I took a beautiful hike this morning with Amanda at "Golden Doe", a 110 acre unit of the Methow Wildlife Area. The trailhead is just a few miles outside of Twisp, but it feels remote and we didn't see another person.
Our daughter is very athletic, and she described this trail as "an easy, mostly on the level 3-mile loop." I always take her hike descriptions with a grain of salt and was huffing and puffing a bit on the "not so level" part. It was a stroll in the park for her (in fact she jogs it sometimes) and when we got close to the car, she asked if I wanted to "go around again."
Anyway, it was the perfect amount of exercise for someone who has just been sitting and eating for the past few days.
The river is at the peak of beauty right now, running fresh and fast, and nothing like the scary brown flood last May, with entire trees going by the window. The Methow will continue to rise in June, although the snow pack is relatively low this year. Everyone is concerned about fire season. We got off easy the past two summers.
Here's an interesting thing-- this is the first time we've been at the house without seeing a single deer in the yard. I hope they bring their fawns into town and hang out along the river as usual.
John went back to Seattle this morning but I'm staying on until Thursday. The new washer is getting a workout as I tackle the spring cleaning. I pulled off the winter bedding this morning in a cloud of dust.
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