We are loving the new canoe trailer, and getting to take it out on the Mercer Slough for the first time was a fun experience, with no bumps or problems. The canoeing itself was also a blast and we had a lot of fun learning more about the canoe, and having a good time with our friends outside. Our star mascot, Gus the corgi, fended off the wild geese to keep us safe.

Hiking the Skyline trail was like coming out of hibernation. There was not a cloud in the sky, and the weather was gorgeous. The snow capped peaks of Mt. Hood, Adams, and Rainier could be seen far and wide, and the Yakima Valley to our east was vast and rocky. The hike itself was a fun ascent up the Yakima Skyline with lots of terrain, some of which was covered with the tall prairie grasses of Eastern Washington. Lunch at the top was tasty, and the view was even better.

If there is one thing that I learned that day, it's that snow camping is the best camping. As many skiers would call it, it was a perfect bluebird day, and the snow was perfect for building snow caves and anything that we wanted. Hiking there in our snowshoes was so much fun, and then getting to hike up an additional 1000 ft to Panorama point, in which you could see Mt. Adams, Mt. Hood, and then have the opportunity to slide all the way down on our bums. In the end, we were a

4th of July camp:  Here are some photos from the 4th of July camp overlooking the spectacular Lake Diablo. (That's the name of the camp, we went there on July 29-30th)

Here are some photos from the gorgeous Blake island camping trip that was taken out by our fabulous sea scouts on Memorial Day 2025. It was a lot of fun, and as seen in the photos, Mt. Rainier standing tall to the south with the Olympics to the west.

It was a bluebird weekend up @ 5300'. We had 20 attendees and over half slept in one of 5 snow caves built! Got down to 14F at night...

Our annual event. I'm full! Great job Scouts!

Plenty of landscaping to do @ the church. Met some new members!

Recognizing the Scouts for all their recent achievements

Awesome fall weather for this close-in trip in the Cascades

A week @ our cliffside camp site. It really doesn't get any better than this!

A great backbacking outing @ the beach

there's always work to be done @ Emmanuel!

The tradition continues!

We got "first tracks" and dry suits for the Methow this spring

big construction project

double duty!

@ Hyak

Wrapping up the fall semester

Fun on the ice