Adventure Log: Big Creek Loop (and on turning 70)
April 4, 20227.9 miles1050 feet elevation change I’ve been giving thought to how I want to celebrate this calendar year … Continue reading Adventure Log: Big Creek Loop (and on turning 70)
Category: Adventure Log
Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens
February 25, 2022 I should, I suppose, have gotten a jump on yard work today. But I’m not much for … Continue reading Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens
Lake Quinault Rain Forest: Adventure Log and More
February 12, 2022 It’s been a difficult week, more on that later. But first, I’m off for a much needed … Continue reading Lake Quinault Rain Forest: Adventure Log and More
Adventure Log: Arcadia Beach, Oregon
January 29, 2022 I needed a road trip. Badly. I never know where to go in the winter when the … Continue reading Adventure Log: Arcadia Beach, Oregon
2021 Adventure Season—The Movie
I’ve just completed my annual slideshow—with music—of my hiking season to beautiful places in the Pacific Northwest (and one in … Continue reading 2021 Adventure Season—The Movie
The World is Mud-luscious and Puddle-wonderful
There are two days with sunny forecasts sandwiched between days of possible rain. I decide to finally go out to … Continue reading The World is Mud-luscious and Puddle-wonderful
One More Autumn Hike: Snowgrass Flat
“Stellajoe!” my father would say to my mother. “How would like to live in a place like this on a … Continue reading One More Autumn Hike: Snowgrass Flat
One More Adventure: Plummer Peak
September 23, 2021 I thought my 2021 adventuring was done. I’ve hiked some twenty trails this season, and now I’m … Continue reading One More Adventure: Plummer Peak
Mt. Rainier, the Other Side
Our adventures were over, the weekend forecast was for rain everywhere. We spent Friday and Saturday hunkered down inside doing … Continue reading Mt. Rainier, the Other Side
The Olympic Peninsula
Adventures continue with my friend Katherine from North Carolina. We headed out from the coffee kiosk at seven o’clock Wednesday … Continue reading The Olympic Peninsula
Writing Down the Story 