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Tacoma City (Half) Marathon

(L to R) I found Knut/Rober/Tradarcher holding up a wall (next to the honey bucket, giggle) at the starting line, here we were, speaking of honey buckets-we all know what the most important thing before a race is, have you seen this man?, the starting line for the half marathon.

(L to R) the biggest timing chip I've ever seen (and a naughty nekkid ankle shot for Black George), What are you lookin at?, Tacoma's finest protects us from traffic near Wright Park, running through the park, Lion butt at Wright Park

(L to R)  out of shape? not trained? a few extra pounds? THIS woman ran it with a prosthetic leg-she's awesome!, more cowbell, I wasn't at dragon boat practice and feel guilty, at the half marathon turn around (mile 8 1/2 and still upright), did I or did I not say MORE COWBELL!!!

(L to R)  more awesome race volunteers, my "shiny thing" it's all about the shiny thing, how to properly celebrate a race-foot spa, bad kitty jammies, champagne, pizza and showing off the SWAG (especially the beaver shirt), close up of the medal, BadKitty modeling the medal

Return to Rialto

Our annual spring backpack trip from Rialto Beach to Hole-In-The-Wall in the North Wilderness Coast area of Olympic National Park, May 3rd & 4th 2008

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First... an interesting stop in Sequim.  Tony (who's crotch is illuminated in this picture) and Lisa pose in front of "The Salmon Bringer" totem pole carved by Dale Faustitch that they (along with Jen McD) got to help carve a bit of on the Red Head Road/Backpacking Trip 2006 (pictures of said carving are on that link) It was installed/dedicated last fall and this was the first time we got to see it in it's completion. 

(L to R) here we (Sandra, Lisa, John, Mel, Becky and Tony) are ready to hit the trail, the gang heading up the beach, exploring, John and Mel cross the mouth of the creek hoping to beat high tide, Sandra and Becky think better of the incoming tide, they go for the log crossing

(L to R) what a great camp spot, Mel and Becky filtering water from my "super secret squirrel spot", on of two bald eagles roosting above our camp that woke us up while squabbling in the morning, wine on a tree, Lisa and John enjoy cocktail hour, food porn (dinner) on the grill, cocktail hour treats included: smoked salmon, Greek olives, shrimp cocktail, wine, cheese and crackers

(L to R) friends celebrate the awesome weather and sunset

(L to R) shell and mussels, mussels, starfish, wet starfish, starfish and anemones

(L to R)  SPLASH !!!

(L to R) Becky photographing the sunset, Sandra demonstrating the proper way to wine taste while backpacking, Lisa found a "friend" in the bottom of her purple titanium wine cup, John gathers firewood, Mel takes it easy, John and Mel watch the sunset, meanwhile... back at camp...

(L to R) Ranger Jim issued our permit and showed off one of his photos, we found this on shore and have no idea what it is, heading back towards "civilization", foam on the beach, John snoozing in the car, Mexican and margaritas to celebrate another great trip.

The rest of the piccies are available here http://www.wildcelticrose.net/lisasplace/rialtospring08.html

March 29th and 31st 2008, The days of biking Hell riding in freezing rain, sleet, slush, snow and being pummeled with hail (That's what the forecasters call a "wintery mix" here in Washington State)  "Spring!  Why hast thee forsake us?"

(L to R)  Monday, March 31st, 30 miles - The Meeker Trailhead, we passed an Emu farm (and well as cows and buffalo), Riding in Washington State has may hazards including Tsunamis and Volcanoes - here's one of our typical warning signs, ominous skies, (telling us that we are going to be pummeled with snow, hail and high winds) Dale and Ken looking hard core, Ken, Lisa and Dale just before they got pummeled with snow, hail, sleet, slush, freezing rain and nasty winds (notice that Lisa was dumb and left her pants in the truck, she nearly got frostbite on her thighs)

(L to R) Saturday, March 29th, 21 miles - testing the small GorillaPod on the bike, Dale and Lisa at Chambers Bay just before they get pummeled with frozen and semi-frozen precipitation, the "Lone Tree" at Chambers Bay Golf Course stands sentinel as the storm approaches, Dale gets a flat (and guess where his spare inner-tube was?  It was in the trunk of his car; every ride is a learning experience)

Lisa's First Duathalon (sprint distance) Millersylvania State Park near Olympia WA, Easter weekend, 2008

(L to R) Lisa on "Flash" (bearing her glaring white legs for the first time this season) who earned her name today, Lisa and Flash posing with their trophy, Bob handing out awards, Lisa won her age group and was 5th overall in the women's division (Oooh !!!  Shiny thing !!!), Flash shares the honors, the shirt from the races, Lisa's running out of room on the trophy shelf.

