Random shots from a week of weather ups and downs

This turned into another bluebird skies afternoon of skiing.

Hairy Woodpecker working the lichens on an MVSTA sign at Mazama.

Great skate skiing on the Community Trail

Goat Peak in my rear view mirror

Sam will swim any time of the year.

Winter is hard on mule deer

Some scenes from an early winter

Run Luna, run.

Kelly says, I don't have to keep up with her.

Pygmy Owl that Ken spotted near Eight Mile on the Chewuch

petroglyphs

Morning light on Patterson Mountain

Dogs walk

Maple Pass Hike

This hike, starting at Rainy Pass on Highway 20 is a local favorite.

We did the loop clockwise.

That's the North Cascades Highway way down below us.

The last of the switchbacks behind us.

On top of the world

Glacier Peak is on the left, shrouded in clouds.

And down the other side

We were up there.

It's a dog cookie he was crunching.

Just one of the many views of Lake Anne.

Which way now?

Columbine

A parting view of Lake Anne. The high point of our hike is on the top left and then the trail followed the ridge and down on the right.