I got the year off to a good start with some low elevation spring hiking. Unfortunately things slowed down significantly during July, and I thought the summer was going to slip away from me. I had not been on the trail nearly as much as compared to last year at that time, but things picked up during August and I got back on track. I hiked the in the Seven Devils, climbed Mount St. Helens, and made it above 10,000' for the first time.