“A Bridge Too Far!”☺️ Bridges were everywhere on today’s hike my friends!😊 I guess it’s a good thing Liz is fueling up with TWO mocha Frappuccino‘s, for our long hike down at the Lynden City Park!😍

“The Road Less Traveled!”🙄 “We just received over one half inch of rain last night Silvertop!”😅 I just “unpinned” the USGS Nooksack River depth App from my favorites on my iPhone…………. I figured by now

“Sometimes Life Can Be An Uphill Battle!”😅 Springtime was yesterday😎……..today Silvertop awoke to a half inch of rain, and it showed no indication of stopping all day long !🙄 “Liz is today a Costco shopping

“Which Way Do I Go?”😇 It looks like everyone had the same idea today! The trailhead parking lot at the “Gold Mine Trail” was packed!😳 It was like looking for a parking spot at the shopping mall, during

“The Hair Of The Dog!”😳 New Years Day….. and Silvertop is definitely feeling the effects of a late night up with the Mrs!😮 “Liz it’s a good thing New Years Eve only comes once a year Lol!”☺️ Our youngest

“Saying Goodbye to 2025!”☺️ Just a few more hours my friends and 2025 will be gone!😇 I thought it fitting on this very last day of the Year, that Silvertop would hike high up on top of Sumas Mountain.

“When The Frost Is On The Pumpkins!”😊 It’s hard to believe we only have one more day left for the year 2025!😮 It’s even harder to believe that I can count the number of days this Winter, where we have

“We Are Not Alone!”😳 Last year, it was so much easier to keep track of the local Cougar population with snow on the ground!😺 This year the Cougars have the upper hand, or should I say “Paw” Lol!😮 They

“Ice Is Nice!”😊 One day it’s 50 degrees Fahrenheit with rain…….. and the next day, road crews are dumping hundreds of pounds of rock salt EVERYWHERE on the roads!🙄 “Toss another log on the fire Liz,

“Merry Christmas Big Boy!”🐸 “Careful PEPE, I think she is interested in you!”😍 “Silbertop …. PEPE too busy wif Bitcoin trading fer Lady Frog! Look dis Trezor wallet also very bad broken!”🐸 “Yep …… after

“ The Buck Stops Here!”☺️ “Santa where did you get all this Gold!”🤗 Secret Santa had a few more “Shiny’s” things left in his bag, and I wanted to save these for “Part Two” on today’s post!🤗 Hmmm……..

“What’s In Your Wallet?”☺️ “Shhh……..Don’t tell me Liz, it’s Christmas!”😇 When we grow up, it’s easy to loose some of the “Christmas magic”!😮 Each Christmas, the Silvertop’s have helped Santa spread joy,

“Silver Bells…Silver Bells!”😊 “Dad…. how is Santa going to bring my “Catnip” down the chimney with a fire burning in the wood stove?”😻 “Don’t worry my furry child, I think that green package he is carrying

“Christmas Time Is Here!”🤗 You can feel it in the air……….. Snow, or no snow Christmas is always a special time of year!😊 “Silvertop make sure you have the espresso machine plugged in and turned on just

“Where’s Da Snow Silbertop?”🐸 “It’s not over, till it’s over, my green friend Lol!”☺️ It certainly has been a strange Winter!😮 Where PEPE is standing by the logging clear cut is a protected “micro climate”.

“ Buddy, Can You Spare Me A Light?”😎 Today is “The” day my friends, the Winter solstice!😮 At 7:03 AM this morning pacific time, the Sun was the furthest south, the shortest day of the year, and officially

All The Packages were Wrapped By The Christmas Tree With Care!🤗 Ahhh….. Christmas has arrived! No more picking up boxes that were delivered at our gate, being careful not to look too closely Lol!😇 “No

“Careful Dude…..Put On Dis Safety Glasses!”🐸 No worries PEPE, Silvertop is very careful with a chainsaw!😇 Eye protection, and hearing protection …..Always!👍☺️ The blood pouring from my hand wasn’t from

“I Wonder What Is Just Up Ahead?”😇 Exploring is half the fun of hiking! Do you see that Ridgetop ,off in the distance, in the third photo? From that point it’s straight down to the valley below………..Or

“Running With The Wind!”😊 “Are you awake Liz?”😍…………….. 1:30 AM and the sound of a hard rain pounding on the glass skylight directly over our waterbed was deafening!😳 I fumbled in the dark, to turn on