Sunday turned out to be a nice day, so we headed over to the Granite Falls area to check out the ice cave. This was our second visit to the area (last visit the end of August in 2009) and here is a link to that post if you want to check it out. http://dwayneworld.blogspot.com/2009/08/big-4-ice-caves.html
This visit, no caves yet! Too early in the year for the unusual runoff of mountain snow to melt enough of the glacier ice to form the caves. Still a great visit and always nice to get out among the Cascades! Here you can see the parking area where a number of people were having picnics. 
The bridge of doom, from Bogies perspective. Evidently this bridge plays tricks on Bogies eyes and he cannot see the shiny metal footings, only the raging water below. It is sad to watch him struggle one paw at a time but I try to hide it by giggling like a school girl. In my defense, it is funny as hell to watch him make the trek!
Here are some snap on the short journey to where the caves will eventually appear. A tree that has seen better days, a skunk cabbage about to blossom (stinky!) and some avalanche damage from a couple years ago. 
Although no ice caves, plenty of snow to enjoy. You can see some of the many waterfalls coming down the mountain side in one of these pictures. Finishing this out with some classic mountain shots.
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