Washington Hikes, Wallace Falls

Squeezed in a mid-week escape to do some hiking and see the wildflowers.

We are always driving by Wallace Falls, this time it was the destination.

A perfect Spring day for a hike. 

5.5 miles round trip. A great hike for all levels. It's a popular one, so a mid-week escape is recommended.

Next stop, photo op at Lake Wenatchee.

Balsam root in full bloom at the Ski-hill in Leavenworth. 

 An evening to relax and get Poofy's ready for our weekend guests.

Hikes for self isolating

We spent 10 days self isolating at Poofys and plan to go back shortly. The solitude at Poofys means that we are safe and we are keeping our friends, family and community safe.  Check out  the Washington Trails Association website for some great information on hiking during this time when we need to stay home.

Here's some shots of our weekend hike of Dirty Face.  

Overlooking Lake Wenatchee.

A forest fire came through parts of Dirty face in 2005. Great to see how the forest comes back to life.

Great spots to just be alone and listen to the trees.

The Glacier Lily is one of the first wildflowers of the season.

There was snow on quite few parts of the trail, this is past mid-way and I was now getting more snow than I wanted in my Blundstones.

Looking forward to packing a proper lunch, starting earlier in the day and doing the whole 8 miles round trip later in the spring!

winter getaways

Perfect afternoons...

It was a crisp, windy day at Lake Wenatchee.

...decided on a walk up one of cross country ski trails off the Chiwawa Loop rd, near Fish lake.

Found a nice warm spot in the sun to stop and do nothing....

...followed by a late lunch.

An afternoon in the Cascades

Poofy's Paradise is definitely paradise in any season. We are always looking for a new day hike to check out and had always wanted to climb "Dirty Face" by Lake Wenatchee. Even though we were not prepared for the whole hike we decided to take a walk and see how far we got.

Just a 1.5 miles in the views begin, lovely Lake Wenatchee!

a waterfall and creek...

wild flowers a plenty...

Enough trees to take some cool photos...

Looking forward to doing the whole hike on the next visit.

Winter get-aways

We had a beautiful mid-winter break at Poofy's. While the rest of family was up at Stevens I played on the local cross country and skate ski trails.

Saying hi to the horses.

My first time on the trails that loop through Thousand Trails.

A great snowy hike to look over the Wenatchee River.

Perfectly placed perch...

Saddest day of the week is when we have to go home. Poofy's has a vacancy this weekend. Lots of fresh snow at Stevens....

Fall colors in the cascades

On our way back to Seattle and I just had to stop...

Shugart Flats Rd. is the prettiest road in Washington!

gorgeous, gorgeous,gorgeous!!!!

Solo portrait...

Lovely Japanese lanterns at the Alpine inn.

Walking through the wildflowers...

Another weekend, another walk. The Icicle Ridge trail is just off Hwy 2,  as you enter Leavenworth. 

 I like taking pictures of signs.

  

These lovelies welcomed us for the most of the lower part of the trail.

These were hiding in the grass, almost missed them.

View from the top, looking down on Hwy 2 and the Wenatchee River.

Up on the ridge, more teeny, tiny pretty wild flowers.

It was about an 1 1/2 hours to get to the top. I wasn't in a hurry and as you can see had lots of time pictures. A sweet view looking down over Leavenworth.