Distance: 3.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 1040 ft. After our amazing ski of Mt. McLouglin and going on a Bender (lots of beers in Bend) we woke up with…… Read more “2018-04-22 Friends Peak!”
Month: April 2018
2018-04-21 Mt. McLoughlin Ski
Distance: 10.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 4622 ft. I had previously been up Mt. McLoughlin in Southern Oregon twice, once in June with lots of snow and once in…… Read more “2018-04-21 Mt. McLoughlin Ski”
2018-04-22 Ebey’s Landing
Distance: 3.69 mi.Elevation Gain: 295 ft. Laura and I had both been meaning to check out Whidbey Island for quite some time. She had heard that the…… Read more “2018-04-22 Ebey’s Landing”
2018-04-21 Little Si
Distance: 4.13 mi.Elevation Gain: 1280 ft. I met up with a couple friends for a quick jaunt up Little Si. The trail wasn’t too muddy or even…… Read more “2018-04-21 Little Si”
2017-04-22-23 Skiing Frosty Mountain, BC
Distance: 11.7 mi.Elevation Gain: 4525 ft. Since we all have Nexus passes, providing us slightly easier access to Canada Melissa, Jim and I were excited to explore…… Read more “2017-04-22-23 Skiing Frosty Mountain, BC”
2017-04-01 Poo Poo Point and West Tiger Mountain
Distance: 8.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 3700 ft. We arrived at the Chirico trailhead on Issaquah-Hobart Rd SE at 9 AM. It was raining hard enough that the parking…… Read more “2017-04-01 Poo Poo Point and West Tiger Mountain”
Even scaredy-pantses can get rad!
When I was 19 years old, I moved to Beijing, China with a one-way ticket and $400 to my name. I also didn’t speak any Chinese. 8…… Read more “Even scaredy-pantses can get rad!”
2016-04-16 Skiing Cowlitz Rocks
Distance: 6.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 2550 ft. It was a beautiful day in Rainier National Park and we arrived just after 9 AM. We walked a bit southeast…… Read more “2016-04-16 Skiing Cowlitz Rocks”
2015-04-18 Skiing Washington Pass
Distance: 2.5 miElevation Gain: 1775 ft. We met some friends at a pullout just west of the Highway 20 hairpin and got started climbing northwest toward Cutthroat…… Read more “2015-04-18 Skiing Washington Pass”
Save Money by: Camping Everywhere!
By the time I finished my thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2013, I had come to think of my tent as a home. I had also…… Read more “Save Money by: Camping Everywhere!”