September 19, 2005
I wimped out twice today. First, because it was cold. Second, because it was dark.
I planned to go hiking all day up on the south side of Mount St. Helens, camp in the woods, and come home tomorrow. It was so cold when I got out of bed this morning that I decided I'd rather return home to a warm, comfy apartment than deal with higher elevation chills. So I decided to hike around a bit, then call it a day.
I drove up to the Ape Cave, which has become one of my favorite hiking spots this summer. There was nobody else there, and after traveling a short distance into the pitch black cave alone I got spooked. It's fun with good company, and I might even go it alone on a crowded weekend. An isolated Monday with no cell reception just seemed like a bad idea.
I hiked a couple of above ground trails instead, though I did go through a very short cave crawl on the Trail of Two Forests. The cave was formed when a several large trees fell into hot flowing lava. The lava hardened into rock above and around the fallen trees, which rotted, leaving underground tunnels in the woods.
When I got home, I learned that my Powells order had shipped. The Guns of August, The Anti-Bride Wedding Planner, Middlesex, Razors Edge, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and A Voice Through a Cloud will all be here soon.
Posted by Courtney_Sherwood at September 19, 2005 07:40 PM
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Anti-bride wedding planner. hmmmm you must tell me how that is. I have bridal bargains. I think that's what convinced me to go to Vegas.
Posted by: Kathy at September 22, 2005 10:20 PM
The book came in the mail today. The verdict is out, but I'll let you know what I think once I get a chance to look more closely.
Posted by: Courtney at September 22, 2005 10:39 PM