We hiked at Mount Rose in the Olympics, for the first time, today. The first 1.8 miles to the JCT at Horsecamp the trail is in great shape and easy... Read more
Today we hiked up to Little Ranger Peak. The trail is in great shape except one big tree that blocks the trail in two places but it isn't hard to get... Read more
It was such a rainy day that we didn't want to go hiking but we didn't want to sit home either so we went for a drive up on the forest road 70 near Gr... Read more
Friday we grabbed the snowshoes and headed to Paradise to finally do Mazama Ridge.
The route starts out on a road that they don't plow in the win... Read more
Finally, after weeks of waiting for good weather, we headed up to Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. Once we got above the clouds it was a beau... Read more
Friday we drove up to the Olympic National Park and hiked the Staircase Rapids Trail. It took us 3 hours due to a snowy side trip=)
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The weather here is wet and windy and there is a storm going on in the mountains so we decided to hike locally today.
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We had another beautiful spring like day here! We spent the day walking all over the Nisqually Wildlife Refuse. We walked 5-6 miles. There is a neat m... Read more
We headed to Damon Point at Ocean Shores in search of the snowy owls that winter there. We saw lots of owls and lots of owl photographers. And we disc... Read more
We went to Portland last Friday to visit two of our grandsons and their parents too. The boys loved the gifts we brought and we all enjoyed lunch at M... Read more
We were expecting rain so we decided to stay close to home. We went to nearby Chambers Bay thinking we'd get the 3.25 loop done in no time but about h... Read more
We enjoyed another amazing day at Mount Rainier. A weird temperature inversion made it nice and warm at The Mountain while it was cold and foggy in th... Read more
I've been lost in thought, dealing with a painful IC (interstitial cystitis) flare up and just struggling to accept that I have this stupid conditi... Read more
We love Paradise on sunny winter days so we headed there again.
We saw a silver phase red fox begging along the road. I took his picture but didn'... Read more
Yesterday was amazing, we headed up to the Skagit River to see the bald eagles that hang out in the area this time of year. We saw dozens of eagles,... Read more
We had another amazing day on Mount Rainier. The sun was shining and the wind was calm. The clouds to the south that were to the south on Friday were... Read more
I'm tired of spinning my wheels and will practice more self control in the new year so I can lose some more weight.
My goal is Onederland. That'... Read more
With predictions of dreary weather and neither of us feeling very good we were going to head to the coast for our weekly hike. I printed out directio... Read more
I have a sore throat and stuffy nose so we decided to go easy today. We drove to a few places and got out and explored in the fresh snow. We got in ab... Read more
We hiked 6.6 miles on a nice trail along the Greenwater River and took us to two lakes. It's lush green thanks to all the moisture and the river is c... Read more
We hiked up to Suntop Lookout today. The road goes all the way up to the lookout but is gated a mile below now because of snow. A mile each way and so... Read more
Tom and I headed up to Mount Rainier yesterday to hike the Comet Falls Trail. It was a pretty morning so we stopped and took some pics at Alder Lake o... Read more
Tami and I kept our plan to hike Rattlesnake Mountain today even though the weather was ugly. It was cloudy and wet but it was still great to be out.... Read more
It's a dreary rainy day here so we picked something short, easy and not mountainous that a friend had recommended. It's a lovely place even on an ugl... Read more
So I've been dropping weight doing a little of this and a little of that. My biggest loss came from my two rounds of HCG. Something I DO NOT REGRET... Read more
The first snow of the season hit at Snoqualmie Pass this morning and made hiking up to the top of Mount Catherine with Sparkfriend Tammy a lot of fun!... Read more
The Snoqualmie Tunnel has been on our list for a long time. Today we took advantage of the long tunnel to get some miles in without getting drenched.... Read more
We just couldn't stay away from The Mountain even though the weather is too bad to even see it. The fall colors are amazing! They made the hike great... Read more
The wonderful long dry spell in the Seattle area has come to an end=(
Knowing that rain after 82 days would make the roads a mess we decided on a sh... Read more
I have decided to be more active by participating in Volkswalking (volksmarching). While I was in Portland last weekend there was a Volksmarch in Gres... Read more
We headed over the lovely North Cascades Hwy Friday morning to get to the top of the highest road in WA and Slate Peak Lookout and do some hiking wher... Read more
I seem to be loosing the same 5 pounds over and over and over and . . .
I'm at 163 lbs this morning, I was at 163 lbs last week. I've been hoveri... Read more
The third try was the charm! We tried to make it to Indian Henry's Cabin in 1999 and last year but both times snow made it impossible to find our way.... Read more
We headed to the NW corner of Mount Rainier National Park to hike the spray Park Trail. We were optimistic even thought we had to use our windshield w... Read more
This is a hike I have wanted to do for a long time but stubborn snow patches on an exposed cliff, early in the hike, kept us waiting because I am too... Read more
A sunny and warm forecast had us out of bed at 3 this morning so we could get to Mount Rainier nice and early. We started hiking at 6:30 just as the s... Read more
We hiked a few miles today to get blackberries to make jam. Swan Creek Park right here in Tacoma is a great place to hike and if you know when/where t... Read more
My lovely daughter and I hiked together for the first time in years. Actually, it was the most fun we have had together in years. It was great!
This... Read more
I am on vacation this week and had a wonderful time exploring the NW part of WA.
We got a room in Mount Vernon but were not there much.
We drove... Read more
