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Category Archives: Methow

>Another short hike and a jump in a lake

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Trail to Patterson Mountain.
View of Mt Robinson (I think), Goat Wall, Goat Peak and the upper valley.
trail with a view
Mt Gardner and Patterson Lake
patterson lake and mt gardner
Sun Mountain, closed til mid December
Sun Mountain
mt robinson and goat wall
Why is it pointing up? Am I missing something here?
Pointing UP at what?
Near the top of Patterson Mountain
silhouette on Patterson Mountain
aspens on Patterson Mountain
Patterson Lake
Patterson Lake
luna jumps in the lake


>Halloween day hike to Aspen Lake

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Susan and I and four dogs had a wonderful afternoon hike to Aspen Lake. Colors are still vibrant.
Aspen Lake
Grasses grew SO tall with the cool wet summer
trail to Aspen Lake
dogs on trail
More wet dog fun.
luna n sam
Aspen Lake
Aspen Lake
aspens
sam in grasses
trail to Aspen Lake

>An afternoon on the Chewuch River

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Dogs and sunshine and a clear river in November. Pretty nice day.
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Sam

Dogs just want to have fun!
Luna
Luna

Mushrooms so fresh they were dripping with moisture.
really fresh mushrooms

Aspen and Snowberry
aspen and snowberry

The remains of a salmon
salmon remains 2 bw
one leaf 2

>Photos from the Winthrop Marathon

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What a great day for a road race! The Chewuck River Valley was the site of the 26 mile event! More photos are at my Flickr site.

James DeSalvo, local favorite with MVSTA trails and the eventual race winner. Congratulations James!
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A couple of runners sported this interesting style of footwear.
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James is off to a lead at Andrews Creek, the three mile mark.
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Who knew running marathons was so much fun? Ask Wild Bill.
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This lady was always happy.
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Only two and a half miles to town.
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>Some Wildlife I have seen in the last week

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A cricket, perhaps a Mormon Cricket or something closely related. These were at Chelan Ridge
Big Bugs, maybe crickets?
Big Bugs, maybe mormon crickets?
Dusky Grouse observed at Chelan Ridge
grouse

A slow Racer that Ken was able to catch on a cool afternoon
Racer
Red-necked Phalarope at Deadhorse Lake
Red-necked Phalarope
Black Swift, also at Deadhorse Lake. There were MANY of them
Black Swift
Chinook Salmon spawning in the Methow near the Suspension Bridge on the Community Trail
Chinook Salmon spawning in the Methow