My friend Sarah and I stopped by a new coffee spot in Darrington, WA, after hiking the White Chuck Bench Trail in March and I forgot to tell you all about it! Sarah had spied it when we had driven through town on the way to the trailhead so we stopped by for…
Category: Road Trips
Am I The Only One Hiking The Clallam Bay Spit?
Okay, seriously. I can’t be the only one! Back in 2016, Gary and I found this little gem of a beach hike while escaping to the Washington Coast for Thanksgiving. A stop at a quaint thrift store in the town of Forks led to a beachcombing suggestion by the owners and it blew…
Snuffy’s 2015 Pacific Crest Trail Journal : A Little Bit Of This, A Little Bit Of That
I am currently sharing journal entries from my section hiking of the Pacific Crest Trail in Oregon. For this section, you can start here: Snuffy’s 2015 Pacific Crest Trail Journal : Bring on The Bugs. These are the post section hiking entries I wrote as I did a little road tripping, slowly making my way back…
A Little Bit Of Snow, Then Sun, Then Snow Again: Timing Is Everything
The truth is that I really haven’t gone anywhere more than 60 miles away since last November and I am itching to do so. A combination of saving money and trying to catch up on a long to-do list has had me staying closer to home but it is time to get out there! So…
2024: Highlights Of Another Year Outdoors
It is hard to believe it is time again for a year recap but well, here it is. Another name for this recap could be All-The-Blog-Posts-I-Didn’t-Write-In-2024 but as always, I hope to do more detailed posts of some of these experiences. There will be a second recap post tomorrow that highlights non-outdoorsy memories and you…
Ode To My Kitchen Go Tote
So this is not going to be a glamorous post but since I wrote up a post about our latest hiking road trip and talked a little about how I eat on the road, I thought I would share some photos of my “Kitchen Go Tote” in action. You have probably heard about having a…






