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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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An Early Morning

Posted in Food Finds, hiking, photos, Trail Cooking, Trip Reports, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 30, 2012 | 1 Comment »

It sucks getting up early on a Sunday, but the early hiker gets a parking spot at the trailhead! And at Rainier, early means no lines getting into the park and quiet trails. Come after lunch and they close the gates if at park capacity on the side we were in! My friend Lynn joined [...]

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Monday At Sunrise

Posted in Food Finds, hiking, photos, Trail Cooking, Trip Reports, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on July 25, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Monday Kirk had a rare weekday off, so we took all the boys up to Sunrise at Mt. Rainier NP for an easy day of hiking. We hadn’t been up there since last summer and last year the snow was deep. This was so much better – barely any snow left made for easy hiking. The weather [...]

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Two Wee Ones and Two Lakes

Posted in hiking, photos, Trip Reports, tagged , , , , , , , on July 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Saturday Kirk and I took our two youngest up to Mt. Rainier for an easy hike to Bench and Snow Lakes. I hadn’t done the trail since 2003 (our oldest was 6 then) and Kirk hadn’t hiked it before. Having two small ones has encouraged me to find shorter hikes once again….and in a way, [...]

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