Long ago, when my oldest son had just turned a year old, a simple front country hike in the Olympic Mountains changed my life. I had hiked and backpacked before, long before, but it had not woken that part of me. Hiking was something I had done because my friends were going when I was… Continue reading The Moment It Clicked
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Local Adventures: Ebey’s Loop
With Island County in Phase 3 now (of 4 phases in Washington State), the loop at Ebey's Landing on Whidbey Island was finally fully open, after having been closed for some time. However....it is still a bit tricky. First you have to walk by the guilt inducing signs passively aggressively telling you should go hike… Continue reading Local Adventures: Ebey’s Loop
PCT Hiking: Section I – Part 1 (White Pass to Chinook Pass)
Section I of the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) was one I section hiked in multiple sections, over a number of years. Some sections I have hiked multiple times because I truly enjoyed them - and they were so easy to drive to. I was thinking how the trips run across the seasons. Some were in… Continue reading PCT Hiking: Section I – Part 1 (White Pass to Chinook Pass)
The Carbon River Flood of 2006
The Carbon River at Mount Rainier National Park was long a problem. In many spots the road was below the height of the river - and it ran right next to the river, with a thin separation of trees. Not shockingly, it often got flooded in off season and the road was slowly being eaten… Continue reading The Carbon River Flood of 2006
Naches Peak Loop In Fall
When I first moved to King County, in Washington State, one of my first subalpine hikes in summer in the Cascades near Mount Rainier was Naches Peak Loop, at Chinook Pass on Hwy 410. I hiked it every year we lived in King County, from 2003 to 2017. My last hike of the loop was… Continue reading Naches Peak Loop In Fall