Category:travel

June 12, 2023

:: SADDLEBAG ISLAND

Island camping had been on my bucket list for a long time, and living in the Pacific Northwest certainly increases the odds with a...

Continue Reading
April 18, 2023

:: KACHESS & STEAMBOAT ROCK

Summers in the Pacific Northwest are full of indelible moments and experiences: warm gusts of air rushing through the Douglas fir and cedar treelined...

Continue Reading
January 30, 2023

:: COACHELLA VALLEY, PART II

If you want beautiful desert hiking with sheer isolation, it doesn’t get a whole lot better than the Coachella Valley just outside of Palm...

Continue Reading
February 22, 2022

:: COACHELLA VALLEY

when stuck in the doldrums of a Seattle winter and in dire need of a respite and some sunshine (Seattle winters can get rather...

Continue Reading
October 27, 2021

:: WENATCHEE

is there really an apple capital of the world? you bet your sweet honey crisp there is…it’s the town of Wenatchee! my...

Continue Reading
September 23, 2021

:: GOTHIC BASIN

mystifying. mind blowing. fomo inducing. jaw dropping. it’s easy to run out of superlatives to describe the endless beauty of...

Continue Reading
September 15, 2021

:: BIG HEART LAKE

had it really been seven whole years since my last backpacking adventure? to be honest I was a bit nervous about the idea...

Continue Reading
April 23, 2021

:: COLUMBIA WILDLIFE REFUGE

Over a warm April weekend I pulled together my car camping kit, kayak and SUP (stand up paddleboard) for a fun getaway to the...

Continue Reading
March 23, 2021

:: METHOW VALLEY

Living in the Northwest for almost 3 decades and not (I think?) ever visiting the Methow Valley seemed like an absolute crime, so I...

Continue Reading
September 27, 2020

:: ORCAS ISLAND

There is always something that feels a little magical about a journey up to the Orcas Islands in the San Juans (yep, getting a...

Continue Reading