There’s snow up there

Alison with perfect red barns, windmills and the Enchantments

1911 Land Title building in Ellensburg

Sunday perfect fall ride Cle Elum to Ellensburg Loop

Spongy and promising

What the rain promises. I'd guess a flush of chanterelles in 2nd week October. Yeah!

Conks!

Time to cool the heels

Among such tall slender straight trees!

Who knew!?

Turkey Tail?

1872’ elevation, 7.68 miles

Salal in fall

Reconnaissance for ‘shroom season

Scaly Pholiota (Pholiota squarrosa) on the Woody a Trail to upper Wallace Falls.

Wallace Falls SP

Nice to discover a new trail.

Finally got my holds from Seattle Public Library

The trick to avoiding a queue is to show up when the sky is bucketing. But after 6 months of ebooks I'm happy.

My organic garden pets

Found during an afternoon of fall garden cleanup.

Almond brown butter plum cake

Grateful for this rainy day indoors doing fall class prep.

Gumbo on a Tuesday-o before the rain returns

A last dry day bike ride.

New view of a familiar barn on Ebey Island

It's funny how different it feels to ride a familiar route in the opposite direction.

Barn #3 on Lowell Larimer Rd

Barn #2 on L-L Road

Lowell barn on L-L Road

Early fall berries on Ebey Island

Turnaround point on Riverview Road

Reacquainting myself with Snohomish to Lowell anti clockwise

Late summer last roses

Joy

Friday’s test of Tongling’s maintenance

Thursday skyline

Despite wildfire smoke, the view from the King County Water Taxi is lovely.

Smoky Seattle skyline at 5:45pm

Remnants of the fires in Eastern washington.

King County Water Taxi

Back from Alki to downtown. Still $0 due to covid.

Coffee at Uptown Espresso on the waterfront

Pike Market for a Wednesday lunch downtown bike ride

Socially distanced September glory

Shuksan: "Hey , lookin' good, Baker!"
Baker: "You too, Shuk!"

Apiaries on the Twin Lakes road

Good company

2nd look at Yellow Aster Butte flower fields

Friday hike out

Was clouded in on Wednesday when we came in.

Descent through glorious mountain meadows

Perfect secret camp site

Tarn and view of Mt Shuksan

360 degree views, hot and splendid after another 1,000 feet climb to the flank of Mt Tommy Hoi

View towards Mt Larrabee and Tommy Hoi Lake

Walking on top of the world

Last explosion of lupine above the tarns

Thursday’s climb to Tommy Hoi peak

Wednesday night’s dinner view of Shuksan

Afternoon weather improvement

Exploring after late lunch

My camping

Descent to the tarns

Company on this trip!