Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Back to Bainbridge Island
The last time we came to Bainbridge Island, we promised ourselves we would return for a date at "Dancing Paint." Probably more suited for kids, but we still have not grown up yet so it was a perfect fit and we highly recommend the experience to everyone. If you think you are going to spend an hour there, plan on three (if you expect 2 hours then, plan on 6, etc). Once you get started, you lose track of time it is so fun. They take your pottery creation and fire it and then mail it to you within a week. We opted for a large pasta bowl and a cookie jar!
Cafe Nola on Winslow Street - This is a "must" experience meal - eggrolls for appetizer followed by the steak and onion rings. You will love it... I meant to tak a picture of the steak but it disappeared (below). It is just a short walk up the hil from Dancing Paint. Then, afterwards you can hit our favorite desert spot, Mora Ice Creamery across the street and down an alley from Cafe Nola.
Back to Mora's . Read the story of this family owned operation HERE.
Ash took this night photo from the ferry as we headed back to Seattle's port.
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Pacific Northwest To Do List: A Day @ the Seattle Aquarium and SAM!
We have made a long list of things we hope to experience in the Pacific Northwest region over the next few months. While we have enjoyed great life experiences up here on Mount Rainier, there are many other things to tackle! They include kayaking the San Juans when the whales arrive, white water rafting, visiting the Seattle Aquarium, the Seattle Art Museum ("SAM"), ice climbing, rock climbing, snow boarding, enjoying Bainbridge Island yet again, climbing the Olympic Mountains, Snow Shoeing, Dog Sledding in Canada, sailing, and taking out the Sea Plane for aerial photography.So today as it was cold, windy, and rainy (as it has been for the past two weeks) we headed to the Aquarium and S.A.M.
The Seattle Art Museum...
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Saturday, August 11, 2007
CHRISTINASH: WE MADE IT TO CAMP MUIR (10,020')
Please review our Muir photo album HERE on facebook until we get them loaded on this blog!
Saturday, July 21, 2007
Mount Rainier Muir Attempt - Reached 8,300' - Rain Out
On this trip, our friend Lauren Soulis from Dallas joined to climbfrom Paradise to Camp Muir. We ran into a bit of a storm by the time we reached 8,200' so turned back, but Lauren would return in September 2007 for the Rainier921.com team to ascend Mount Rainier.
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Not sure what we would encounter on the descent if we continued through the storm, we opted to turn back and hike another day.
We broke for lunch at Pebble Creek.
Christina Huzenlaub and Lauren Soulis on one of the most picturesque areas of the Skyline Trail.
Christina and Ash Huzenlaub on the Skyline Trail of Mount Rainier.
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Not sure what we would encounter on the descent if we continued through the storm, we opted to turn back and hike another day.
We broke for lunch at Pebble Creek.
Christina Huzenlaub and Lauren Soulis on one of the most picturesque areas of the Skyline Trail.
Christina and Ash Huzenlaub on the Skyline Trail of Mount Rainier.
Sunday, July 01, 2007
Mount Rainier's Skyline Trail - 5.5 Miles - 7,000'
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Friday, May 25, 2007
Mount Rainier Day Hike
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After we completed our day hike, found Ash's ring, and caught our breath, we stopped into Copper Creek Inn for Blackberry Pie a la mode, a big burger, soup, and hot chocolate. Copper Creek is a neat little stop on your way in/out of Mount Rainier National Park that we highly recommend for dining. They also make picnic baskets if you wish to have something when going into the park. A Ranger in the park said we should not leave without taking a plunge into the blackberry pie and he was right! Try it out!
So, Ash's parents have this tradition of picking up a rock on any trip they go on. Then, they write the date and location on the rock and add it to their pile which they keep next to their fireplace. We did not want to copy their tradition - a rock is too small. So, Christina wanted a boulder. And not just any boulder, but one handpicked from the river bed.
Like a window shopper, she pointed to a nice big one and sent Ash on his way. There is something about these rocks - they are extremely dense. The one Christina picked was in excess of 150 pounds. This is where the fun began.
In an effort not to gouge his wedding ring, Ash handed his ring to Christina to hold. Long after the grunting of maneuvering this BOULDER to the back of the SUV, after Ash nearly passed out from breathing too heavy, after we nearly put a hole in the floorboard of the SUV, Ash asked for his ring back. Christina reached into her pocket and it was not there. Panic mode.
For the next fifteen minutes, we crawled on hands and knees along the river bed, the roadway, and only after Christina tore the car apart did she find it - it had fallen out of her pocket and into the back seat when she jumped in the car! The rock is now named "Ring Rock" and has a new home in her parent's garden. We will have "CHRISTINASH" etched into it eventually to commemorate our first time at the mountain. We are preparing for our Mount Rainier Summit in September 2007. You can find out more at www.Rainier921.com.
