Monday, September 19, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Fremont Lookout Hike on Monday, August 29, 2011 at Sunrise
On Monday, August 29, Bronka and I (Rose) were to meet Carol, Ealane, and Gertrude at Sunrise to hike up to Fremont Lookout. It was another wonderful day. I picked up Bronka and we were going to drive through the park. The others were going to drive around from the other side of the mountain on Hiway 410, then we would all meet at Sunrise.
Bronka and I drove up to Paradise as I missed making that right turn going to the east side of the park that goes to Sunrise. We were chatting so much I missed it. But was really glad I did as we drove past Paradise heading toward Reflection Lakes, we saw a big brown bear down in the valley. It was a pretty big one too! After watching it for a little while as it grazed, we drove off. Our drive was beautiful. As we were on the road to Sunrise, I noticed that Carol, Ealane and Gertrude were driving right behind us. Wow, it was great timing! We parked at Sunrise and very happy to see one another.
We all decided to hike up to Fremont Lookout. It was a great hike. Flowers were in full bloom, the mountain was clear. We even got to see about 15 goats on the hillside. I attached a picture of them. We had a wonderful lunch at the lookout and spoke with many of the hikers along the way.
It was also Gertrude's birthday. Carol made a wonderful cake for Gertrude which was wonderful! Bronka enjoyed it very much.
As we were at the parking lot, Bronka ran into some friends. I did not get all of their names, but Bronka was very happy to see them and chat with them. I attached a picture of them.
We all had a wonderful time together. Bronka, as always, amazes us, she is such a strong hiker. After the ladies drove away, Bronka and I visited the newly remodeled museum, then started for home. Another wonderful day with Bronka and great friends.
Little Mashal Falls Hike at Pack Forest on August 22, 2011
On Monday, August 22, Bronka, Carol and I went on a hike to the Little Mashal Waterfalls at Pack Forest in Eatonville. It was a beautiful sunny day.
We had a wonderful lunch at the falls and great conversation. Bronka is amazed that there is such a wonderful waterfall so close to home.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Bronka's Birthday Today, August 15
Bronka’s birthday is today. Although it was her birthday, she had me, Ted, Bill and Pam over for breakfast. They had been working on rebuilding her deck this weekend and were planning to work on it again today. Pam’s birthday was also today, so we had two celebrations!
Bronka made her famous French toast, which was wonderful! We had a great time visiting with her and her hiking Monday friends stopped by, Carol, Ealane, and Pat. She also had many calls.
We are so blessed to have Bronka in our lives.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Camp Muir Climb On Tuesday, August 9, 2011
On, Tuesday, August 9, 2011, Ted, myself and Bronka made another trip to Camp Muir. When we drove up to Paradise it was very misty and cloudy, as we headed up the trail. Bronka had her red tights on with matching red gloves, very chic. She also showed us the GPS her friend Wally gave her and insisted that she wear. Bronka is learning how to use it and I think that is a good thing. As we continued on, we were able to break through the clouds. It was great to see the mountain and it was clear and beautiful behind a deep blue sky. We stopped quite a bit on our way to Pebble Creek to see Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood and Mt. St. Helens. Their tops started to peek through the clouds. The heather is also spreading through the ground as well as other beautiful flowers, paintbrush, lupine and others.
We stopped at Pebble Creek for a snack, rest and drink. It was getting warmer as the sun came out of the clouds.
As we headed toward Moon Rocks, Bronka ran into a friend/guide, Silvia. She was leading a group of climbers to Camp Muir. Bronka was so happy to see her that they stopped and chatted with one another. As we continued up, Bronka ran into another guide/friend of hers and they stopped and chatted a little.
When we reached Moon Rocks, we stopped for another break and food and drink. Then started up again. As we got closer to Camp Muir, there was a family coming down with their two kids. One looked as if he were 12 years old and the little girl, I asked how old she was and she said 9 years old! I was impressed and told her she was pretty tough. She gave us a big smile. I do not see kids that young going to Camp Muir.
It was great to finally get to Camp Muir. There were quite a few climbers coming up for the night. We sat on a big rock and ate and drank. Then we walked over to the castle shelter and Bronka sat on her bench. There were a couple guys preparing to climb to the summit. Bronka commented as to how brown and burnt they looked. Bronka chatted with them. One of them and he told her he had heard of her. He gave her a big hug and Bronka wished him well. I thought that was so nice.
Before we headed back down from Camp Muir, there was a guy there who was having his picture taken with some climbers. Apparently, he invented that talcum powder, called Monkey Butt. He had a container of it and was showing it off. Ted had purchased a container of it as a gag gift as it had a big picture of a monkey and its butt. So I took his picture.
It was still beautiful when we left Camp Muir. I kept stopping to look back because I knew we would be in the clouds below and would not be able to see the mountain any more and it was really beautiful. We finally did get into the clouds and almost whiteout conditions. Bronka also does not like going down the rock stairs as they are so large and hard for us short people to go down.
As we continued down, we noticed a guy hanging around us close by. I told Ted that I thought he might be close by because he may be afraid of getting lost in these conditions. He stuck pretty much with us for a while and then I spoke with him. His name is Bob and I found out he was from Seattle. He had been up to Camp Muir. Anyway, we all chatted with him and found out that he stuck close to us because he thought we might get lost and he was watching over us! I thought that was really nice. Even though we all had GPS’s and wands were pretty much all over, so there really was no worry about getting lost. You don’t find people like him around much. We all really liked Bob and Bronka and he hit it off and chatted with each other. When we got to the parking lot, Bob gave Bronka a big hug and told her he was happy he got to meet her and hoped he would see her again. We hope we see him again too!
Anyway, it was a great day, lot of sun, great views, great people and food. We left Bronka off at her home, until the next hike!!
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