And finally... snow December 2, 2005 The weatherfolks were promising snow, but there was very little snow. Each day we'd wake to green grass rather than the feet of snow we were promised. Until... full story and photos

Humpback Mountain December 1, 2005 Four hours ought to be enough to make a sincere attempt on Humpback Mountain, right? It's only 5,000 feet high and you can just about drive to the top. full story and photos

Melakwa Lake... trailhead November 12, 2005 Snow off Exit 38? The road traversed instead of climbing so we stayed a few hundred feet below it. Exit 42? Nope, nothing there. How about Denny Creek? Finally, I found snow for Clara. full story and photos

Rampart Lakes October 9, 2005 Another trip up to Lake Lillian, but it was just a stopping point on the way up to the Rampart Lakes on the other side of the ridge. full story and photos

Lake Lillian and Lake Laura September 13, 2005 Brilliant weather and I'm working from home. Typical. Just enough to tease me all day long. I resisted the urge to work in the hammock, but couldn't escape the lure of the mountains. full story and photos

Cle Elum River July 31, 2005 Camping has changed forever, or at least the next few years, now that we've got two little ones to keep track of. It's a good thing there are two of us or we'd have been sunk. full story and photos

Granite Mountain July 23, 2005 The weather is too nice to be inside, but the girls aren't ready for something strenuous. I could go with just Tokul, but human companionship is a good thing, right? How about one of the Mommy Group daddies? He might not be up for it, but his wife volunteered him. SUCKER! full story and photos

Mt. Kent July 3, 2005 "Has it come to this? We don't do hikes on trails anymore?" Well, not really, but this seemed like a great way to escape the crowds on the July 4 weekend. full story and photos

A waterfall, two girls, a dog, and me June 24, 2005 They said it couldn't be done... well they said it shouldn't be done anyway. But why not? One on the front, one on the back, Tokul walks herself, it's only three and a half miles and 500 feet of gain to the waterfall, and the 50 pounds of kids and gear is no more than I'll carry next weekend on the PCT. Woo hoo! full-size photo

Weeks Falls June 4, 2005 The trail is only a quarter mile long, but that was plenty of distance for Clara to do two face plants in the mud and Lilly to yurp a couple of times. My issues? I parked three quarters of a mile from the trailhead because it looked like there was a longer trail. Tokul did fine, though. full-size photo

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