RAINIER!

i celebrated my 36th by climbing Mt. Rainier with a few friends from the spring mountaineering class - Dave, Jill and Holli. We totally lucked out with a great weather window. Glad I did it - but it's a LONG slog, and crowded and honestly - there's smaller but way more fun climbs right here in the North Cascades. After Baker and Rainier, I'm feeling pretty lucky and am looking forward now to spending some time at home with the dog, and going paddling... (although Mt. Adams was looking pretty cool the other day... the mountains are addictive!)

MOUNT BAKER

The best sunrise

June 7, just shy of the Baker summit (10,700) at 515 am.

1st trip 'home'

great visit to fairbanks for the gizzilo wedding. really nice to see you all. i realize no matter where I live, Alaska will be 'home' for a long time.

lots of quality time (aka birth control) with the 2 year olds - this is anna, kristen and ned's.

especially wonderful to see Carolyn and George.

Just a few more...

because really, who else has this in their backyard?


Did I mention April is a great time to visit?

Baker or Bust!

I'm taking a 10 week mountaineering class through the Skagit Alpine Club - great group of folks. A 3 hour class every week and an outing every weekend (mostly overnights) culminating with climbing Mt Baker the last week. It's been great so far, tho I gotta say the 5 am Saturday morning starts are killing me.

CLOSED!!

dandelions and tulips dominate the backyard, wish i could say the tulips were winning in the incredible, but long neglected, garden. first project has been removing all invasive species, without roundup.
my favorite - the view out the kitchen window on a foggy morning.

Spring in Western WA - LOVE IT!!!

Mazatlan

a few random photos from a GREAT week in Mexico...



the feet just kill me, how ridiculous.
Frigatebirds!

pelicans

I know they are everywhere, but still I just can't help myself from taking way too many pelican photos.
this guy was a total poser for the camera.

kitchen windowsill

all the other bloggers are posting photos of snow and more snow making me insanely jealous... so here's some greenery to make you all jealousy... i'm off to a week in Mexico!!

40 years!!

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!! I am the proud daughter of parents that have stuck together for 40 years, a rarity these days. love you guys, j.