After catching doing some trip planning I was headed to the Ape Cave Lava Tubes on Saturday 9/18. I stopped by REI on my way out of town to get a headlamp to compliment my flashlight since the cave had no lighting. After a 2 hour drive I arrived. It was raining and I knew …
It was so cold on Wednesday night I could see my breath in the air when I woke up. I had the clothing for this kind of weather, but it was still tough to get motivated to get out of bed. I made some coffee as I was tearing down my campsite to warm me …
Rampart Ridge, Signs from Adventures, and a Return to Paradise – Mount Rainier Day 3 I woke up Wednesday 9/15/2021 after another cold night and not sure what I was going to hike today and where I was going next. Heavy rain was in the forecast for Friday, so I wanted to spend one more …
I arrived at the Mount Rainier around 3 on Monday 9/13/2021 and was lucky to get one of the last first come first served sites at Cougar Rock. After setting up camp, which my tent barely fit into. I spent some time reorganizing how I had my tent, car and trunk laid out to make …
After some down time at my hotel, I wanted to get some biking in and headed to the Chehalis Western Trail, it was a pretty standard rail to trail that went thru communities and forested area with some nice view. The trail was closed or construction on the southern half, so I only got in …
I woke up to rain on Saturday and did some trip planning. I decided I wanted to stop and see the coastal area, then get a hotel in Olympia for a couple days before heading to Mount Rainier. As I drove down the highway to visit Ruby Beach, I saw a sign that said Tsunami …
On Friday morning 9/10 I packed up camp and drove 2 hours to the Hoh Rainforest. The last 3 days had been great, and I didn’t think my trip could get much better. I had been told about the rainforest by a number of people and had felt it calling me ever since I started …
Tuesday 9/7/2021 – Heart O’ the Hills CampgroundI started off Tuesday with a small .6 mile hike on my way out of Sol Duc Valley. After a 1.5 hour drive I arrived at the Heart O’ the Hills Campground hoping to get a first come first serve campsite. I was surprised to find the campground …
I left Burlington Sunday morning and went biking on the Centennial trail. It was a nice trail but not a destination trail. I saw a lot of people on it and it reminded me of the Military Ridge trail near Madison. One interesting part was a series of signs that told a story at a …
Scroll to the bottom for the TLDR (To Long Didn’t Read) After doing laundry in Seattle I arrived in Burlington around 7:30pm on Thursday, enough time to grab some craft beer and food before checking into my hotel. I spent Friday morning catching up on some work and lost track of time before heading to …
