Good to be back

No matter how exciting and adventurous the trip to a far away mountain range is (the Sierras scored high in both departments), it is always a delight to feast your eyes on the mountains of your home. Here you see the view across a portion of our garden, to the greenhouses, and Cascade in the distance. (Climbing this mountain is an NCS graduation requirement.) The final totals for my week in the mountains: 43 hours hiking or climbing, 12,000', approximately 20 roped pitches, hundreds of feet of third-classing, and several yoga sessions.