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 →
Tag Archives: Washington
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 →
Driving on the beach
Roosevelt Beach near Pacific Beach Washington The forecast for the weekend was excellent. We are having an early spring and the prediction was for sun and temperatures around 60 degrees. The drive to Ocean Shores takes about 2 1/2 hours … Continue reading →
Pacific Beach
Washington State has a very different coast than Oregon or California. The northern section of our coastline is the Olympic National Park; good areas for tide pools and headland trails to view sea stacks along isolated beaches. The southern area … Continue reading →
San Juan Sunset and return
Mt Baker over the Salish Sea We returned to the cottage after our hike. The day had cleared but there were a few interesting clouds so I knew it would be a great sunset. I walked out to the shoreline … Continue reading →
Mt Finlayson
Cattle Point Sunday dawned sunny and a bit chilly. We could see some clouds in the distance and knew it would probably be off and on sun. We wanted to hike Mt. Finlayson in the American Camp section of the … Continue reading →