When we were planning our move to West Virginia at the start of 2025, Kirk often said he hoped I wouldn't hate the summers there. I had been to the state twice in the cold of winter, but didn't quite understand how cold it would/could be. It's a frigid winter this year. Not deep and… Continue reading First Day Hike: The Great Neighborhood
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First Day Hike: Sword Ferns & Alders
Did you get out today for First Day Hike? We had mostly dry weather for New Years Day, we decided to keep it very local, just near our home on Whidbey Island. The green of winter in the PNW. We visited the Trillium Community Forest, and walked a few trails 👣, till our hands were… Continue reading First Day Hike: Sword Ferns & Alders
First Day Hike 2024: Long Key State Park
January First is First Day Hike every year. It's a chance to get outside, get some needed light and to start the year right off! And a great way to spend time with your family. Last year, in 2023, we visited the Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship land. In 2022 we were snowed in.… Continue reading First Day Hike 2024: Long Key State Park
Local Adventures: Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship
Last New Years Day we were buried in snow, so with today a balmy upper 40's and not raining, what a perfect morning for a First Day Hike for the start of 2023. We didn't want to drive a long distance, we don't have a lot of usable hours of daylight in Washington State in… Continue reading Local Adventures: Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship
Local Adventures: Sand Dunes Trail
When I was 16, and we had moved to rural Whidbey Island the first trail I hiked in Deception Pass State Park (and of all of the Island) was the Sand Dunes Trail, which starts at the parking lot for West Beach & Cranberry Lake swimming area, at the bottom of the park. I am… Continue reading Local Adventures: Sand Dunes Trail