Elwha Valley, Humes Ranch Loop, and Goblins Gate (A Six-Mile Hike)
It may have been less than six miles. Part of the route was washed out. I think. It was hard to tell. There were signs, there were counter-signs. Anything was possible and therefore nothing mattered....
View ArticleA Big Day at the Naval Undersea Museum
Probably *every* day is a big day there though. The Naval Undersea Museum is a museum located in Keyport, Wash., which is pretty close to the big ol’ Navy base in Bremerton as well as the unknown-sized...
View ArticleSnow on Snoqualmie and Mt. Rainier (and Mt. Adams I Guess)
One good thing about being a student is that you get a holiday break and you can take it for granted and no one’s gonna think you’re ungrateful. Except I was still working on my one paper, but...
View ArticleSkiing White Pass
Went to White Pass for the first time in my life on Thursday. Snow was PNW-great, visibility was interesting and variable, with a freezing fog making Couloir Basin kind of useless and about a 60-second...
View ArticleCrystal Mountain Resort (Report from Yesterday)
Headed up skiing to Crystal Mountain with my dad yesterday. I’m guessing I hadn’t been there since some time before 2000 (the year). Um. Here are some facts so that I can list here in order to break up...
View ArticleSkiing Mt. Baker on New Year’s Day
This blog is apparently now mostly about chronicling my experiences of skiing badly in as many places as possible. OTOH, at least it has a theme. I grew up in the Seattle area, but had never been to...
View ArticleWhat I Did on My Summer Vacation (Last Year): In Washington
Oregon gives way to Washington. BTW, this, all this last summer stuff, was part of a homelessness-inspired road trip I took in 2014. My house in Pittsburgh sold way faster than I meant for it to sell...
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