Hasta Luego Washington

Hello, and welcome to High Pursuits, um I mean HyperSuits. This is Jeff and Kate's blog for our grand South American adventure.  The packing and planning are well underway and we are in the stages of saying a sad farewell to our friends and family. We realized quickly that we also wanted to say goodbye to some of our tallest and oldest friends, the Cascades!

Our quest began on a sunny Sunday afternoon.  After sleeping in and recovering from the infamous Night of Nog, we finally rallied to tackle Mount Pilchuck off the Mountain Loop Highway. The drive was uneventful (except for the purchasing of a giant sandwich from Safeway) and we arrived at the frosty trailhead at 3 pm.

Ice and snow covered most of the trail slowing our progress, and we could quickly tell that we would be racing the sun. We slipped, slid, and scurried the 3 miles to the top, enjoying amazing views of the Cascades, Puget Sound, and the Olympics.

We acquired the summit just in time to watch the sun hide behind the Olympic Mountains.  Some pictures were taken and we said farewell to our beloved mountains before the wind and twilight drove us back down.

Despite the ice we managed to stay on our feet the whole way to the car and were back at the trailhead by 6pm.  We finished our giant Safeway sandwich as we drove back to Seattle, content with our goodbye.