Cascade Ditch

Well, he had made lunch so rain or shine, we were going to hike. Not surprisingly we were the only ones at Sutton Way so we decided to hike up on Banner. After winning a disagreement on proprietry, I knocked on Akiko's door. "Sure - I love hiking in the rain." So off we went on a trail in the green space around her development and then on to the Cascade Ditch trail. We crossed Red Dog at the end and kept going, rain be damned. Even shared our first lunch (the one John had packed) and ate while walking in the wet. Altogether we probably hiked 8-9 miles, remarking on the Banner Mountain damage from the Big Storm all the while. Amazing amount of torn up trees both on and off the trail - they have been cleared off the trail, though. There was some old snow and ice in the usual parts which slowed us up a tad. We hauled our wet, bedraggled selves into Akiko's garage and went into her house for a lovely bowl of soup and cookies...and what was left of John's packed lunch.