2016 Anniversary Hike at Mt Rainier
Mt Rainier from the Snow Lake Trail Our tradition is to do a hike at Mt. Rainier. We usually try to do Mt. Burroughs as we did in 2014 but this year we decided to do a different hike. We … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Pacific Northwest
Camping 2016 – Foulweather Bluff
Foulweather Bluff near Hansville It was finally time to return home. The weather was moody but fortunately did not rain. We stopped first at a farmhouse stand to pick up some fresh eggs. We were greeted by their turkey! Next … Continue reading →
Camping 2016 – Scenic Beach
Our campsite was located at Scenic Beach which is just outside of Seabeck on the Hood Canal. I was hoping for sunny warm weather like I had for my birthday in 2013 but no luck. It was overcast and warm. … Continue reading →
Camping 2016 – Bainbridge Island
We were hoping for good weather and I took part of the week of 4th of July off. We decided to go camping across the sound at Scenic Beach on Kitsap Peninsula. It is close but feels like we travel … Continue reading →
Reecer Creek – Table Mountain Fire
It has been about six years since we visited Table Mountain. The last time we visited the region was in 2010. In 2012, lightening struck the area and started a fire that burned form June until the wet cold of … Continue reading →
Penrose Point
The countdown has begun. We are under three weeks for our departure to Madagascar. We continue to do the stairs at Richmond Beach. Our goal right now is doing the flights 5 times which are about 1,000 stairs. We needed … Continue reading →
Comet Falls and Van Trump Park
Mt Rainier from Van Trump Park Another great hike that we have not done in over 20 years. It is a great hike and a beautiful waterfall. I think we haven’t done it mainly because there are so few vistas … Continue reading →
Mt Townsend redux
We have trying to do a hike every weekend to keep up our conditioning. Last weekend we hiked to Perry Creek. It was not steep compared to Mt. Pilchuck, but the rocky terrain made it tiring. We only went to … Continue reading →
Mount Pilchuck
Lookout on top of Mt. Pilchuck I have been training for our trip to Madagascar. I started in January with 20-40 minute walks and have slowly increased to jogging. We are also doing the stairs at Richmond Beach Saltwater park … Continue reading →
Lakewold Garden
We did our annual visit to Lakewold Garden today. I was expecting the rhododendrons to be in full bloom but was surprised to see that they are just starting. They were wonderful but will reach their peak in another week … Continue reading →