Hurricane Ridge

We have been having a terrific summer so far here in the Pacific Northwest. On Wednesday we decided to head to the mountains and enjoy the wonderful weather and views from the mountain. It is only about an hour and a half drive from our house to the top of the mountain.
After hiking and enjoying a picnic lunch there we drove back down and stopped at our friends that live in the small town. We only see them about once a year. We enjoyed chatting and  catching up with each other and shared a delicious meal together before heading back home.
We both were tired but it was a good tired. All that fresh mountain air and exercise does a body good.

 The purple flowers are Lupine.

 I love how you can see the layers of mountains.

 It was so enjoyable just to sit and watch the wildflowers and grass blow in the gentle breeze and feel the warm sun.

 As you can see by my shoe choice I wasn't prepared for snow on the trail. But it was only in a few areas so it was OK.

 They have a ski lift but I think it is just cross country skiing and I think you can also sled here.

 These Avalanche Lilies were all over.

 These delicate flowers were so pretty but I don't know their name.

 From this vantage point you can see our neighbors in Canada from here.

 Here we are at Sunset Point

 Hurricane Hill and Trail our in the background.

 This is the Visitor Center from the trail and heading back to it.

 It was pretty busy as you can see from the cars. In another month it will be packed with cars and tourists.

 I watched this little guy while we sat down at a picnic table to eat our lunch.

We saw so many deer during our visit. On the way up to Hurricane Ridge we saw a mama and her little fawn who still had it's spots. He most have gotten separated from her as he was further down the road and was running full speed towards her. He looked really scared. And on our way back down the mountain we saw them again except this time he was right behind his mama. I think he learned his lesson.

I hope you all are enjoying you summer days too. 

Have a great weekend whatever you do!

Teresa
PS I am linking the first photo to Our Beautiful World. 
This week you are to post a photo that shows what summer is like where you live. This is only the second week so please go on over and check out their blog.