Once upon a time, Amy....

...Mike...

...and Brian jumped in Mike's Expedition and headed out on a road trip.

They soon exited I5 and headed toward The Oyster Dome and Blanchard Mtn just off Chuckanut Drive

They parked at a trail head and started walking.

Amy, the "event organizer" picked a great hike on a great day!

Even Brian enjoyed it...

...but clearly not as much as Amy.

Brian, wondering where Amy gets the energy to dance on this 2K+ altitude gain hike.

The warm spring-like winter weather brought out some colors...

...and some tee shirts.

It even caused the huskies to pant in the shade.

It made Brian horny...and more than a little bit odd.

Fun with shadow puppets.

The hike continues.

Blisters on both of Amy's heels slow us down a bit.

ouch!

Just a bit of tape and we are back to 80%.

Some steep sections made the hike a bit more interesting.

Great views of the Sound.

The muddy shallows create quite a contrast.

Here you can really see it.

The Oyster beds from the view point.

Amy and Brian on the the Blanchard hang gliding and paragliding launch.

Amy on launch.

Looking south from Blanchard and the Oyster Dome.

Brian and Mike.

Mike still needs a haircut.

Brian took one, but for some reason "accidentally" cut Mike out.

Finally, we get another hiker to take one of us.

Mike on the hike down.

Another shot of the Sound.

Back at the old Expedition, we all pile in.

Some guy was taking photos from his car on the way home, so we took one of him.

A toast to a good day.

We got a pizza and headed home.

Watch out for your fingers, Brian! :-)

Cheers...a good meal after a good day.

Brian pours some vino for Mike. The end! :-)