After a couple days of hiking at Baker Lake and Shannon Ridge in North Cascades National Park, we enjoyed a beautiful, clear day for the final hike of our trip - Sauk Mountain. Brian and his brother hiked Sauk Mountain many years ago and really enjoyed it. We always said we would make time to …
One of the more challenging hikes we tackled during our recent trip to Washington state was the Shannon Ridge trail in the North Cascades. We found the Washington Trails Association (WTA) description spot on: epic views with fewer crowds. We only saw one person on the trail despite a fair number of cars in the …
During our recent getaway to Seattle, we headed north and spent the long holiday weekend (and my birthday!) hiking in North Cascades National Park and around Mount Baker. Our first morning we opted for a longer hike with minimal elevation gain as a warm up for the more challenging hikes on our list. We selected …
Our 2025 was filled with new adventures and lots of travel to spend time with loved ones, both domestic and abroad. We started the year with road trips around the Mountain West to visit friends and family in Colorado and Utah and hike in new-to-us national parks in Utah and Nevada, including Capitol Reef, Bryce …
Our 2024 was one for the books. It was our first full year taking time off work, and we made the best of it by traveling in the U.S. and abroad, spending time with friends and family, crossing bucket list experiences off our list, and focusing on our health. This year's travels took us across …
I recently spent a long weekend in Seattle catching up with friends, enjoying the fall foliage, walking the waterfront, and reminiscing about our time living in the Pacific Northwest. Despite having lived there for seven years, each time I return I find new places to visit and things to do. That was true of this …
I don't usually need a lot of motivation to get outdoors but sometimes I read or learn something that inspires me to try a new outdoor experience or develop an appreciation for a new aspect of nature. This Earth Day I certainly plan to #optoutside, but I'd be fooling myself to think I'll go through …
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
Finding direction and purpose on the road, in the outdoors, and on the page
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