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Pictures of our latest adventures -- ENJOY!    
Ashland Lakes & Twin Falls - 10/3 (where is this?)
Sauk River Trail - 10/4 (where is this?)
Goat Mountain - 10/5 (where is this?)
Entering the wilderness area about a mile or so up the trail
Trailside colors in the meadows
Just a little foggy (and snowy)
Checking out the vivid colors in the trailside bushes
More fall colors in the Goat Mountain meadows
No views, but fabulous color
Nice trail bridge in the forest below Goat MOuntain
Here's what this place looked like two years ago
Ribbit
Pretty fungii on a decaying log
a smattering of fall color along the banks of the Sauk
Angel wing mushrooms--pretty and tasty too
A cheerful mushroom along the Sauk River Trail
Pretty sure this is a chanterelle
Sauk River in autumn
Typical of the beautiful forest trail setting
Bonus pic from 2006
From near Ashalnd Lake Trailhead: Three Fingers, Big Bear, and Liberty Mountains
Upper Ashland Lake
Reflection in Upper Ashland
Lower Ashland Lake
Lower Ashland Lake
Guess this is as far as we're going
The rain arrives at Upper Ashland
Slightly soggy senor and senorita
That kind of day
Baker River & Lake Trails- 10/8  (where is this?)
Mount Shuksan peeks through the clouds on the drive to the trailhead
Checking out a Bear's Head Tooth (?)
Another cool mushroom that I can't identify
Attractive fern along Baker Lake Trail
The bridge was damaged underneath, and so we turned back here
Cool purple mushroom
Checking out the Baker River
There's snow in them thar hills
Goat Lake - 10/10  (where is this?)
Slipping under a gargantuan blowdown
Trail under a canopy of alder trees
Goat Lake and Cadet Peak
Goat Lake, Cadet Peak, and Foggy Peak
Cadet Peak and Goat Lake
Sorry, I just couldn't stop
Twin Peaks above Goat Lake
Yet another view of Cadet Peak
And this one is Cadet Peak
Hillsides above the lake
Snag in Goat Lake
Dipper (Water Ouzel)
Lakeshore view
Falls below Goat Lake
Another mammoth old-growth tree
Nice cluster of mushrooms
Icicle Gorge Trail - 10/11  (where is this?)
A debris flow in May damaged that Icicle Road 1.5 miles before the Icicle Gorge Trailhead. We parked near here, an used a detourpath to get around and access the trail
Nice colors along the road walk to the trailhead
Fall colors along the Icicle Gorge Trail
Fancy mushrooms on a cut log along IGT
Sunshinewarms us on a break along the trail
See the little critter trying to find a snack?
Patterns in the rock from the bridge over the Icicle
The colors of autumn
Icicle River scenery
Goat Lake - 10/18 (where is this?)
San Juan Island - 10/19 (where is this?)
Mt. Baker view from the morning ferry to San Juan Island
Patterns in the bark of a Madrona tree
The rocky seashore at Lime Kiln Lighthouse
Striking Madrona near Lime Kiln Lighthouse
Serious relaxation
Cattle Point Lighthouse, seen from the trail over Mount Finlayson
Hiking over Mount Finlayson on the south end of San Juan Island
One mighty impressive old growth blowdown
Under a canopy of alder trees
Basking in some bright autumn sunshine at Goat Lake
Mirror-like reflections in Goat Lake
A large log jam fills one end of the lake
Lake-side colors
An evergreen amidst the fine fall foliage
Fall colors at peak
Graceful waterfall below the outlet of Goat Lake
Another view of falls on Elliot Creek, below Goat Lake
Hiking past a gargantuan cedar
Panorama of colors at Goat Lake
Lunch break on Youngs Hill, near English Camp
Middle Fork Snoqualmie River - 10/20 (where is it?)
Middle Fork Snoqualmie from the trail bridge near the Dingford Creek Trailhead
The
Mount Garfield rising above the MF of the S
Forest scenery along the Middle Fork trail
Autumn along the Middle Fork
Beaver Lake - 10/25 (where is this?)
Near Beaver Lake, we find a tree gnawed on by a beaver
Beaver Lake
The Sauk River and Bedal Peak from the Beaver Lake Trail
Lots of obstacles on the Beaver Lake Trail
A washed out section of trail makes for a very narrow passage
North Fork Sauk Falls, a short
Looking down at North Fork Sauk Falls
Falls and mist glimmer in afternoon sunlight
Staircase Rapids - 10/26  (where is this?)
A carpet of maple leaves
The Skokomish River in the Staircase area of Olympic National Park
Walking the Shady Lane trail through serene old growth forest
Forest close-up
Trail winds through the giants
Giant cedaralong Shady Lane Trail
Shadows and light in the ancient forest
Copper Mountain looms over the Skokomish River
Huge mossy rock overhangs Staircase Rapids Trail
Olympic National Park's version of
Looking upstream on the Skokomish
Sunset colors from the ferry terminal in Kingston
San Juan Island - 10/28 (where is this?)
View of Garrison Bay and English Camp
Fall colors at English Camp
Alpacas at a farm along the roadside
Fishing boat on Haro Straight, from Lime Kiln Sate Park
Afternoon sun through the madrona trees
Mushroom along the trail to Jakles Lagoon
Enjoying the crisp autumn air at Jakles Lagoon
Sunset from the ferry
more ferry sunset views
Cooper River & Lake - 11/2  (where is this?)
Larch trees in fall color light up the hillside
A peaceful lunch spot along Cooper River
Cooper River from the lunch rock
River, rock, and moss
The still waters of Cooper Lake
Trailside colors
Nature's art on a trailside boulder
The colors of autumn are still in abundance