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Check Out Our YouTube Channel

The past couple of months I have been adding videos to our YouTube channel. I cover a lot of territory on it. It's My Life is my slogan. About half of the videos are hiking, trail cooking and travel. The other half pertain to our homesteading/gardening and similar. I post what is on my mind,… Continue reading Check Out Our YouTube Channel

Hiking · Local Adventures

Local Adventures: Fire & Ice Trail

Heather Meadows, below Mount Baker, holds a very special place in my heart. It was the first subalpine I visited as an adult, when I was new to hiking. It's where I took my oldest as a preschooler, and we hiked all the trails in one summer/fall. It's where I went the week my Mother… Continue reading Local Adventures: Fire & Ice Trail

Hiking · Local Adventures

Local Adventures: Artist Ridge to Huntoon Point Trails

When I was a lot younger, and had just gotten into hiking, I would find myself looking down at front country hikes. That they were front country somehow made it less desirable. Yet....often those hikes were created to showcase the best of the area, so that almost anyone could enjoy it. Let's say you take… Continue reading Local Adventures: Artist Ridge to Huntoon Point Trails

Hiking · Local Adventures

Watching Fall Slide In

There is something about watching Fall slide in...it doesn't happen fast most years. It's a slow drop. Still gets warm in the middle of the day, but by 6 pm, it's chilly. On our island, in the Salish Sea, chances are I'll wake up in the middle of the night and hear the foghorns on… Continue reading Watching Fall Slide In

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Back To School Hike

The boys asked me if they could start off the school year today with a hike. We out in a little bit of studying early (picked Social Studies), then got on the road to the ferry dock to the Olympic Peninsula on our island (Whidbey). We decided to do an easy hike so picked going… Continue reading Back To School Hike