Jump to the recipe… I shared in the last email newsletter about how I had a chance to drive south and visit with a good friend before winter break. We met on SR 12 near Packwood for a repeat hike of the Dry Creek Trail. Our last outing was back in June when we did…
Jump to the recipe… Winter is here, snow has blanketed the mountains near me with wonderful white powder. It is time for snowshoes, mittens and hot cocoa. I have spent the last couple weekends at home working on writing projects and deep cleaning some long neglected rooms of the house. The weather has been fickle…
Jump to the recipe… Can we just put it out there now that this was been one heck of a weird year? Back in June, it was time to decide what to do for my husband’s birthday. The last two years I had taken him to Stehekin, one of my favorite places in Washington. But…
Jump to the recipe… At the beginning of this whole pandemic thing, a doctor and climber friend of mine sent out an email about starting a pandemic journal to document his experiences at the clinic. He also suggested some pandemic reading to help put things in perspective. Needless to say, I have not pursued that…
Editor’s note: there are quite a few people landing here on my story about wearing a hiking skirt while recreating responsibly (got to love Google) and if that is you, you will find information about what I wear at the end of the post! The Friday before last I ventured out for a hike…
Jump to the recipe… In case you missed it, we passed right into May on Friday. MAY. Odds are my snowshoe adventures are over for this year and we will be lucky if we get to do some slushy postholing and snowbridge avoiding before it’s mosquito and wildfire season. But there’s no crying over…