Tuesday, September 18, 2007

some northern exposure

This weekend I got a break from the psych wards with two friends and we climbed Mount Daniel in the Central Cascades. Nothing too tricky in terms of the climb, but spectacular views and we barely beat the weather that came in the night after we summited. When you get a clear day like this in the Cascades it's something special.
The picture above gives you some northern exposure (find out why this is a cheesy pun below). You can see to Canada, including Mt. Baker over my right shoulder and Glacier Peak over my left. The picture below is taken looking south, with Mt. Rainier beyond the lakes in the distance.
This might have been the last trip of it's kind this summer, as fall has unofficially arrived in Seattle. It's crisp and rainy, and it's almost time to turn on the heat in the building.

One other bonus of this trip is that in order to get to the trailhead, you have to drive through Roslyn, WA, which as it turns out is where Northern Exposure (the tv show) was filmed. We ate at The Brick, a great bar in town and stopped by the local brewery. Worth the trip even if you can't do the climb.

3 comments:

alicialach said...

Did I tell you that the guy who played the wise old Native American character on that show was running for state office in Yakima last fall? We met him, he was pretty cool. he also lost.

Roger said...

Maribeth thanks for leaving a comment! To answer your question, I don't think there are any long-term side effects of ECT. Memory loss is very common for the first couple weeks, but there are no serious long-term effects. In fact, ECT is not only the most effective treatment for refractory depression it is the safest. Some people say that it is the best treatment for major depression during pregnancy because there are no side effects and the fetus suffers no ill effects.

Anonymous said...

Nice Roger. It looks like a great trip. All I am saying is where are the blog entry about your awesome dinner saturday night?