For our 23rd anniversary, and our second during the pandemic, Kim and I decided to travel east to the recreation area of Lake Chelan. Popular in the summertime for what…

Another birthday, another snowshoeing trip. The day before my 50th birthday party, Jim and I drove east to Snoqualmie Pass and rented some gear to do a short snowshoeing outing.

For my birthday this year Kim and I spent a three-day weekend in the mountain town of Leavenworth. A two-hour drive away, the small town is a popular destination year round…

Kim’s mother came up to Seattle in August for her annual visit. She loves our nearby mountains, so for this year’s trip we decided to visit the Crystal Mountain ski…

For the Memorial Day holiday we rode the ferry out to Orcas Island to visit the cabin of our friends Justin and Hanna. Located on the eastern half of the…

For the 4th of July weekend Kim and I joined a group of friends at Lake McMurray for a short camping trip and a fireworks show. The weather held most of…

Continuing on with my efforts to break in the new camera, we recently drove out along the Mountain Loop highway northeast of the city to do the Ashland Lakes trail….

For her 2009 visit, we took Kim's mother out to Mt. St. Helens. This was actually our second try, as the first time we went over ten years ago we…

Kim decided late last year that she was going to train for a half marathon. She originally planned to run a late-June race in Seattle, but it sold out so…

In July '07 Kim's mother came for a visit. During her trips we always make a point to travel to one of the nearby mountain ranges. This year we returned…