Back to the gym...

It's been at least 2 weeks since i worked out at the gym. I should have hiked this morning (it wasn't raining), but we all slept until 7 and it felt great! We were planning to go to the Explorers Program at the glacier today, so i had a limited amount of time and the gym is good fast workout.

I did make it to Perseverance Trail on Thursday and Friday (i've abandoned Mt. Roberts since my last hike there - the spiderwebs in the face were just too much!)...

On Thursday, i saw a Sitka Black Tailed Deer (the picture is of its back end, you can barely make it out before the shadow in the road):

and salmonberries:

I also stood at the head of the Flume Trail and let the cool air over the water rush by me:

On Friday, the forecast was calling for rain. I woke up to sunny skies and was rewarded for my efforts with this: