Memorial Weekend Hike

Bob Ogburn and I took a hike to see the wild flowers. Great hike! I forget the name of the flowers below but Bob said that they were endangered. Update from Bob: That very pretty flower was Lewisia tweedyi, a member of the purslane family (portulacaceae, which is fairly closely related to the cactuses). It is fairly rare and mostly found in the Wenatchee mountains. Whatever you do, don't pick any or try to transplant them.















This is the view from near the top of Birch Mountain at about 3600 feet.
















We had a great weekend. I rode my bike on Saturday and took a hike with Bob on Sunday. Susie and I went to the movies and saw "Angels & Demons" and then went to dinner at "South" in Leavenworth. Monday we went kayaking on the Columbia and then barbarcued that evening. It was a great weekend but required a few Ibuprofen since each sport used different muscles.