Scott Paul Trailblazer hike

Today 18 Senior Trailblazers headed to Scott Paul trail, and what a gorgeous day it was!

We hiked through the trees for the first few miles, enjoying the old growth forest.

As soon as we got to a clearing we stopped for a snack to enjoy the views -

Then we split into two groups. One group would continue on and hike the entire loop and the other group would hike a bit farther and then return from the way we'd come up.

I was with the group that was going to complete the loop.

nice view just after lunch

hiking beneath the glacial moraine

just a bit of snow left on the trail

looking towards the railroad grade

Me, with Mt. Baker!

Narrow trail before heading down

fun small suspension bridge

our exciting stream crossing

Walking through Schrieber's meadows to end the hike. My husband joined us on this hike and I have to say a big thanks to him for helping us with our stream crossings. 

My Hero :-)

Endomondo stats:
8.73 total miles hiked
3314 Min. altitude
5256 Max. altitude
9207 Total ascent
9241 Total descent

Skyline Divide Trailblazer hike

18 Senior Trailblazers met at the Senior Center to begin our hike today. Wow! Since it's too large of a group to hike as one, we split up into 2 separate groups. One group hiked a little quicker and the second a little slower so it was great for everyone. We only hiked to the ridge, so it was about 4 1/2 miles round trip total today. The full Skyline Divide hike is 9 miles round trip if completed according to the guidebooks.

after hiking through the forest for a couple of miles we came to the open meadows just before the ridge. The flowers were just beginning to show, mostly Lupine and Valerian.

just had to share Helen's hat!

Some Parks workers past us and told us about the butterfly research they were doing in the area.

Views from the ridge

I liked this picture of the tree just showing through the fog on our way out.

Endomondo stats:
4.44 total miles hiked
4268 Min. altitude
5908 Max. altitude