Okay, this is a shameless plug for trail work on the Pacific Crest Trail. Have you thought about doing some trail maintenance this year but aren’t sure where to start? Feeling a little intimated? It was just a year ago that I did and a friend talked me into coming to the trail skills college…
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Spring Break Road Trip, Day 1: A Wave Alternative, 4 Wheeling In A Subcompact and My First Night Ever Cowboy Camping
Our trip began with a plane ride into McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. There is just something about flying in Vegas that is unlike other airports. All the glittery people and cacophony of slot machines. The simultaneous release of breath that a vacation has started and the holding of that breath thinking about…
Spring Break Road Trip: Where Do I Start?
6 days, 1100+ miles, 4 states, 5 national parks, 2 state parks, 10 hikes and one big adventure. Returning home from vacation is never easy. Although I was ready to sleep in my own bed and see loved ones, there is that mix of loss and disappointment at returning to the same familiar life where…
4 Hikes and 1 Night in Eastern WA
A couple years ago, at the end of summer, I decided to take a short road trip over to Eastern Washington to visit Palouse Falls State Park*. I had never been (hard to believe since I lived over there for 6 years) but it was calling my name. I decided to make the trip worth…
Good Food On I-90: Drop The Brick And Head To Base Camp
I shared in my last hike post about Playing Hookie on Hex a few weeks ago, relishing in a little spring fever and being rewarded with a sunshiny day and solitude on the mountain. We were on the way back, and decided to stop in Roslyn with just a little bit of time. Elle had been told of a cute little place…
Make New Friends And Keep The Old: Playing Hookie on Hex
One of the things I did when I went back to my work last fall was promise myself that it would not get in the way of my hiking. Nothing I do is that important that I can’t take advantage of sunny days or friends’ invites to get outdoors. The money isn’t worth it, either….