Ape Caves, Mt. St. Helens

Lava tunnel hike near Mt. St. Helens: 2 miles round trip.
Good sturdy shoes, warm coats and headlights are a must!

Wallace Falls, Goldbar, WA

Nice hike, pretty views of the lower and middle falls. Total distance roundtrip: 5.5 miles.

Ice Caves At The Big Four, Granite Falls, WA

Great hike for families. Enjoy the beautiful scenery from afar, the melting ice can be very dangerous. Other than that the kids had a good time. Nice short hike with distance of 2.2 miles roundtrip.

Ice caves are formed by avalanches.

Snoqualmie Falls

A little stroll on a beautiful day to Snoqualmie Falls.

Polymer Crystal Gel Balls...Super Absorbent Polymer Gels

A polymer is a really big molecule made of little molecules linked together. When we placed the tiny marbles (2 millimeter in diameter each) in water, they expanded up to 10 times from its original size measuring from 10 mm 20 mm (1/4 to 3/4 inch) in diameter. Each marble can hold up to 300 times its weight in water.

The marbles bounce, because polymers are elastic like rubber. These marbles can be used for decoration.

That was little Nick making silly noises :-)