The Bump Has Popped!

Well, its getting pretty real now. Just passed the mid-way mark of 20 weeks for Trina and she's definitely sporting the baby bump.

We went out last weekend to hike to the Ice Caves underneath Big 4 Mountain near Verlot, Wa last weekend. Didn't get there since the bridge that crosses the S.F. Stillaguamish River blew out in November 2006 and still hasn't been fixed. It was a cool, wet, 42 degree morning. We opted to drive further up the S.F. Stilly road to walk in toward the ghost town of Monte Cristo, nestled below a handfult of majestic N. Cascades peaks, 4 miles in from Barlow Pass where we parked. We walked the road in as far as the river crossing, which again was largely blown out. Perhaps we could cross it at real low-flow with out getting the feet wet.

I hoped to take some photos with the fall colors, but they haven't really come out yet. However, the vine maples have turned beautifully and create highlights of vibrant reds in a sea of evergreen mountains.