The St Patrick's Freezing Day Dash in Seattle, 2008

(L to R) teh crazy starting line for the green wave, I just HAD to take this guy's picture on the viaduct, My friend Kris performing with Ochkam's Razor, the red wave on the last bit of viaduct, the beer garden

And the VIDEO...

First training ride for the STP, B.I.K.E.S.'s McClinchy Mile in Arlington WA, March 2009

(L to R) Sandra, Gary, Lisa & Molly ready to ride, figuring out the route, horsies!!!, Shiny is dirty and grimy

The VIDEO !!!

Snowshoeing up Sun Top on the Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, March 2008

(R to L) Lisa Molly & Crystal take in the view, Lisa discovers that her camera's self timer is set for 2 seconds not 10 seconds, the sky is clearing, Lisa hitting heading up the trail, Molly enjoying a lunch time beverage, snowy log in the river

(R to L) obligatory feet shot, snowshoe tracks, fresh snow on trees, Crystal being the Cook's Champagne spokes-model, our favorite snowshoe beverage, a snow cave (more like a tunnel)

(R to L) THIS is why we weren't going to traverse the saddle-major snowballing, snow and cones, pig-tails, trees and sky, a river runs through it, the other direction

The rest of the pictures are available here http://www.wildcelticrose.net/lisasplace/suntop030208.html

Spring run at Pt Defiance (and it's about darn time that things thawed out around here)

(L to R) The best sign ever (and in the case of me being out for the first run of the season, very true...) a break in the storm, See, I actually did "just do it" and run, a bandit on the side of the road, I just love the way the light was hitting the moss on this tree, The Narrows (Puget Sound between Tacoma and Vashon Island/Gig Harbor)

(L to R) pretty pond and bridge, larger view showing the Pagoda and Redwood trees in the background, Narcissus in bloom, Crocus, the first Rhodies of spring, the "fruit fairy" visited my truck while I was on my run (he was out riding his bike)

Snowshoe trip (and NW Hikers meet up) from Narada Falls traversing Mazama Ridge and returning via Stevens Canyon at Mt Rainier National Park (in the shadow of Tahoma) February 2008

(L to R) Aussie, Raz2sea, Tazz (with precious),Yukon222, Action Betty, Alti-Dude, Alti-Babe, BJ, Kay, Just Don,Wamountaingal, Just Todd, and the infamous WildCelticRose (Lisa)

(L to R) the day stared out cloudy, the Lady Tahoma barely peeked out at us and then hid behind the clouds to tease us, the view from the avalanche slope above Narada Falls was awesome as usual, (and not a place to end up in an arrest situation) moss on a tree branch, fresh snow, view from Mazama Ridge

(L to R) Lesley on Mazama Ridge, Kay trudges up the ridge, beautiful view, Don Lisa Kay and Lesely on the ridge, more beautiful views of the Tatoosh Range on Mazama, yet another spectacular shot

(L to R)  Paradise from Mazama Ridge, Pinnacle finally showed its self as we were heading back down the Paradise side of the ridge, it ain't easy being a tree on Mazama Ridge, (and this is just the tippy top) snow drifts on Mazama Ridge, Lesley and Don head towards Paradise, snow drifts and the mountain

(L to R)  Camp Robbers settled in at lunch on the ridge before we could get our butt pads out and sit down, Don being oblivious to the camp robber that will later steal food right out of his mouth, (and did we ever have fun with that one) Kay showing that two birds in the hand are better than one in the bush, Tahoma showed herself an formed a halo while we had lunch, trekking out towards Stevens Canyon, Tahoma wearing her hat just before she shrouded herself in clouds and was not seen again the rest of the day.

The rest of the pictures are available here http://www.wildcelticrose.net/mazama0208.html

Snowshoe trip from Paradise up the mountain to Glacier (Nisqually) Vista,  Mt Rainier National Park (Tahoma) February 2008

Kay, Don & Lisa contemplate how lucky they are to live here, Mt Rainier National Park

(L to R) The Banshi happy to be in the parking lot at Paradise, Jackson visitor center ,(aka "the spaceship") heading up to the trails, the mountain is spectacular even from the parking lot, here we are beginning our journey, a look at the Tatoosh Range

(L to R) Yes we were careful, here's our avalanche inclometer, Don and Kay slog up the mountain, Don making the final ascent to Glacier Vista, Kay trudging up, Lisa heading up the mountain, avalanche beacon

(L to R) experiencing the mountain, Lisa being a poser, Kay taking a well deserved break, Don looking like Charles Bronson, this was supposed to be a shadow self portrait but turned out to look more like a "The North Face" advertisement, obligatory feet shot

(L to R) Don takes a break in some rare shade, Kay and Don on the move, Don being a poser, Nisqually Glacier, after climb margarita

the rest of the pictures are available here http://www.wildcelticrose.net/lisasplace/Paradisesnowshoe0208.html

Sunny winter bike ride at Pt Defiance

(L to R) It looks like spring in February, a hipped and a conservative go on a bike ride... hey, he may be a conservative (giving the peace sign) but at least he remembers the 60s, Dale riding past the Gig Harbor overlook, Lisa at the overlook, one more shot of Lisa loving the weather...

