October 4th...she will sail again

The wheels are set in motion towards an October 4th christening and sail for Epilogue. She's far from finished, but getting her sailing has been a top priority for 2008 and it looks like it may actually happen.

Ptarmigan Reunion...

I was dragged, somewhat begrudgingly, away from Epilogue for an afternoon by talk of an evening hike to Mt. Pilchuk with my longtime friends Jeff and Dave. The three of us hiked the Ptarmigan Traverse http://ptarmigantraverse.home.comcast.net/ back in 2003. It was the trip of a lifetime and the three of us often talk of returning to the North Cascades. We finished off the evening of our short little hike up Mt. Pilchuck at the top near the old lookout tower with some food we'd packed, cold beer and rye whiskey. A stunning sunset and the relaxing ease of being with old friends was just what I needed.