Hola La Niña!

Here's the crew (me, Justin, Julie Holcombe, Matt Houghton, and Josh Wozniak) near the Paradise Ranger Station after the trip to Camp Muir on Mt. Rainier. It was nothing short of a spectacular expedition (and a great excuse to get out of foggy Seattle). Josh - thanks again for putting this together. Enjoy the pic's...
This is a picture of focus, determination, and the sheer will to conquer any mountain.
Let us rejoice and frolic in the sun.
Justin was stoked to try out a split board - which he was sold on by the end of the day, especially after watching me lug my board on my back(!)
There was plenty of sun to be had - darn.
A little icy in places, but Spring-like mushburger conditions dominated, which was fine with me.
My favorite pic of the trip.

The sun definitely brought out the babes, much to my surprise ;-)

A bit crowded at the bottom of the trail...
Lots of interesting snow conditions out here.

A self portrait of me about ready to pass out at the top of the hill (pictured above).


Sepia Series:

Justin and his split board.


Me and Julie taking a break about mid-way up to Muir.

Poles (thanks again, Josh) and Mt. Rainier.
Josh Wozniak.
Not a bad picture of Mt. St. Helens by my 3.2 mega pixel Canon Powershot SD 100 Digital Elph. Notice how the crater's filled in substantially over the past year.
Mt. Adams.


The home stretch... very painful... can't breath...
T-shirt weather out here.
The top of the Nisqually glacier dropping off Mt. Rainier.
Camp Muir.
Muir Snowfield = sore muscles.

Muir with the Columbia River valley shrouded in fog.


Muir Snowfield.

Camp Muir. Elevation: ~10,100 feet above sea level.
Matt making his way to the top.
Josh and Matt rippin' it up in Spring-like conditions.

The parking lot at Paradise (Elevation: 5,400 ft).