Thanks to smohundro for sticking that lovely photo in our Flickr pool Yes, yes, we know that bumming about the weather in Seattle has so been done that it's become offensive to some. Sure, this Seattlest is originally from a place where there's so much sunshine, they could harvest the light for energy (which remains to be seen; Crist is NOT on our good side). Sure, we're among the many who pile up outside......

Seattlest keeps waiting and waiting for the right weekend to head out for our inaugural hike of 2008. There are few things we love more than hiking through the cool misty forests of Cedars and Doug Firs; the monotony of one-foot-in-front-of-the-other up a mountain brings us a zen calm. After driving through the mountains for Memorial Day weekend, we were feeling especially itchy to head out on the trail. But we are going to......