Snowshoe trip from Longmire to Cougar  Rock at Mt Rainier National Park (in the shadow of Tahoma) February 2008

(L to R)  Kay & Tony in their matching jackets, Eagle Peak teasing us, Nisqually River, another shot of the river, yup another shot of the river, Cougar Rock

(L to R)  Tony & Don on the trail, lunch at Cougar Rock, Rick and "the bird", Susie climbs the berm, Don checking out the map, the group is on the move

(L to R) child's handprint in the snow, twisted wood, snowy trees, Ooops a post hole at the end of the trip, a vertical posthole (our big "rescue" of the day)  on the berm at Cougar Rock, another post hole within a few feet of the Longmire parking lot

the rest of the pictures are available here http://www.wildcelticrose.net/lisasplace/cougarsnowshoe0208.html

Snowshoeing from Hyak along Lake Keechelus, Snoqualmie Pass, East Summit, February 2008

(L to R) The "orb" (that would be the sun for those of you who actually see it in the winter) made a brief appearance and we saw some blue in the sky, pretty trees, "snowballing" shows that it would have been dangerous to be in an avalanche area, Knut, some poor unfortunate soul postholed trying to get to the bathrooms, cones

(L to R) aforementioned bathrooms, Knut realizes that's not going to happen, Lake Keechelus, snowshoes at lunch, Lisa got in the truck just before the rain turned in a torrential downpour

(L to R) Knut enjoying his "Knut Day" (yes, it was "Knut Day") beverage of peppermint hot chocolate with whipped cream, (which he is wearing) bunny tracks in the snow, best cupcake ever (I had a cupcakegasm, I swear, it was almost like the scene from When Harry Met Sally) snowshoe tracks, Mt Si from the Starbucks parking lot in North Bend

The rest of the picture are available here http://www.wildcelticrose.net/lisasplace/keechelus0208.html

WineHog 2008, a good time was had by all Oink !!!

(L to R) Betsy is presented her "fabulous wine hog trophy", Betsy has fun with the sound effects, Molly receives her trophy, Molly is lovin' the wine hog, the early entries

(L to R) Tom & Gretchen, Molly Lisa & Betsy, Mark makes the best purring sound when you scratch behind his ears, the crowd is always in the kitchen, the early cheese entries

(L to R) Allen didn't need a base for his glass because he "wasn't planning on putting it down", Don made an appearance, Charlie brought home brew, Rick & Tony, Molly & Eric

The rest of the pictures are available here http://www.wildcelticrose.net/lisasplace/winehog08.htm

Snowshoeing at Crystal Springs Snow Park, Wenatchee National Forest, Snoqualmie Pass WA , January 2008

(L to R) How to tell you're on a road trip in Washington State, the icy road to Crystal Springs, "The orb" was out, Molly made a new friend on the trail, the new snowshoe trails, Trollhaugen (we didn't see any trolls, but did cross the Troll Bridge)

(L to R) it was cold, so the snow was still in the trees, views from the ridge (3), even the parking lot is scenic, the "dark forest"

(L to R) Molly on the trail, Lisa sunbathing "Snoqualmie Pass Style", lunch "Lisa & Molly Snowshoe Style", There's nothing better than a day in the snow  with your bestest friend, our beverage of choice (that we are infamous for), winter wonderland

and for my friends that aren't from around here, some shots of Interstate 90 over the (Snoqualmie) pass (the roads were blissfully free of snow and ice today)

more pictures here http://www.wildcelticrose.net/lisasplace/crystalsprings012108.html

Cross Country skiing at the North Unit of the Mt Tahoma Trail System near Ashford WA , January 2008

(L to R) The Banshi (Lisa's truck) did a fabulous job getting us up the slippery, slimy trail (although she did need to be chained up on the way down due to compacted snow and ice) Welcome to the Mt Tahoma Trail System, Doug navigates the first gate, Lisa's new skis (well,  new last year for about 20 minutes until a Pineapple Express blew in on this very trail and washed all the snow away) "The Orb" tries to break out, some patches of blue sky

(L to R) another patch of blue sky, skiiers in the mist, mossy tree, Doug gets the hang of it

(L to R) almost to the Copper Creek Hut, view of the hut, We made it !!!, stove in the hut, view from the trail leaving the hut.

(L to R) Why Lisa decided that she's not a fan of plastic tele boots for this type of skiing, How Lisa spent Sunday night after the trip

The rest of the pictures are available here http://wildcelticrose.net/lisasplace/mttahomaski012008.html

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