Picture of the week ~ Top nine

My top nine "most liked" photos of 2018, from my Instagram account "@justme_alive"

Photos are described row by row, starting from the top left:

1. August 19, 43 years ago, we were at this place. Going back soon. Happy anniversary to us. #wonderlandtrail #mountrainier

2. April 10, Beasts OCR challenge to put up our transformation pics. Here's mine; transformation summary in photos from April 2008  #transformation #beastsocr

3.  June 3, Finishers! North Olympic Discovery trail marathon (ran 7 minutes/walked 3 minutes intervals) #NODMarathon

4. Feb. 25, I recently read this quote & can relate to it. There is a sense of not belonging in your "usual" life, after a multi-day adventure. This quote says it beautifully. "Returning home is the most difficult part of long-distance hiking. You have grown outside the puzzle and your piece no longer fits." Cindy Ross #backpacking #northernloopmountrainier 

5. September 6, Wonderland trail day 5, Mowich lake to Golden lakes and into the rain. #backpacking #wonderlandtrail

6.September 8, Hard earned Beast in the books. It was all I could do to finish. Thank God for Mustard (stops cramps). I am definitely not recovered from the mountain. #determined #spartanseattle2018

7. September 23, X2 Trifecta 2018 medal (2 Trifecta's in one calendar year) X2 (tough course, 8.86 miles - 2748 feet ascent) #spartanvancouver2018 #X2trifectatribe #savoringmysixties #livinginsteadofjustexisting #justmealive

8. Nov. 8, My first snow angel of the year #snowangel #mtshuksan #artistpoint

9. #railroadbridge #christmaslights