Outdoors with the girls...

This is Jon. Haven't gotten around to posting much beyond Adelyn's soccer games, but here are a few pics of me and the girls in the hills and valleys of Kittitas County.

Heading into the hills of Manastash. The goal was to enjoy the day and the scenery, I didn't expect to make it all the way to the top of the ridge. We didn't, and it was still fun.

Adelyn brought some binoculars which she used to look at everything, whether she needed the binoculars to see or not.

For most of the way up and back down, I chatted with the girls from time to time, but spent much of the hike just listening to them talk and laugh. It's very entertaining and educational to listen to what your kids find important enough to talk about.

We found two deer at the end of the hike. They obviously were cool with us since they didn't move. You can make out one of the deer behind the tree.

Two weeks ago we went on our annual hike to the Cle Elum River to watch the salmon spawn up the river. It's a nice, shaded hike which is pretty much flat and there's plenty of fish to keep the girls engaged.

We took a ton of pics and videos, but nothing that came out too clear when it was an actual salmon in the river. But if you can imagine salmon struggling with the current, splashing its way up the stream that's probably better than any blurry picture I would post.