Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
During our recent long weekend in Glacier National Park, we spent time driving to the various areas within the park, covering to some degree the north, east and southeast sections of the park. Unfortunately the western side of the park was fairly inaccessible due to active wildfires, but we were thrilled they had opened Going …
Continue reading Hikes, Waterfalls and Bears—Oh, My! in Many Glacier
Our second day in Montana we woke up on the eastern side of Glacier National Park, grabbed some coffee and scones from the shop in our hotel, and got ready to set out for Alberta, Canada, so we could see the Canadian portion of Glacier National Park. As we were about to set out, I …
Continue reading An Afternoon in Waterton, Alberta
One of the best parts about taking the overnight train from Everett, Washington, to Whitefish, Montana, was that we arrived in Whitefish around 8 a.m. with the whole day ahead of us! The weather forecasts were calling for rain both in Whitefish as well as in Glacier National Park so we decided to head straight …
Continue reading Views and Hikes on Whitefish Mountain
It wasn’t until we moved to the Greater Seattle Area that we spent any effort investigating the benefits of train travel as a viable means for exploring this new area of the world we call home. While purchasing rail passes and mapping out stations and time tables has been a no-brainer when we travel abroad—and …
Continue reading Travel by Train: Overnight Adventures on Amtrak
Ever since we hiked the Old Robe Canyon Trail and learned about the ghost town of Monte Cristo we've been wanting to hike to it. The trailhead is a good hour plus from our house and the hike is more than eight miles-- not accounting for time to actually explore the site itself-- so we …
Continue reading Washington Hikes: Monte Cristo
Despite having visited Fairhaven multiple times, both on our own as well as with family and friends who have come to visit, we haven’t spent much time exploring Bellingham. Our one experience included popping in a couple of breweries our friends recommended at the conclusion of our journey up Chuckanut Drive, but it had been …
Continue reading Bike Trip to Bellingham
I couldn't believe it when I saw that Bette Midler had taken on the role of Dolly in the Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! I don't remember how I came across the news or why I found out about it so late, but by the time I did, she was finishing up and turning things …
Continue reading Bucket List: Seeing Bette on Broadway
Between work, school, family and friend visits, and any number of other excuses we realized it had been several weeks since we had been on a hike. We were in serious need of some exercise and a mental break and knew heading to the woods would help! We chose a local hike relatively near our …
Continue reading Washington Hikes: Japanese Gulch
Over Memorial Day weekend we went on an awesome roadtrip with my inlaws to (finally!) see the Grand Coulee Dam and some new sights on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains. We took I-90 so we could quickly buzz over to the dam, making a few stops along the way. For our return, we …
Continue reading The Dam Tour: Columbia River Dams
The Grand Coulee Dam has been on our to do list since we moved to Washington. It became of even greater interest to me when my employer was acquired by Kaiser Permanente and I learned more about one of KP's co-founders--the industrialist Henry J. Kaiser--who built the Grand Coulee Dam (and the Hoover Dam, and …
Continue reading Roadtrip to the Grand Coulee Dam
Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
