Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
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
A few years back we visited Fort Ebey with my parents as part of a day-long adventure on Whidbey Island. As we were exploring the area around the fort, we ended up walking along a trail that offered spectacular views over the Sound and Olympic mountain range. Ever since we’ve been saying that we should …
Continue reading Washington Hikes: Ebey’s Landing
The stars finally aligned again last weekend and we were able to head outdoors to enjoy some more trail time Saturday morning. We had a few other plans Saturday afternoon so we decided to stick with a reasonable morning hike near Snoqualmie and North Bend, which is only about an hour drive from our home. …
Continue reading Washington Hikes: Talus Loop Trail
Among the many things I didn’t know about Washington until we moved here: Skagit County is home to a significant array of tulip and daffodil fields! The annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is a major spring event each year that draws thousands of people from across the country to see the amazing fields in bloom …
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I know we're already through the first quarter of 2018, but it's taken me that long to organize our major travel plans for this year. Not that other things won't pop up along the way, but I usually like to head into a new year with a good idea of our time off/holiday schedules, important …
Continue reading Travel 2018: Weekend Warriors
Despite Daylight Saving Time making it more difficult than usual to climb out of bed, we managed to get ourselves in gear and out the door early enough to be the second ones on a new-to-us trail near Granite Falls called the Old Robe Canyon. It was a good thing we were early. The trailhead …
Continue reading Washington Hikes: Old Robe Canyon
We tend to go hiking as a couple, mostly because we're amateurs and don't want to embarrass ourselves and hold back our friends who are extremely proficient. Lately we've been doing more hikes and getting in better shape so when our friends recently asked if we wanted to go hiking together, we finally said yes! …
Continue reading Washington Hikes: Rattlesnake Ledge and East Peak
My evenings and weekends have been subsumed by my studies, making weekend getaways more challenging this year. To combat cabin fever, we’ve been spending more time hiking, which has proven to be the perfect weekend activity—a good amount of time being active outdoors but without taking up the entire weekend so I still have time …
Continue reading Washington Hikes: Lake 22
Little Si was our last hike of 2017 and a perfect bookend to a year of hiking that officially commenced with our summit of its big brother, Mount Si. We were planning to ring in the new year in Falls City so we packed everything up for our overnight and arrived at the Little Si …
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This ended up being an interesting year for travel in our household. On the professional side of things, Brian traveled more this year than any other. While the airline and hotel points are great for stretching our travel budget, it’s felt a little like we’re back to the long-distance relationship we maintained the first six …
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Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
Travel and books together
Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
Finding direction and purpose from travel and culture
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