Thursday, February 21, 2008

Orcas Pictures

A few of Margaret's pictures:

Race prep:


View from the condo:




Waiting for the start:


Cascade Lake snag:

















Cascade Lake, early morning:


The climb:

















View from West Boundary Trail:














Trail view:

















Logs across the stream:

















Margaret and the top half of the falls, there is more below her!


Secret Loop - a nap in the moss:


View from Secret Loop - Mt. Baker and the Twin Sisters:


Another view from Secret Loop:













Below the falls:

















Enjoying the deck, post-race:


It was a rough day, and now there is no water:


















Sunrise from the ferry:

22 comments:

Unknown said...

WOW! Great photos! It looks like a must do race.

Sunshine said...

Thanks for sharing the awesome pictures.

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful venue. I'd say that race was worth whatever the entry fee was.

Darrell said...

Heaven on earth!

Jenny, Maniac #401 said...

Okay, now I have KIMO, Knowing I Missed Out!
Jenny

seagull junker said...

great pictures and glenn had a great bunch also. looks like a great time was had by all!

Dori said...

Beautiful pictures! Did you really take a nap in the middle of the race?

Mama said...

I'm glad you all had a good time. Thanks for taking care of Steve and his dad.

Good luck tomorrow at the 6-hour. Remember there is a wine festival tomorrow night. Interested?

Be Free,
Lorri

Olga said...

Beauti-full!

Smithposts... said...

What a great way to explore such an incredible place! Thanks for sharing your pictures!

Cat. said...

Wow! Beautiful weather and awesome views - what more could you ask for. Oh, and I see that you "made do" when the water was out!

Cat.

Thomas said...

Michelle, those photos are absolutely stunning! What a great place to run a race!

Anonymous said...

mmmmmm

Irene said...

Breathtaking photos!

Joe said...

The "nap in the moss" looked especially nice.

You can't take a nap in a cold corn field.....

shawn said...

I second that - the "nap in the moss" looks very relaxing ... and beautiful.

Glad you "enjoyed" the climb on your hands and knees!

Meghan said...

Oh, wow! I second, third, and fourth Jenny's comment. Definitely having trail envy of you right now! What an outstanding picture collection. Thanks also for posting the picture of you drinking wine!

Meghan

Sarah said...

Great pictures! The light is so bright for February!

tryathlete said...

Great pictures. Glad you all had fun.

Jack said...

What a beautiful place to run! Thanks for posting the pictures.

E-Speed said...

wow! Those photos are amazing! I'm super jealous!

Laura H said...

Just saw those photos and oh - it takes me back! So beautiful!