Thank you for checking in!  I went on a long hike and am happy to report that I finally found the silver lining!  More to come, including details on our next hike in August.

"God's Will"

"If it is a quiet day, trust the stillness.  If it is a day of action, trust the activity.  If it is time to wait, trust the pause.  If it is time to receive that which we have been waiting for, trust that it will happen clearly and with power, and receive the gift in joy."

The Language of Letting Go, Melody Beattie

Anybody interested in a Sunday afternoon hike?  We would like to gauge level of interest.  Comment below, or email your thoughts to genevieve0524@gmail.com.

Mary's Peak...a bit of a drive but the views were well worth it.  At "base" there was a large area for parking and picnicking with several families, and an older crowd.  The path, as shown by the photos, was wide and mostly smooth and of light grade.  The length of the hike itself was relatively short and we had lunch at the top.  Coming down some of us took a path less traveled by folks, but full of lovely butterflies of varying colors...

Mary's Peak...the only point in Oregon where you can see the Cascades on one side and the Pacific Ocean on the other...

New hiker, old hiker

I wish this were my view in the morning!  The drive was worth the views.

June 22 Hike Update:
We will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the church instead of 9 am. 

On Mary's Peak by Hiking Guy...

Mary's Peak is the highest summit in the Oregon Coast Range, at 4098 feet. On a clear, haze-free day, one may see the Olympics in the North along with the Cascades as far as the Canadian border. Straight East is the central High Cascades. To the South are the High Cascades clear down to California and the Klamath Range of SW Oregon. West is the Pacific. The trail to the summit is an old road, and an easy walk. We have seen powered wheelchairs up there; I suspect it's a bumpy ride. Wildflowers abound, on the rock walls and in the meadows. Huge Alpine meadows, adorned with colorful butterflies. Many trails meandering about the summit area. Great place for kids. Wear a sun hat or slather on the sunscreen. Lots of places to eat lunch. Not the place for wilderness solitude.