Those who know me know I rarely hike along the I-90 corridor but today was an exception. The hubby’s car was in the shop and he needed a ride to work in Bellevue so I offered to get up early at 5:30am to take him. And to make it worth it, I decided to chose…
I have had plans to hike along the High Divide and Seven Lakes Basin loop in some form for some 7 years now and they have always been thwarted in some way: thunderstorms, wildfire smoke, broken shoulder, broken toe, etc. So last year I was not surprised when not only did my car decide it…
I think I have mentioned a few times that the process of having to fix the website last year gave me the goal this year to get back to some of the hikes I have not visited in years. That is why you saw me at Barclay Lake and the East Fork Foss River at…
This spring has found me staying pretty close to home in an effort to not only train for a bike ride at the end of April but to save money for two trips this summer. I plan to get out for some wildflower wandering in Wenatchee later this month but mostly I am sustaining myself…
I can’t help but share this wildflower map by Northwest Wildflowers I saw posted on Facebook this last week. If you are wondering where the best places for spring wildflowers in the states of Washington and Oregon right now, it is the place to find out! In the past I would go to Washington Trails Association…
Last year I had a chance to hike the new trailhead at the end of Maiden Lane in Wenatchee named Kenzie’s Landing after the nearby trail of the same name. It is a great alternative trailhead to the ones at Horse Lake Reserve and Sage Hills which tend to see more cars than there is…