Editor’s Note: Yes, I know I am supposed to be writing about our trip to Utah and Arizona and I swear I’m working on it tonight. But the #NatureWritingChallenge is so fun! I promise I’ll go right back to it after this post… This is going to be mostly about pictures because, well, a picture…
Have you ever had one of those moments you aren’t sure you can go forward and you most certainly can’t go back the way you came? On the first full day of our honeymoon trip to Arizona and Southern Utah, we got up in the morning and drove to the Paria Contact Station outside Grand…
I want to share with some upcoming events in the north end where you can learn more about some amazing outdoor books I have talked about here on the blog! Geology Underfoot in Western Washington The first one is a book presentation by Dave Tucker who I wrote about in Geology Under Our Feet. …
Some of you know that two years ago I took a road trip down to Colorado Springs and while we were there we joined a lot of other people and hiked the Manitou Springs Incline (often just called the Incline). In addition to all the other crazy things going on in my life right now,…
Back in February, on President’s Day Weekend, we had the blessing of a few days with the kids to enjoy some time outdoors. Unfortunately, the avalanche risk was high so our options for playing in the snow were limited. We decided to head up Snoqualmie Pass and revisit the slope I scrambled 6 weeks…
Thinking about my most memorable water experience on public lands reminds me of the time Elizabeth and I woke up at 4:15am knowing the day would test both our fortitude and quite possibly our friendship and donned our headlamps. We loaded our packs and headed down to the creek to fill up on water. After…