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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘dayhiking’
It’s Like Surf n’ Turf But Better: Beaches n’ Forest Hiking
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, hiking, Hiking Gear, Hoh Rain Forest, Kalaloch Lodge, trip photos, Trip report, Trip Reports on March 27, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Roughing It In The Rain Forest
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, hiking, Lake Quinault Lodge, Trip Reports 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 [...]
A Smattering of Photos from 2012
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, hiking, hiking with children, photos 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 [...]
Puttering over Labor Day Weekend
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, Trip report 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 [...]
Dayhiking Berkeley Park
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged Berkeley Park, dayhiking, hiking, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier NP, Trip report 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. [...]
Wildflower Wanderings
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, hiking, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Rainier NP, Naches Peak Loop trail, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, trip photos, Trip report, Trip Reports 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 [...]
Late Afternoon Hiking on The Pacific Crest Trail
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged dayhiking, Food Finds, hiker food, Mariel's Blisscuits, Navitas Naturals, Pacific Crest Trail, PCT, Trip report, Trip Reports 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 [...]




