Mt. Helena Hiking and Spring Rolls

     This weekend Seth and I went hiking with some friends on Mt. Helena.  It was a killer 5 miler and once we got to the top it was freezing and windy. Poor Seth was just in shorts and a t-shirt.  We had to run halfway down the trail just to warm up.  But it was a gorgeous view and we had quite the adventure looking for caves and doing some free climbing.  Of course I made Seth carry the girly looking pack but that is only because he is the man of the family.  

Seth on one of the rocks we climbed.  It looks like its not high up at all, but the camera was zoomed in, I promise

This is the hiking group at the top.  Notice how cold everyone looks... or at least how cold I look

A panoramic view from the top... Seth loves taking these shots

We found an old outhouse at the top of the mountain

He is only posing, don't worry

Jill took this shot of us climbing down, its a lot steeper than it looks

If you look close you can see Seth's foot had slipped and he is about to take a spill

     Then later Seth and I made some delicious spring rolls.  We put celery, green peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers, carrots, cucumbers and cilantro into a delicious combination.  Surprisingly, Seth was not so bad and wrapping.  He said that everything he learned at taco time can still sometimes come in handy.  Spring rolls are definitely one of our new favorites.  Just give us a few more tries to perfect it and then we will be professionals.

These are a few of our first time attempts... not so bad

Seth is working the magic of the spring roll