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Posted in Gear, Hiking Gear on Mar 22nd, 2011
A couple months ago I won a backpack from Outdoor Baby Network (which is a fantastic resource for parents and even thinking-about-becoming-parents). The contest was sponsored by Osprey Packs. I had no idea what pack was coming so that made it even better – when the UPS man rang the doorbell last night and there [...]
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports on Mar 21st, 2011
Spring is here and that puts me in a happy mood (well until I looked at Washington DOT’s set of photos up on Hwy 20 in the North Cascades!). My mind is drifting to where I want to hike when the snow melts (er, maybe I better plan out to August with dump-o-rama of snow [...]
Posted in Gear, hiking, Hiking Gear on Mar 13th, 2011
Looking for an affordable pair of trekking poles? We came across New Balance branded poles at Target for $19.99. Yes, under $20! The set includes the poles, rubber tips (though I have yet to meet anyone who doesn’t lose those within minutes….), small baskets and winter baskets. Are they the lightest poles? Well no but [...]
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports on Mar 5th, 2011
What started out as an afternoon stroll with Kirk and Walker turned into a nice hike/walk for the baby and I. And I did it in cotton. And lived to come back and bore you all with my tale Gasp! The weather has finally started warming up and was actually drying out – after the [...]
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports on Feb 23rd, 2011
A hike from many years ago that held some significance, it was the last hike I took a film camera on. Not long after I received my first digital camera (a gift from Kirk) and how I took photos changed. But on that day we set out. It was a cold November day in 2002 [...]
Back in those long ago days when the world was ancient…er…I mean before the advent of digital cameras, taking photos on hiking trips was different. I can remember going on backpacking trips and taking less than 24 photos in a 3 day trip. Film wasn’t cheap nor was the processing. Nowadays I might shoot 200-300 [...]
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports on Feb 21st, 2011
My friend HikerMama had emailed me last night wondering if I was free today. The good weather was on the wane but the first half of the day looked to be decent enough. Three hikes in three days? Oh sure, it had been way too long since I got to pull that off (2009? Before [...]
Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports on Feb 20th, 2011
Kirk and I took the boys out for a quick family hike this afternoon. It was still blue skies aplenty but threatening to change…so not a day to waste! It got down to around 23° last night and was still definitely chilly out all day. We decided on the close in Nolte State Park which [...]
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