From the trail

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Iron Peak

Iron Peak is situated north of Cle Elum, WA. If you are familiar with Ingalls Lake popular especially in Larch Season, this trailhead is just shy...

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Vanson Lake Via Goat Creek Trail

I am a bit on the fence as to whether I should post this entry, but I figure this blog is so little read, it can't...

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Mount Townsend

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Project Hail Mary

Took the kids to their first drive in experience. I was flashing back to riding in a friend's parents' minivan in Wysox. The kids had the...

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Lower Fork of the South Skokomish

It's Spring break. On Monday, I did Packwood Lake. Today, Friday, I needed something else. Part of the reason I hike is to give myself the...

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Packwood Lake

It's spring break. My kids are in Oregon. I needed to process, recharge, be... just... be. I chose Packwood Lake. Packwood was a wonderful experience. I...

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Olympic Hot Springs

My pal Nicole and I were overdue for a daylong adventure. This was coming 4 days after my birthday, and I was hoping to do somethign...

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Food the Kids and I Make

For now... just a bunch of pics of some of the things the kids and I make.

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Ancient Lakes

March 1, 2026 My sons and I hiked the Ancient Lakes Trail, north of the Gorge Ampitheatre. Simon and I had mapped out a 10 mi...

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Dad

This is the time of year when I find myself thinking more about Dad than usual. It's been 8 years since mom called me with the...

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Pizza

The REAL fun is getting the kids involved and seeing what happens.

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Old Sauk River Trail

I needed just a short hike to reset my mind. The Old Sauk River Trail was a great choice.

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Dosewallips River Road

Hiking Dosewallips River

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Mount Forgotten Meadows

Hiking Mount Forgotten Meadows

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Park Butte Hike

This hike was just John and me.

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Rachel and Rampart Lakes

This proved to be one of my kids' favorites! Rachel lake, in itself, is a great site to see but very popular. If you continue onward...

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Green Mountain Lookout

I'm writing this entry a year aftertheface, which is unforunate, as I love to capture the moment of an event, and certainly, Green Mountain Lookout deserves...

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Lake Ingalls

I took the kids on this trail a year ago to see the larches. We couldn't finish as weather kicked up. I went on my own....

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Mount Rose

This was a solo hike I did back in 2022. Steep, quiet, incredible. If I'm hiking solo, it takes me probably half the hike the uphill...