YM Swimming Activity

 

YW Painting Night

The 16-17 year old YW had a fun night at learning to paint.  

Olivia Tolley, Katie, Maryanne Cunningham, and Clara Orndorff.  Their leaders are Julie Larson and Carrie Tolley.

 

One Last Wake Surf

We went out to the lake today to put everything away, winterize the trailer and take the boat and jet ski out of the water.  The weather was actually nice enough that we were able to get one more wake surf in.  While it was warm outside, the water was FREEZING!  But it was worth it.  Wake surfing is so fun.  Goodbye Spirit Lake.  Until we meet again next summer. 

 Kirt wake surfing:

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOSoaMsIPS5jM7y_waOEwVJBVIjBSuDXgIcNXQ-

Katie wake surfing:

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipMjt9Lj6Ggt7G3OfoywG5BsLQeQx2xS5qWK6JI3

Garret belly surfing:

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipN05yddkEll9xhR9s-ePJnV5VJuxSTW1-Ih3K1R

Garret wake surfing:

https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOwwAsdYOn0p4TGlHPNDNoTxnfcgqhR_SLjwkwL

Iller Creek Hike

I invited all the women in my ward to go for a Saturday morning hike with me.  None of them were able to join me, so Garret came with me.  We had a great time visiting and hiking.  Thanks Garret!

 

Kirt and Garret's 1st Bike Packing Ride

Kirt and Garret went on a 3 day 110 mile bike packing trip on the Palouse to Cascades Trail. They rode from North Bend to Vantage which is just on the west side of the Columbia River. Pompa drove them over to North Bend (about 10 miles east of Seattle) on Thursday where they started the trail.  They rode 10 miles Thursday evening and camped along the trail.  They rode 49 miles on Friday and 54 miles on Saturday.  They reached Vantage on Saturday evening where they had left a car and rode home.  Thanks Pompa for driving them.  It's 4 hour ride to North Bend and then a 4 hour ride back.  Plus he got stopped on the freeway for over 2 hours.  (Side note, they were going to ride from Tekoa to the east side of the Columbia which was about 210 miles, but there was a big fire in central Washington and Madlin, one of the towns they were going to stop in, burned down.)

Start of the trail.  They rode 10 miles, the last 5 it was pretty dark which was sad because there was lots of cool scenery, but it was too dark for pictures. 

Rattlesnake Lake

Campground Thursday night.  Friday morning they got up and had cliff bars and hot chocolate.  They biked 49 miles on Friday. 

Purifying water with a UV light in Alice Creek

This is not the biking trail, just a hiking trail that branched off from the biking trail.

This was a 2 mile tunnel

Avalanche Lake

Snack break in Easton Washington

Yakima River

Dinner at Smokey's-yummy BBQ food

Swimming in the Yakima River

Friday night campground

Saturday they rode 54 miles.  It was smokey on Saturday from all the fires.

Sluice

Fruit stand in Thorpe Washington

Central Washington University campus

Dinner in Kittitas at Mi Ranchito 

They couldn't go along the RR track trail right here because it was condemned. 

There was a tunnel that was blocked off so they had to go over it, and it was 5 miles of sandy trail that was all uphill.  It was the worst part of the trail. 

Columbia River (look how smokey it is).