Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Posts Tagged ‘dayhiking’

It’s Like Surf n’ Turf But Better: Beaches n’ Forest Hiking

Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , , , , , , , on March 27, 2013 | 1 Comment »

Kirk and I celebrated our toddler,Walker, turning 3 this past weekend by a family trip to the coast and hiking in the rain forest.We had picked up two nights at Kalaloch Lodge for $99 a night in a cabin, which is a great price. And considering later winter/early spring is some of the best time to enjoy the Olympic [...]

Read Full Post »

Roughing It In The Rain Forest

Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , , , on March 4, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

In a ton of emails one caught my eye awhile back. It was from Lake Quinault Lodge, which sits on Lake Quinault in Olympic National Forest. I have stayed there a number of times, it was an email with deals for previous visitors with a winter deal. I nearly deleted it, then I took a [...]

Read Full Post »

Saturday Sandblasting (or a hike in the wind….)

Posted in Food Finds, hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , , , , , on February 25, 2013 | 1 Comment »

Originally I was supposed to be out backpacking this past weekend with my friend Dani. Well, those plans were dashed by a late-winter storm advisory, up to 2 feet of snow were predicted for the area we were heading to – but more worrying was the wind advisory. I don’t much care for hiking in forests [...]

Read Full Post »

A Smattering of Photos from 2012

Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , , , on December 29, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Considering I started 2012 off at about 33 weeks pregnant, I wasn’t feeling very outdoorsy. Until as soon as our 3rd son showed up. Then I was missing being out there! When Alistaire was ready for the jogger stroller, him and Walker were bundled up in early spring to enjoy local rail to trails: I’ll be [...]

Read Full Post »

Puttering over Labor Day Weekend

Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , on September 4, 2012 | 2 Comments »

I have never been a fan of traveling on Labor Day weekend. Crazy traffic and too many people! Instead, Kirk and I took the boys to NW Trek, a wildlife park on the way to Mt. Rainier. I remember going when I was young and we all enjoyed it! The park is a small zoo/wildlife [...]

Read Full Post »

Dayhiking Berkeley Park

Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , , , , , on August 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Saturday I went to Sunrise at Mt. Rainier National Park with Janelle and we hiked to Berkeley Park. I hadn’t been down that trail since 2004, when Ford and I did a death march from Sunrise through Berkeley to Grand Park and back. I enjoyed the trail this time, seeing it almost as I had never done it before. [...]

Read Full Post »

Wildflower Wanderings

Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 20, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Waking up at 5:30 am wasn’t easy but it paid off. My friend Janelle and I went up to Chinook Pass near Mt. Rainier for an easy dayhike of Naches Peak Loop. Why? Wildflowers! It is a hike I get in 1 to 2 times a year usually, it is pretty…you get to be on the Pacific [...]

Read Full Post »

Late Afternoon Hiking on The Pacific Crest Trail

Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 12, 2012 | 2 Comments »

I wasn’t planning on hiking yesterday until I got a last minute invite to do a late afternoon hike with a friend, Jared and his girlfriend, Lauren. They were thinking of going up to Sheep Lake and beyond at Chinook Pass near Mt. Rainier. I hadn’t been back to Sheep Lake since fall of 2010 [...]

Read Full Post »

Older Posts »