Coleman Ski

Thursday Matt Schutz and I made for the hills. Over the last month I have been working with 3 young men and 2 leaders in the Young Mens orginization at church, we are planning a Mt. Baker climb this month. I wanted to get up on the glacier and take a look around at what was happening before guiding 5 green climbers up the mountain. I liked what we saw.
While it is hard to say what the "best" part of the day was, a highlight was a transition during our approach. We had left the treeline and were beginning our ski onto the Coleman Glacier and were in the thick of clouds. I was frustrated because spending time on a glacier in the clouds is not fun, the classic adage likens the experience unto being trapped in a ping-pong ball, and the consequence is no sense of direction. I turned on my music and tuned out. As we continued our climb we passed through this wall of white to emerge above the clouds into the most beautiful clear day. The contrast was incredible, especially after being trapped an overly-typical wet, cloudy, and rather dreary NW "Not-Summer".
The rest of the story is pretty obvious. Great turns, incredible views, and excellent company.