Have you ever been biking and the trail just got too steep to ride? Well this last weekend a couple of my friends and their friends went to the Liberty Creek Loop and that is just what happened. We rode a good way into the loop and then we hit the seriously expert trail. It is very steep and has extremely tight switchbacks as it climbs up and up. Most of us tried to ride as much of it as we could but we ended up pushing and carrying our bikes through part of it. Once we reached the peak of the trail it was all fun from there. Down, down we came and FAST! The trail had some nice corners, creek crossings and a good amount of bumps and humps to go flying over and off of. A great trail if you are prepared for a bike hike up and have no fear coming down.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Mt. Bike Hiking
Have you ever been biking and the trail just got too steep to ride? Well this last weekend a couple of my friends and their friends went to the Liberty Creek Loop and that is just what happened. We rode a good way into the loop and then we hit the seriously expert trail. It is very steep and has extremely tight switchbacks as it climbs up and up. Most of us tried to ride as much of it as we could but we ended up pushing and carrying our bikes through part of it. Once we reached the peak of the trail it was all fun from there. Down, down we came and FAST! The trail had some nice corners, creek crossings and a good amount of bumps and humps to go flying over and off of. A great trail if you are prepared for a bike hike up and have no fear coming down.
The Pumpkin Carvers
It is that time of year again - our pumpkins are carved, lit and ready for tricker treaters. Andrea helped out and carved the baby pumpkin that is inside Karen's larger pregnant one. We had a lot of fun being kids and carving them up. Plus they turned out great!
Thursday, October 12, 2006
WE'RE PREGNANT!
Mark and I are expecting a baby this April. Easter Sunday April 8th to be exact. We are very excited. I am just starting my 15th week so we have a ways to go but time seems to be going by faster and faster. I am really glad the "all day sickness" (morning sickness HA!) is finally over. That was tough!We are going to keep updating you on the growth of my belly and other fun stuff here on the blog. Soon it will be time for an ultra sound and finding out if it is a little boy or girl.
Well keep you posted.
Monday, October 02, 2006
Weekend Outside
This past weekend was packed with fun in the outdoors. It started out on Friday when my boss told me to take off at noon. I didn't pass that up. I headed home and picked up Karen and we went to Audubon park to play trackball and frisbee. Then out to Karen's parents house where I met up with her dad and brother to go shooting. We went up into Dishman Mica hills and found this sketchy private shooting range. They guy running it looked like a pirate from Pirates of the Carribean. He even carried a pistol on his hip. Anyways we shot .22s at targets and shot the shotgun at clay skeet. My shoulder was a little sore after that. Then that night I headed out with a couple friends to go ice blocking at the golf course. We didnt start until 10:30 and it was DARK! Steep hill, dark, and a crazy fast ice block made for a ton of fun, plus no one got hurt so that was even better.
Then on Saturday I headed to Stevens Lake to go backpacking with a couple other friends. The hike was only a moderate in rating but it almost killed me. The whole thing was up up up! We made it the 2.5 miles to the first lake and found only a few camp spots with one of them with a couple guys so we headed further up to the upper lake. What an adventure. We never really found the trail so we climbed along the creek/waterfalls coming from the upper lake. Once we managed to get up there it was worth it. All of the foilage was turning so there were tons of reds/oranges/and yellow. That night we had a fire and made smores. Then we were all out like a light. Morning came and so did the wind and cold, but what do you expect when it is October. Once the sun broke everything started warming up and we hiked up to Stevens Peak (elev. 6826) from the lake (elev. 5563). It only took us an hour and 15 min. The veiw was amazing looking down onto both Stevens Lakes and also over the ridge to Lone Lake. We headed down to camp to grab our packs and then hiked back out to the car. Leaving the upper lake we were bound to find the real trail between the lakes but we weren't that lucky. So I bushwhacked us through the woods until we came along a dear trail and followed that down to the lower lake and caught the hiking trail the rest of the way to the car. It was a short trip but a lot of fun. Only would have been better if Karen could have come too.
Then on Saturday I headed to Stevens Lake to go backpacking with a couple other friends. The hike was only a moderate in rating but it almost killed me. The whole thing was up up up! We made it the 2.5 miles to the first lake and found only a few camp spots with one of them with a couple guys so we headed further up to the upper lake. What an adventure. We never really found the trail so we climbed along the creek/waterfalls coming from the upper lake. Once we managed to get up there it was worth it. All of the foilage was turning so there were tons of reds/oranges/and yellow. That night we had a fire and made smores. Then we were all out like a light. Morning came and so did the wind and cold, but what do you expect when it is October. Once the sun broke everything started warming up and we hiked up to Stevens Peak (elev. 6826) from the lake (elev. 5563). It only took us an hour and 15 min. The veiw was amazing looking down onto both Stevens Lakes and also over the ridge to Lone Lake. We headed down to camp to grab our packs and then hiked back out to the car. Leaving the upper lake we were bound to find the real trail between the lakes but we weren't that lucky. So I bushwhacked us through the woods until we came along a dear trail and followed that down to the lower lake and caught the hiking trail the rest of the way to the car. It was a short trip but a lot of fun. Only would have been better if Karen could have come too.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Outdated Update
After we returned from Mexico we had one week to rush around and get everything unpacked washed and repacked for our trip to Hawaii. We spent 7 nights 8 days in Kauai with Mark's parents. It was wonderful. Lots of snorkeling, beaches, hiking, waterfalls, great food and even a helicopter tour of the island. The resort we stayed at was beautiful. The trip was very relaxing and well worth it.
After Hawaii we slowed down a bit... weekends were filled with helping Karen's parents tear down a giant cherry tree, friends (Ryan and Lauren) coming to visit, camping a couple times once with the whole family, huckle berry picking, helping friends move, attending a wedding, going to Indians baseball games, staining the fence, washing and working on cars, going to the Spokane County fair and Labor day was spent in tri cities. It is always so much fun to go see family and friends.
That brings us up to mid September where we are trying to make time for the to-do list and get ready for fall and winter.
After Hawaii we slowed down a bit... weekends were filled with helping Karen's parents tear down a giant cherry tree, friends (Ryan and Lauren) coming to visit, camping a couple times once with the whole family, huckle berry picking, helping friends move, attending a wedding, going to Indians baseball games, staining the fence, washing and working on cars, going to the Spokane County fair and Labor day was spent in tri cities. It is always so much fun to go see family and friends.
That brings us up to mid September where we are trying to make time for the to-do list and get ready for fall and winter.
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