Takhlakh Lake, Killen Creek & Voracious Mosquitoes

July 19-21, 2022 / 7 miles + 1 around the lake / 68.9 of 101 / new #4 of 7 … Continue reading Takhlakh Lake, Killen Creek & Voracious Mosquitoes

Adventure Log: In which I demonstrate I can learn a lesson

June 15, 2022 / Coldwater Lake, Mt. St. Helens /5.1 miles / 36.1 of 101 Wednesday is forecasted to be … Continue reading Adventure Log: In which I demonstrate I can learn a lesson

June 1, 20226.4 miles (31 / 70). There needs to be a word for when you are a weepy mess, … Continue reading Adventure Log: Lena Lake— A Broken Open Heart

May 17, 2022South Coldwater Lake Trail, 8.2 miles (25 / 70) It’s been over two weeks since I’ve been on … Continue reading Adventure Log: In Which I Invoke All Three Great Prayers—Help. Thanks. Wow.

April 7, 20224 miles (to date: 11.9 / 70) After last week’s daily change in this week’s weather forecast—three days … Continue reading A Fair Weather Escape: Mt. St. Helens, Gardening, and Approaching 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)

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