Twelve!

Blaise is now 12, one year away from teenage territory. This kid has been top notch since day one. He…

Summer 2022

Summer took forever to start and now it’s taking forever to end. Weather-wise. It’s mid-October now, and the weather hasn’t…

Snoqualmie Tunnel

Apparently August had a train theme. First there was Iron Goat Trail. Then rail riders in Shelton. And then this…

Shelton

Sometimes I wonder how life would be without the Internet. I mean, I lived without it back in the day.…

Iron Goat Trail

Supposedly the most haunted trail in Washington State. And one of the top haunted trails in the United States, “…hikers…

Gold Creek Pond

This one had been on my list for a few years. It’s a simple sucker, a mile loop. It always…

Boulder Garden Loop

Good for kids the WTA hiking description says. It’s called out with a cute little graphic. We took eight kids.…

Road Tripping 2022

Sometimes I think I like the idea of things more than actually doing them. Like an 11-day road trip to…

Eleven!

Laine is 11! Palindrome territory. With each year, Laine gets quirkier and more entertaining. And more mature, but sometimes that’s…