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A Tour of Willapa Giants

My Mom and Dad are top-notch Citizen Scientists with the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge. Since retiring to the Washington Coast they've spent many hours volunteering and getting to know...

New Years Snowshoeing (ish)

After a subdued New Years Eve at home fending off an attempt at a cold, Connie and I joined Matt, Kelly, and Nathan for a hike. And hike it...

Mahukona Whale Watching, Ala Kahakai Beach Trail Hike

Though Connie and I chose not to stay at Mahukona our first night on the Kohala Coast we headed there this morning on multiple local's words the whale watching...

Morning in Laupahoehoe, Waipi'o Valley & Hi'iawe Waterfall Hike

It was hard to get over how beautiful our camping spot at Laupahoehoe really was this morning. Connie and I enjoyed watching the sunrise and surf for a while...

Kapoho Tide Pool Snorkeling, Lava Hike

Connie and I awoke in our second campground of the trip to beautiful sunshine and surfers. Turns out the beach here at Isaac Hale, though not at all sandy,...

Trek Across Tokeland

Connie and I joined other folks from the area and elsewhere on today's Trek Across Tokeland. We did two treks. The first was a lovely walk along the inner...

Trek Across Tokeland with Family

Photos ~ Kinnaird Castle, Glen Clova hike, and evening poker

Photos ~ David's Birthday in Rosslyn: Hike, Pint, & Rugby

Photos ~ Pack Forest Hike and Alder Lake

I needed to get out yesterday so I took in a hike at the nearby Pack Forest. It's a UW owned forest used for research but it's open to...

High altitude hike

We had some cereal breakfast this morning before Mandy joined us at our site in the Mazama Campground. Once here, we all packed up and headed around the south...

From dots, to lines, to limbs

BOOM! No, that's not the sound of an explosion coming from the very volcano we saught to hike up today. That's the effect that the view from Aaron's cabin...

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