That's all folks! ...almost.
Yes, that is a lodge. Click on the below picture to see the snow readings. The trails were 10 feet deep in snow. We did not have the properly recommended snow shoes so that made our hike quite interesting.... "Christina! Christina! I'm sinking!!!"
The majority of this snow will be melted by mid June which cause all area rivers to rise. Rafting time!
Mount Rainier - 14,410 feet - we are bound and determined to conquer it! www.Rainier921.com
We stopped on a snow field just above "Paradise" which is where climbers convene to summit the more than 14,000 peak.
November 2006 was the worst rainstorm and flooding that Mount Rainier has seen in over 100 years. It wiped out thousands of trees, camp grounds, roads, bridges, and even rerouted rivers. When the waters receded, rock beds strewn with whole trees were all over the park.
Bambi was not too bothered by our passing by as she ate dinner.
This is the Nisqually entrance of Mount Rainier National Park. Numerous roads are expected to be closed for the next year as roads are repaired from the November 2006 flooding.
Mount Rainier is literally 6 left turns around from our house - about 45 minutes through winding roads. This is one of many lakes we pass on the way.
After we completed our day hike, found Ash's ring, and caught our breath, we stopped into Copper Creek Inn for Blackberry Pie a la mode, a big burger, soup, and hot chocolate. Copper Creek is a neat little stop on your way in/out of Mount Rainier National Park that we highly recommend for dining. They also make picnic baskets if you wish to have something when going into the park. A Ranger in the park said we should not leave without taking a plunge into the blackberry pie and he was right! Try it out!
So, Ash's parents have this tradition of picking up a rock on any trip they go on. Then, they write the date and location on the rock and add it to their pile which they keep next to their fireplace. We did not want to copy their tradition - a rock is too small. So, Christina wanted a boulder. And not just any boulder, but one handpicked from the river bed.Like a window shopper, she pointed to a nice big one and sent Ash on his way. There is something about these rocks - they are extremely dense. The one Christina picked was in excess of 150 pounds. This is where the fun began.
In an effort not to gouge his wedding ring, Ash handed his ring to Christina to hold. Long after the grunting of maneuvering this BOULDER to the back of the SUV, after Ash nearly passed out from breathing too heavy, after we nearly put a hole in the floorboard of the SUV, Ash asked for his ring back. Christina reached into her pocket and it was not there. Panic mode.
For the next fifteen minutes, we crawled on hands and knees along the river bed, the roadway, and only after Christina tore the car apart did she find it - it had fallen out of her pocket and into the back seat when she jumped in the car! The rock is now named "Ring Rock" and has a new home in her parent's garden. We will have "CHRISTINASH" etched into it eventually to commemorate our first time at the mountain. We are preparing for our Mount Rainier Summit in September 2007. You can find out more at www.Rainier921.com.
That's all folks! ...almost.
Yes, that is a lodge. Click on the below picture to see the snow readings. The trails were 10 feet deep in snow. We did not have the properly recommended snow shoes so that made our hike quite interesting.... "Christina! Christina! I'm sinking!!!"
The majority of this snow will be melted by mid June which cause all area rivers to rise. Rafting time!
Mount Rainier - 14,410 feet - we are bound and determined to conquer it! www.Rainier921.com
We stopped on a snow field just above "Paradise" which is where climbers convene to summit the more than 14,000 peak.
November 2006 was the worst rainstorm and flooding that Mount Rainier has seen in over 100 years. It wiped out thousands of trees, camp grounds, roads, bridges, and even rerouted rivers. When the waters receded, rock beds strewn with whole trees were all over the park.
Bambi was not too bothered by our passing by as she ate dinner.
This is the Nisqually entrance of Mount Rainier National Park. Numerous roads are expected to be closed for the next year as roads are repaired from the November 2006 flooding.
Mount Rainier is literally 6 left turns around from our house - about 45 minutes through winding roads. This is one of many lakes we pass on the way.
Friday, October 06, 2006
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Home Improvement - Christmas 2005 Puyallup!
Christina and her pops build a fence around the new house.
Ash, Benji, Christina open XMAS presents.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Thanksgiving in Puyallup, Washington!
Christina and I assisted her folks in moving into their new home on Thanksgiving day. Mount Ranier in the background is the view you wake up to every day out of the back of their new home. Not too shabby!
Sunday, June 26, 2005
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Friday, June 24, 2005
Mount Ranier By Plane
As we broke out of the clouds on our American Airlines flight from DFW to SEA, we looked out our window to see this eerie image of Mount Ranier which just weeks before had experienced volcanic tremors.
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