Up till this point I only thought I needed to watch out for traffic.
I found ways to avoid some of the busy highway by taking many side roads between Mazam and Cashmere
A pretty morning along Lake Chelan
Climbing out of Lake Chelan, there are plenty of excuses for stopping and smelling the flowers or taking another photo.
It is not often I bicycle to a lookout tower. This one is in Entiat and is just for display now.
In the Wenatchee World the fruit hits you in the face along the road and demands a taste to check for ripeness.
Nearing the end of my 240 mile ride to Cashmere
The Backcountry Horsemand Trail Dusters come out for a day of volunteer trail maintenance and haul gravel into a mud hole on the trail.
Bridget's Garden was incredible this year.
Proof of my claim that the tomato plants are 7 feet tall.
Starting to harvest after a perfect summer for the garden.
Glacier Peak from Pilot Ridge trail, early September.
Paden takes out his last load from Red Creek
This bear was not really close, but I can't resist the temptation to cheat with this photo. It is from a display board.
Some of the recently built flood repair on the North Fork Sauk trail.
A new bridge for Red Creek.
The weather starts to turn as we spend the last of September on Green Mountain.