Mary's birthday lunch and walk with Vickie

Today Vickie honored Mary with lunch at the Monsoon Restaurant in Old Bellevue. It was a beautiful day for a walk before and after lunch so we started out down the sidewalk from Main Street to the steps going down to Meydenbauer Park. The large trees and saved wooded area looked both old and new to Mary who had not visited the park since her girlhood days. After visiting some local shops and then lunch we walked around Bellevue Park just next to Bellevue Square. We had great conversation and it was much fun. Thank you Vickie!

Coal Creek Trail Hike

Today, Sunday, Mike and I went on another hike. We first drove to the Coal Creek trailhead and found no parking spots available. We then decided to access the trail from up above across from the Redtown Trailhead. It was a beautiful hike on a sunny and cheerful day. We hiked for about 30 minutes, turned around and somehow missed our return path. We ended up on Lake Mt. Blvd and decided to walk the road back to the trailhead and our car parked at Redtown. Next time we hope to bring Jim and his directional device with us. Regardless, we loved the hike and want to return for a full hike down to the other trailhead next time.

Hike on Squak Mt.

Today the Evergreen hiking club outing consisted of two people, Mike and Mary. However, we had a very nice hike on Squak Mountain via a new trailhead on the east side of the mt. We did not go as far as the Bullitt Fireplace but envision this hike as one coming up soon. It was slightly rainy on our trip back down the hill but the moss covered trees and budding greenery made it all a refreshing and invigorating hike.