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 …
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 …
Last week I had the opportunity to travel to Seattle for a few days for some in-person team meetings and thought it would be fun to play tourist in between those engagements. Despite having lived in the Puget Sound region for almost eight years, there are tons of places we didn't get around to visiting …
Although we've tried to see and experience as much as possible during our seven years in Washington, a big gap in our travels has been southeastern part of the state. We enjoyed our couple trips to Spokane and our wine tastings in Walla Walla, but we somehow never made it around to exploring the area …
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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