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Bear Grass on Granite Mountain
Tags: friends,outdoor,scenic   Date: 2009/629
We went on a weekend stroll on Granite Mountain with Flora. It was supposed to be a just a last Spring easy hike but we were in a surprise treat!
Sunday morning started with drizzle and fog. About mile and half into the woods, we started seeing bear grass along the way. As we walked closer to the mid-mountain mist, we saw more and more. They were like stars sprinkled across the slope. Totally spectacular display.
The top of the mountain was still snow covered. We didnt bring poles or ice axes so we stopped at the ridge and enjoyed the view.
The sun came out around noon, the sky turned blue and Mount Rainier peeked out behind clouds.
Life is still worth living.

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2009 Commencement
Tags: friends,school   Date: 2009/613
Class of 09 getting out of school.
Took the pictures right after Robert Gates commencement speech and before the MBA party starts.

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Central Oregon - Painted Hills - Columbia River Gorge
Tags: friends,outdoor,scenic   Date: 2009/512
Meant to go to Shi Shi Beach but the Hood Canal Bridge was blocked. So XZ, SX and us decided to go to Painted Hills area in central Oregon.
It was a wonderful trip. Full of surprises. Beautiful landscape.
More to come ... after Xiong Zhu updated his blog first. Massive copyright violation ...

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Snowshoeing with Old Friends and New
Tags: friends,outdoor   Date: 2009/419
Went snowshoeing this afternoon along the Snow Lake trail. The mountain is still well covered: the skip resort is doing a brisk business and the snow pile measures several feet from parking lot on.
We did not reach the ridge. The trail is hard to navigate and hard to traverse.
We did have a lot fun along the way, wasted our energy on climbing a pretty steep hill.
Su Xia had the most energy. Xu and DS are the bigger surprise though. They made it all the way to the top with us with quite a bit to spare.

Snowshoeing with Old Friends and New Snowshoeing with Old Friends and New Snowshoeing with Old Friends and New Snowshoeing with Old Friends and New Snowshoeing with Old Friends and New 
 
Julie Birthday Bash
Tags: friends,parties   Date: 2009/405
Julies birthday fall on 4/5. It is her 本命年. So we decided to throw a big party for her. Many people showed up. Flora suggested play ping-pong. Turns out that is a great idea. It is really popular, at times, the tire troupe was in the garage watching the Dumpling Cup.

This party is also an experiment that yielded several interesting findings:
1. With the garage and ping pong open, this house can accommodate up to 20 people (or 7/bathroom)
2. No snacks before meal is a good idea
3. The most time consuming, attention grabbing part of dumpling making is the preparation for the stuffings

New attendees are Jason and Xiaoli. Both are popular among the old timers. We also squeezed out enough time for a Killer Game.

Julie Birthday Bash Julie Birthday Bash Julie Birthday Bash Julie Birthday Bash Julie Birthday Bash 

 

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