Back in God's Country
Sunday, May 20, 2007



















One of the reasons I've taken so long to post is that I've been out of internet contact for most of the last two weeks. I finally was able to get home to Washington for a visit with family and my home church. I hadn't been home since August, so it was long overdue!

The first week I went on a backpacking trip with my sister and cousins in the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area/Mt. Hood Wilderness Area. It was a four day, 42 mile loop starting at sea level on the Columbia River and taking us up to almost 5500 feet. We were blessed with four straight days of blue skies and 70 degree days, an anomoly in that part of Oregon! At one point on Shinadere Mountain I could look north and see Mt. Ranier, Mt. Adams, and Mt. St. Helens in Washington, then turn around and see Mt. Hood, Mt. Jefferson, and the peak of the tallest of the Three Sisters in Oregon. Six Pacific Northwest Volcanoes in one breath - that floored me.

After the trip I headed up to Camp Ghormley to hang out with my family (last picture) for the week and share in my home church about my apprenticeship here in Minneapolis.

To see more backpacking photos, visit here.


























Posted by Benjamin Washam 2:18 PM  

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  1. threetwentyone said...
    9:20 AM  
    Dude, your family is soooo weird.
    Anonymous said...
    8:14 PM  
    Hey, Good to hear that you were able to see your family and enjoy backpacking. I just got back from my first week long backpacking trip for work. Six boys, myself, and a wonderful man who is quickly becoming a friend. We went into the Trinity Alps west of Redding. We hiked up to a place called Grizzly Meadows. There is a large waterfall at the end of the valley and a long climb up there is Grizzly lake with Glaciers behind it and the tallest peak in the Trinity Alps. I took 274 pictures just of the lake, falls, and surrounding scenery. I am sorting out my affairs here in redding and preparing to journey to Washington to see my own family and go to Jason and Renee's wedding. God Bless. Congrats on your new job.
    Luke Brewster said...
    7:11 PM  
    Yo Ben, It's Luke (from college). Thank for this update. I was blessed by these pictures.

    -Luke

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