Once again the Washington Cascades score big. Every time we head up into Washington to hike or ride I am totally blown away with how great it is. Don’t get me wrong, the Oregon Cascades are spectacular, but like I have said numerous times, there is just something about the Washington Cascades that I totally…
Category: Hikes
Paulina Lake Weekend
The quick and dirty summary of the weekend can be summarized quickly as: Stayed in a volcano (technically a caldera) Took a dip in a natural hot spring Hiked around Paulina Lake Mountain biked the rim of the caldera Saw the sunset from 8,000 feet Spent time with my beautiful wife Live music while lounging…
Dog (Codi) Mountain Hike
I spent most of last week in San Diego for a work thing, so last weekend was quite mellow. This weekend though we decided to finally hike Dog Mountain. People have been telling us since we moved here that you need to do this hike when all the wildflowers are blooming. We finally set aside…
Hike and Bike
Mia and I took Codi out to the Tillamook Forest Center for a repeat of his very first hike with us. We originally had hoped to head in the opposite direction on the Wilson River Trail, but not 400 yards from the Forest Center start the trail is closed in that direction due to some…
NH Invasion: Day 4
Life is a beach! That is the theme of the NH Invasion for day 4. On the way out to the coast we made a slight detour to check out the Jewell Meadows Elk Herds that Mia and I had driven by on our way back from Ft. Stevens. I thought it was pretty cool,…
Winding down 2015
Mia and I spent the day after Christmas in Cannon Beach. We wanted to take Codi on an adventure and the forecast for the coast was low 40’s and light winds. There is something really nice about Cannon Beach. It’s got a nice vibe to it. Kind of reminds me a bit of York, Maine. …
