Copper Creek Cabin and 12 Great People - Perfect

Pam and I were able to spend Friday and Saturday with some of our favorite people away from the distractions of the real world. At the Mount Tahoma Trails Assn. gala this year Pam had to wait a long time to get her name called and had to settle for a Friday instead of a weekend, but it turned out great! We stayed at Copper Creek Cabin.

Even with a Friday night stay we were able to arrange for 11 of the 14 of us to go up together in the early afternoon. The original plan was noon, but we met at the Sidetrack Lounge in Elbe and a couple of drinks or beers later we headed to the trailhead.

We weren't treated with a snowshoe up as the snow was about 2-4 inches and hiking worked just fine, but we did get some snow falling about 2/3s of the 4 1/3 miles up to the cabin. The early arrival allowed us to get some nice pictures of the area and get set up for dinner.

Our late 3 friends hit the trail at 6:30 and arrived around 8:30. Pam, Doug and Sherrie hiked down about 1 1/2 miles to meet them while the rest of us continued playing games, talking, drinking and laughing.

We had already eaten when they arrived, but there was plenty of leftovers for them - Pasta with Marinara, roasted veggies, Caesar salad, great bread with dipping sauce and tons of munchies.

In the morning we ate breakfast together and 11 of us set out for a snowshoe up the trails around the cabin. We got in another 4 + miles and some more great shots.

A quick lunch, cleaning and packing and we were on the trail for the return hike to the trailhead.

We toasted our good friend and good times with a little sparkling wine and headed home.

What a fantastic trip! We so appreciate the great company and the great trail and cabin system built and maintained by MTTA and their volunteers!

More soon.....