<p>A good friend of mine and I went backpacking in the North Cascades a couple of weeks ago (been busy, this post is a bit late), setting up camp on the slopes of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Baker">Mt Baker</a> – unfortunately the weather prevented us from seeing it clearly except from a distance on the hike up to camp.</p>

<p>I spent Saturday and Sunday with a couple of friends escaping the rain and cold in Puget Sound by traveling over the Cascades to the Eastern slopes for an overnight backpack to <a href="http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes-of-the-week/ingalls-creek">Ingalls Creek</a>. We had originally planned a trip to <a href="http://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/spider-meadows">Spider Meadows</a> but some concern about snow caused a change in plans.</p>

<p>Some time ago I read a review about <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Window-Seat-Photography-Creative-Thinking/dp/0596100833/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-5495675-9221246?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1194306459&amp;sr=8-1">Window Seat</a> and it stuck in my head. I was on a plane this morning and decided to try my hand.</p>