Last ride over Naches Pass for the season

A few weekends ago, Brent, Jaime and I went on what will probably be our last ride from Greenwater to Naches. Once its starts snowing up there, the trail is unaccessible until mid June. We left the house pretty early and the weather at home was pretty mild so we all dressed pretty lightly. As we climbed elevation, we didn't realize the temperature was dropping significantly. When we got to the trail head and got out of the car, it was FREEZING cold with a bone-chilling breeze. We started gearing up and thankfully we had unintentionally packed sweatshirts and jackets we were able to layer up with. As we left the car, it actually started SNOWING!

This was a big ride for me because it is the first time I've ridden the CRF230. I was pretty nervous about riding it because I'm so used to my little TTR125L that I've been riding for the last 6 years.

Here's me at the trail head getting ready to take off. That hanker-cheif probably saved my nose from frost bite! Well, not really...but it made my ride much more comfortable.

Jaime and I with our bikes at the historical Naches Trail sign.

Jaime and Brent. We had the camera timer set and I didn't quite make it into the picture in time, so Brent made the best of it.

All 3 of us at the Naches Trail sign. It started snowing again as we finished taking this picture.

We rode all the way over to Naches and back and I didn't even crash!! I thought for sure I would on such a bigger/heavier bike. But I stayed on and kept up with the boys just fine.

The next weekend we went riding again but stayed local.

Me approaching the jump, Kevin in the back. (This was my first time jumping the CRF230 so again, I was really nervous)

A couple of me going off the jump

Amazing sunset!! I love sunsets.

Fall has arrived

I have to say, I am bummed summer is over. But.....I am happy fall has arrived because it is probably the most beautiful time of year in Washington with all the changing colors and whatnot. And it means winter is just around the corner and I have been just dying to go snowboarding!

I love fall sunsets!


Jaime and I went out on a drive up to the Carbon River area. The weather turned out to be pretty nasty but we made the best of it and hiked around by the river for a while.



We meant to go up to Suntop Lookout back in August for our "5 year proposal anniversary" but we just never got around to it. So we decided to do that on our 5 year wedding anniversary weekend instead. The sunset was amazing but it got SO COLD as soon as the sun went down. We couldn't wait to get back in the car and blast the heat.

Jaime watching the sky.


Panoramic shot of the view from Suntop Lookout.


The sunset

Me taking pictures with my phone


This picture was taken standing in the same spot where Jaime proposed to me over 5 years ago!


We saw this huge elk on the drive through Greenwater. It was really scary because this elk was just hanging out about 3 feet away from cars that were hauling by at 50-60mph! I had some flashbacks from when I hit that deer a few months ago. I'm so glad it wasn't an elk that I hit. They are so much bigger.

Today is my Mom's birthday!! Happy Birthday, Mom!! A couple days ago, Damion was in town for an evening so we all got together (minus Aaron) and had pizza. We also gave my Mom her early birthday present, Rock Band Beatles edition! She was very excited. And she finally decided she would learn how to play instead of just watch and complain about how loud the volume is. Here's a picture of me, Damion, and Mom on vocals. More pictures to come later.