The most luxuriant and the most extravagantly beautiful of all the alpine gardens I ever beheld in all my mountain-top wanderings… – John Muir – When I drove through the entrance of Mt. Rainier National Park for the first time, I wasn’t entirely sure what was in store. Though I had thoughts of pursuing Eagle […]
| September 6, 2016 | I can’t believe how much I packed into one Sunday in July. It was somewhat of a mistake to make my Sunday so spontaneously long, filled with many discoveries in Olympic National Park. I may have overdone it a wee bit, considering the long drives involved… but, hey, no regrets! […]
| August 31, 2016 | On a Saturday morning at Olympia Farmer’s Market, I connected with a fellow writer. A young girl sat upon a boxed crate with a typewriter before her, extracting inspiration from her muses. Passerbys requested various topics, and she enlivened each individual’s spirit with her words. She connected to others through […]
| August 29, 2016 | On a Sunday morning, I woke up and thought, “I want to go to Second Beach.” So I did. The End. Just kidding…ish. Seriously, all I wanted to was to see the Pacific Ocean, and I decided driving 3.5 hours to the beach was well worth it. I’ve been taking screen shots […]
| August 15, 2016 | Mind over matter, mind over matter, mind over matter… I found myself having to channel my inner optimist with a great deal of effort for the second portion of my backpacking journey into Olympic National Park. With being deep in the woods and recognizing the only way out was to continue walking, […]
| August 9, 2016 | My first backpacking trip in numbers: 1 destination. 1 campground at Boulder Creek. 1 stunning view of Mount Olympus. 2 days. 2 new adventure buddies. 3 coffee mugs. 3-1/2 liters of Camelback water. 6 backpacker meals. 65-liter Osprey Ariel backpack. 4,000 feet of elevation gain. 4,000 feet of elevation loss. 4,000 feet of elevation gain… and loss… […]
