January is a funny month in the Pacific Northwest. We should be in the throngs of winter but the month has earned itself the portmanteau of “Juneuary” because the weather often feels like a typical day in early June. A fake spring. We almost hit 60 degrees last week! But next week we will dip…
You will find Day 1 of our San Juan Island trip here: Three Days In The San Juan Islands: Day 1 And Iceberg Point. As I mentioned on the Day 2 post, I realized while writing it that this was technically a 4 day, 3 night trip. My hubby so rarely takes more than a day…
You will find Day 1 of our San Juan Island trip here: Three Days In The San Juan Islands: Day 1 And Iceberg Point. San Juan County Park Our goal for Saturday morning was to ride our bikes the less than 3 miles to Lime Kiln Point State Park and hike for first part of…
Just like last year, the wildfire smoke has set upon the east side (and some of the west side) for my birthday weekend. Instead of our annual Cascade Loop adventure that year, we opted to head west to the San Juan Islands for some hiking and biking. This year for my birthday, we are opting…
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. Snuffy’s 2015 Pacific Crest Trail Journal : Lightning Rod of The Cascades June 26, 2015 Destination: Mt Thielsen Today’s Miles: 14.73 Start…
On a quick trip to the Columbia River Gorge in March, I decided to revisit the stunning waterfall on the Dry Creek Falls trail in Cascade Locks. My last visit was 5 months before the devastating Eagle Creek Fire in 2017 so it only seemed right to see how the forest and trail have recovered…