Cape Horn, Washington 12/31/2018 (Hike #66 for 2018)
We started in the middle, hiked down to the Nancy Russell Overlook and a little beyond, then hiked back up and to the top viewpoints on Cape Horn. It was cold and a bit windy, but nice to be out in the bright sun as we bid farewell to 2018. 4miles, 500 feet.
Trail to the Nancy Russell Overlook
View from the Fallen Tree Overlook to the eastern gorge.
Silverstar Mountain to the north.
Quilting-
I finished three quilts this year.
Knitting-
I knit 4005 yards in 10 projects according to my Ravelry project pages.
Hiking –
I completed 66 hikes/adventures for a total mileage of 310 miles, and 47,315 feet elevation gained. The longest hike, the 12 mile Obsidian Trail in the Three Sisters Wilderness in Central Oregon was also my favorite hike of the year. The steepest hike was Phlox Point on Hardy Ridge in the Columbia River Gorge, Washington – 2200 feet elevation gain over the 8.2 mile trail. The hardest walk was my first lap around the neurosurgery ward at OHSU after my pituitary surgery. And my favorite of our hikes in the UK was The Lizard in Cornwall.
Books Read in 2018 –
93 total, which I keep track of on Goodreads. My favorite fiction book was Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles, and my favorite nonfiction book of the year was Becoming by Michele Obama.
Blog –
This is the 60th post for the year. I am glad I am keeping it up, but I may do something different with the format next year – still thinking about it. And I still owe three posts from our trip to southern England.
Poem –
from a poetry post in my neighborhood – a hope for the future….
Margaret Quilts 