Ahoy, mateys! Superhero Lou Ryan and myself are off to Mount Pilchuck for a lovely hot summer's day hike....


And typical of a hot summer's day, the sun is shining, I'm as pimply as ever....


...and there's plenty of snow on the ground!


Luckily, Lou Ryan and I have big, bulging muscles to keep us warm!


The trees, however, were not faring so well....


It all makes for superb lighting conditions, though....



Yep, we slid and trudged through this whole thing....


In fact, I even managed to pass Lou Ryan - hello down there!


Nice view, huh?


That one's Mount Baker....


Sure is topsy-turvy up here....


So, what happened when we got to the top? And how on earth did we get back down without slipping and breaking our necks? Oh no!! I'm such a bastard right now because...

TO BE CONTINUED!