One of my hopes for the new knee is that I will be able to get back into hiking again. This weekend was a gorgeous northwest weekend so seemed to be the ideal time to drive out of the city and do a little hike. And yes I do mean little! I used the Washington Trails Association Hike search (http://www.wta.org) to look for hikes UNDER 3 miles in the central cascades. I came up with Lake Elizabeth on the way to Stevens Pass.Becky, Beethoven and I headed off after a fortifying breakfast to find what turned out to be the elusive Lake Elizabeth and circumnavigate it on foot! The circumnavigation was 0.7 miles and involved a small amount of stepping up roots and over streams on rocks. I had my hiking poles which helped on the sketchier bits.
I wore my sturdy running shoes although I had my hiking boots in the car in case I though I would need them. The trail was just muddy enough to do a number on Becky's cute shoes....
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