Silver enjoying the leaves

Why I ride in fall

The route in 1989

Dry but cold

Weekday traffic not enjoyable. Big rigs, too fast for narrow roads. Wore my dorky AC safety triangle and it helped alert many careless drivers.

32.7 mile circuit from Granite Falls

Good Creek towards the PCT

Sunday October 27, heading home from the Cascade Loop leaf peeping drive.

18.2 miles

Definitely worth it, although the pumpkin and corn maze hordes drive their oversized SUVs too fast and too close on narrow rural roads.

Snohomish to Lowell return on a splendid fall Saturday

Late Saturday lunch in Snohomish

With ghouls.

Wednesday Redmond coffee run

First lovely day after 3 of cold and wet.

Last roses for the year

They aren't perfect but the scent is heady. Until next May...

They’re extreme but never fail to make me smile!

Larsen's Bakery Wednesday morning on a rare mid-week day off from teaching.

Monday amble on the Sammamish River trail

Gotta grab any days like this left in 2019.

Mt Stewart is splendid

Still can manage a 10 mile nearly 3000’ elevation hike

I'm slow, I have to step carefully and my knees hurt. But I don't give a rip. This is my "church".

Magical larch forest in upper basin

I expected to meet at least one fairy here.

My favorite hanging valley view

Never gets old

Made it

Nice

So many sweet memories of hilt and camping right here.

Lyre shaped larches

Mt Stewart yesterday from the trail to Ingalls Lake

Sammamish Trail 4:30pm Friday October 11th

Not many more ride days like this for the year.

My haul

A flush of chanterelles

Puff balls

Chants

Angel wings

Club mushrooms

Necklace Valley

My annual fall mushroom hike.

Last dahlias

Centennial Trail Saturday