Kevin K, Lisa, Jim and I camped at the Colonial Creek Campground in order to get an early start on the traverse. After doing the car shuttle, we headed out on the Thunder Creek trail. We were supposed to cross Thunder Creek on the bridge leading into McAllister Campground but the bridge was washed out.…
When the weather went bad at the last minute on our Picket trip, Jim and I scrambled to come up with a Plan B. We decided to head over to Leavenworth, the east side always has better weather right? We would try our luck at getting a walk up permit into The Enchantments. The forest…
Last week, we made our last trip to Santa Clara University for Derek’s graduation. It took me 4 years to figure out the roads and now we are done. There were a few department functions leading up to the graduation ceremony on Saturday. Thursday night, the Theater Department took their grads out to dinner. Derek…
Last year when Jim and I were climbing Cowlitz Chimneys, I got my first good look at Little Tahoma Peak. I have spent very little time in Mt Rainier National Park so the ruggedness of the peak was new to me. Jim had climbed Little Tahoma several years ago but the weather was questionable so…
After spending Mother’s Day with Derek in San Jose, Jim and I headed into Yosemite for a 5 day backpacking trip. Last year, we only spent one night in the park which was not enough time to really go anywhere. Yosemite had reported 50% more snow than last year so Jim and I threw in…
With the weather changing to sunshine, Jim and I decided it was time to start our climbiing season. Since the snow in the cascades still needed to firm up, we headed to the Olympics. Mt Angeles was our objective. To break up the drive, we decided to make it a 2-day trip. This would also…
The Upper Michigan Peninsula in April is not a common vacation spot. Frankly, most businesses were still shutdown for winter. So how did Erika and I end up going there? Erika and I have been trying to find an adventure for 2019. Erika was in the mid-west for business. I flew into Wisconsin to join…
Construction of The Three Capes Track was completed near the end of 2015. Having only been open for 3 years, it’s incredible beauty has not spread worldwide yet. But it has quickly risen to number 26 in the top short hikes in the world. Tasmania’s south-east peninsula is definitely world a visit. The track took…
Since the Walls of Jerusalem were off due to smoke and heat, we headed to Hobart for a few days. Hobart wasn’t in our original schedule. Since Hobart is known as a town for foodies, we went out for a nice seafood dinner. The rumors were true. Everything was delicious. We took our full day…
As a mid-point to our trip, we booked a home in Ansons Bay in the Bay of Fires. The Bay of Fires is a section of coastline known for its white sand beaches, granite boulders, and orange lichen. Ansons Bay is a small community only accessible via dirt roads. Full time residents top out at…
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