Wednesday fall ride

Doing the Cascade Loop

My last full weekend of sunshine in October before I fly to Shanghai so I'm doing the classic leaf peep. The parked car pandemonium and overcrowding at the THs for Maple and Cutthtroat Passes is intolerable. I like larches but not in the company of the 2,000 of my fellow day hikers.

Friday in October time for curried pumpkin soup

Interurban to Burke Gilman on a sunny Wednesday

Glorious fall day to ride downtown

Outrider dispatch volunteering for KCC

A new shorter route via green lake to join Burke Gilman and avoid UW congestion.

A little bit of the PCT to Lodge Lake

 On a glorious sunny Thursday, I hiked 4.7 miles, with 843' elevation starting at Snoqualmie Pass and ending at Lodge Lake. I was here earlier this year, in July. The ski resort is prepping its slopes for the coming season. On the PCT, I found lots of mushrooms, including some edible Bears Paw, which I left because they're not yet big enough. It was great to return later in the season. But it's easy to sense that winter is on its way.