After hiking all summer with boots that were literally falling apart at the seams (luckily we had fantastic weather this summer; huge holes tend to make boots less waterproof..), I finally got myself a new pair of boots. Since I have weird feet and get blisters even when I wear flip flops (seriously), I’ve been breaking them in slowly by wearing them on walks around the neighborhood with the dogs, but last weekend I wanted to take them out in the mountains.

Mount Pilchuck fit the bill for a short, easy, and hopefully-blister-free hike - plus there’s a lookout at the top, so it’s an interesting destination even if you don’t have any views…which we didn’t. Still, it was a great day out with our friends; the fresh snow made everything look all Christmasy and gorgeous, and we got quite a bit of sunshine even though the clouds obscured most of our views. Best of all? I came home with toasty, dry feet (impressive considering the trail was basically a stream on Saturday) and not a single blister. Huzzah!

(By the way, I hereby officially declare that Washingtonians are NOT allowed to complain about the weather right now after the amazing spring and summer we’ve had. Rain is both expected and necessary in October/November, and if I catch anyone whining about it from now on I will smack them upside the head with a get-some-perspective stick. If you can’t handle the one really over-exaggerated cliché about this area, then move somewhere else and stop dragging us all down with your negativity. Harumph!)

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