January 19, 2014
Today Jackie went snowshoeing at Steven’s Pass with
friends Jamie and Jason. They stopped at REI on the way up for rental
snowshoes. We then head to Steven’s Pass to snowshoe up Skyline Lake Trail on
the north side of the ski resort. The entire summit parking lots were full when
we arrived around 12:30pm. We parked in a lower parking lot and caught the
shuttle back up to the summit.
Jamie and Jason ready to start snowshoeing at the
trailhead.
Looking back down the trail
Trees on the mountainside
There was a woman snowshoeing down the mountain in a tank
top. I was so hot at that point from climbing that I think she may have had the
right idea.
Stevens Pass Ski Resort from the Skyline Lake Trail
Jamie and Jason on a break on the trail
We climbed over 1100 feet over 1.5 miles! In snowshoes!
But the view was completing worth it!
Jason getting close to the top
Jason says, “I wanna climb that!”
“Hell, why not” says Jamie. That is why he married her
apparently.
Walking across water…frozen lake covered in snow that is
Looking back at Skyline Lake
Cascade Mountains to the north of the Skyline Ridge
Looking south at Cascades
Steven’s Pass Ski Resort from Skyline Ridge
The snow formations on the rocks like Dr. Suess’s
Whoville.
View south from Skyline Ridge peak where we stopped
View north from Skyline Ridge peak where we stopped
Snowshoe break to have a bite to eat on top of the
mountain
Jason has success to the peak!
Tibetian flags near the top
It was much easier going back down the mountain.
At one point I told Jason he better take the sliding path
down the mountain instead of going down a steep area with snowshoes on. He took
it. See that little orange dot at the bottom. I was quick to follow.
The dusk light hitting the mountain at the parking lot as
we head home
