A relatively new tradition Josh and I have is to go hiking for our wedding anniversary. We started this randomly three years ago on our ninth wedding anniversary when we ended…
DAY HIKING
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It seems as the theme of this year was adventures that had not quite gone as planned. (Having a Bad Time In The Badlands and So I Didn’t End Up Backpacking…
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I sat in my Jeep at the trailhead looking up at the ridge we were planning on hiking that afternoon. (Parker Ridge had been on our list of hikes since we…
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My Dad took us out on an off-trail hiking trip one afternoon through a rich, biodiverse forest on crown land that very few people (if any) have set foot in. This…
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Back in the 1930s The Mountaineers, a climbing and outdoor club in Seattle put together a list of gear called the 10 Essentials to help people be prepared for emergency situations…
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Over the course of the year, I headed to Elk Island National Park quite a number of times. I posted about my earlier trips here so I figured that I will…
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I won’t say no to an alpenglow sunrise or a drive down the Icefields Parkway late in the season. The crowds are much lower, there is next to no traffic, and…
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Over the last few days, Josh and I have headed out to Astotin Lake at Elk Island National Park a number of times to soak up the gorgeous spring days that…
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A month ago I celebrated my birthday by heading to the mountains! I have NEVER imagined that I would be doing most of this in mid-December. But here I was in…