Playin' Hooky

Last Friday, I quite coincidentally took the day off from work on what happened to be the best spring day of the year so far. The sun was shining, warm on our faces and the air had the crispness of winter's end.

My awesome friend, C-lin, joined me on a training hike to help prepare for the upcoming Mt. St. Helens Mother's day climb in May. Hoping to reach over 3000' of elevation gain, we stopped and turned around about 2000' up after running into tracks in the snow that put an image of a big cat ambling along the trail in front of us in my mind.

So what are two girls with extra time on their hands to do? Why, we stopped at our favorite watering hole, Edgefield, for a post-hike drink in the sun. Just lovely.

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The trail leading up to Nesmith Point taking us past mossy rocks and vibrant trees...eventually it was covered with snow

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Cute as a button

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A sea of daffodils at Edgefield