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Summer of 2009: ScenicBoys' Season Recap

This summer we traveled further, hiked longer, and camped out more times than ever before.  Our camping season started unusually early (April 3rd) and we enjoyed a record number of dry, sunny weekends.  We convinced at least 27 of our closest friends to accompany us - and introduced a handful of newbies to the highs of backcountry camping.  

For your viewing pleasure we've condensed the past 7 months into just 3:36 seconds.  The short & sweet version for you casual day-trippers.  Big thanks to Paul Simon for the tunes.

ScenicBoys: 2009 Season from scenicboys on Vimeo.

For a little bit of nostalgia, here's the season-ending montages of the previous two years.  I have no idea how I'd remember all the stuff we've done without these pictures and videos. :)

2008 Montage

2007 Montage

The donation drive has been a success by any measure.  We've raised $1326.75 - to be split between Conservation Northwest and the Washington Trails Association.  My employer is going to match our donations, so now we're able to give both organizations over thirteen hundred dollars.  How exciting!!  A big thanks to everyone who has contributed so far.  This fund raiser will end on New Years.  If you are still thinking about donating and would like a book, let us know cause we only have a few copies left. 

As we wrap up this year and enjoy the Holidays, we're thankful for all the opportunities we have, grateful for so many loving friends and family (... and fans!) and hopeful for all the fun and adventures that await us in the New Year. :)  We'll be in Idaho for Christmas, then on to Yellowstone (with my family) for a couple days, and back in Seattle for New Year's Eve.  My gift to Dusty was a week long get-away in the US Virgin Islands.  We leave at the end of January!  Until then we'll be thinking of stuff to post and filling our 'spare time' with rest and relaxation.  Big Love! 

Winchester Mountain

Brrrr!

Winter is definitely upon us here in the Pacific Northwest. The mountains are covered in snow, the temperatures haven’t been above freezing in weeks, and our camping gear is neatly put away in the new ScenicBoys’ Command Center (aka the second bedroom in our new apartment).

Our last over-night adventure was back in October when the Autumn colors were at their peak. Ranger Mike invited us to his stomping groups in the North Cascades, where he chose a hike that was up near the Canadian border. The plan was to car camp close the trailhead Friday night, then the Saturday morning hike to the top of Winchester Mountain.  With any luck, we'd find an empty Historic Lookout Cabin to spend the following night in.

We started the hike at 5200ft in below-freezing weather. But after we got moving the cold really didn’t seem that bad. The alpine shrubs were bright red, and made the mountains look like landslides of crimson fire. That is until the snowline, where a snow drifts have started to erase everything.

ScenicBoys: Winchester Mountain from scenicboys on Vimeo.

The scenery was stunning all the way to the top. We could see well into Canada and into The North Cascades National Park. Mt Baker is the third highest mountain in Washington, and the bottoms of its glaciers were only a few ridges away. There were people already camped in the Lookout cabin when we got to the top, but that was fine by us. The temperature had hardly risen and it was feeling like it was going to be a super cold night.

**Fundraiser Update**

Gifting the books has been a huge success and we are very grateful to everyone who has given their supported. We’ve decided to end this fundraiser on the 31st of Decembery, and with your help, donate the split proceeds to Conservation Northwest and The Washington Trails Association.

 

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