A first timer’s guide to scrambling Mount Washington – Olympic National Forest
I’m going to cut to the chase, and give you the punch line, aka, answer first, which is – Find someone who knows what the hell, they’re doing. Gain some […]
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It always seems impossible until its’ done
That’s a quote from Nelson Mandella. I feel it fitting for this 31.65 mile trip around Mount St Helens in one day on the Loowit Trail. A trip which, gives […]
Chasing Adventures and a Search for Meaning
When I started, or rather reinvigorated this blog, my hope was to produce consistent content. Last blog post – April 21, 2022. Not exactly consistent and certainly not current. I […]
Where Eagles Dare
Yes, it’s cliche’, but also a pretty catchy title, don’t you think? Sure, maybe it has nothing to do with eagles or flying, other than a peak in Mount Rainier […]
5050 Pass Scramble, and Where does the time go?
A LITTLE CATCH UP Once again, it’s been a while since writing. That can only mean I’ve been busy, or lazy, or both. The truth is that I have been […]
Getting back to photography: too many interests, too little time…
I probably should have just honed in printing for this particular blog post. Or maybe just my trials and tribulations with Adobe photography software. Or just the trip to Seattle. But what fun is that. Life is sorta messy this way. A woven tapestry of events, overlapping, mingling, colliding, reflecting and refracting.
Sunrise to Burroughs Mt. Backpack – Mt Rainier
Mount Burroughs resides on the northeast slopes of Mt. Rainier. Named after naturalist/essayist, John Burroughs, it is actually three progressively higher hill-tops – Burroughs 1, Burroughs 2, and Burroughs 3. […]
Sunrise Lakes to Yosemite Valley, and Home – JMT 12
From Sunrise Lakes to Yosemite could have easily been one day, but why end a good thing too soon! Sunrise Lakes to Little Yosemite Valley Campground via Clouds Rest – […]
Earth, Wind, Water, and some Cold – JMT #11
Days 16 through 18 took me from Minaret Creek to Sunrise Lakes, the latter being the northern approach to Clouds Rest in Yosemite. The days, terrain and scenery varied. With […]
Wild Fire Destruction, Smoke, and a Marathon Day – JMT #10
After Jean departed in David’s truck with two other hikers for a shuttle trip to the Fresno airport, I spent another 2 hours working on my departure to the trail. […]
Every foot forward, is a step in the right direction 