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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 space to process all...

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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 arrived at the trailhead...

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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 a little epic. When...

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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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On Marriage by Khalil Gibran

Then Almitra spoke again and said, And what of Marriage, master? And he answered saying: You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when...

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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 loop on AllTrails beginning...

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