Need some good news today? The national program, Every Kid In A Park was given funding for another year! Outdoor Alliance For Kids reports from October 2nd: Washington, DC — Today, members of Congress on both sides of the aisle came together to pass the Every Kid Outdoors Act, to help get our kids outdoors….
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When A Mountain Becomes A Memorial
For my birthday a few weekends ago, I was able to head out with some of my family (the ones who love to scramble up mountains) and revisit a summit that I was not able to reach a little less than two years ago when I was there by myself. Fear (and maybe sensibility) got…
Who Is Your Favorite Hiker?
A few Fridays ago, on a grey and wet morning typical of the Pacific Northwest we all know and love, I received a phone call. I had just settled in at the dining room table in my sweats and slippers to write up some new résumés, when I heard my phone ring. Very few people…
In Search of Castles
At the beginning of this summer when I quit my job, I had several goals on my mind when I looked towards the summer and what I wanted to do with my time (besides hiking, of course). One of those goals revolved around my son, Mitchell. I haven’t talked much about here on the blog…
She Died Doing What I Love: One Year Later
I thought I would give you a little update on my posts from last summer, She Died Doing What I Love and Beauty: Salve For The Soul. It is hard to believe it has already been a whole year, so much has happened in such a small amount of time. Many of you know we…
How Did I Spend My First Monday Without A Full Time Job?
We were up and out the door at 2:45am and headed for the North Cascades Highway on a family mission. Only for very, very situations will I get up at this ungodly hour. The drive is long and dramatically beautiful, but better in the daylight, however. We made it through the small town of Mazama…