We had a very early start on Tuesday. We left about 7:00 a.m., Bronka, Ted, our friend, Liz, and me! We were all excited about all the sunshine, the weather was great! It was a little cool when we left the parking lot at Paradise. But once we started up the hill, we warmed up fast! The snow was hard, good for snowshoeing. We eventualy got to the hill going up to Panaroma Point. Ugh! It was steep and icy in places, but we all made it up! Ted and Bronka decided to rest and have a snack at the top. Liz and I decided to continue on to Pebble Creek. As we got up to about 7400 feet, the clouds were coming down pretty fast and looking like whiteout conditions, so Liz and I decided to turn back. We met Bronka and Ted and told them we all should turn back as the clouds were really coming down. And they agreed. We all managed to get down that steep hill. Bronka did great! As were coming down the trail, we ran into a group of men. While Liz and I were waiting for Ted and Bronka, we spoke with the men. They were from the Olympia Wonderers. One of them recognized Bronka, Larry Wood, a retired Phd Physicist. He is also a friend of our good friend Wally Music. Larry was very happy to see Bronka and visit with her. When we all finally got to the parking lot, we could not see the mountain, so we all made a good decision to turn back. Another great hike!
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| Getting started on our snowshoe hike. |
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| Wow, steep hill to go up. |
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| It was a beautiful day. Little cloud forming above the mountain. |
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| Views of Mt. Adams and Mt. St. Helens. |
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| Bronka enjoying her surroundings. |
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| Bronka and Ted having lunch. |
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| Snowshoeing down the steep hill. |
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| Larry Wood and the Tuesday Group. |
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| Bronka and Larry. |
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| Larry is a friend of our friend, Wally. |
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| Heading toward the parking lot, Yay! Great workout! And clouds are following us down. |
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