July Twenty Twenty

Driving to hike Lake 22, I passed a car with a sticker on the back window. (Lake 22 is absolutely…

Nine!

Laine celebrated nine years orbiting around the sun in July. It’s hard to believe she’s nine, even though it feels…

Talus Loop

If I’m going to see a bear while hiking, I feel like this will be the place. Multiple bear chilling…

Camp Orkila Twenty Twenty

Camp Orkila, Covid style. The annual Camp Orkila trip back in May was cancelled. That whole pandemic thing was in…

Lake 22

Or is it Lake Twenty-Two? It’s written both ways. And as someone who appreciates consistency, it’s also written Lake Twentytwo…

June Twenty Twenty

June brought slices of normal: we’ve seen some friends, gone a few places, and enjoyed select activities. It’s been nice…

May Twenty Twenty

A random thought I had while on a run: If I knew I was going to die while the kids…

April Twenty Twenty

12,395 days. That’s how many days Bill Murray—or Phil Connors—spent in Groundhog Day. So basically, life does imitate art. We’re…

March Twenty Twenty

What a month. March was spent mostly at home. No complaints. I’m a homebody and apparently more of an introvert…

February Twenty Twenty

February was long for a short month. And not a very exciting month. Unless you count a sunny day as…