Last week I needed to venture in Monroe, WA, to pick up some yarn at Ben Franklin. I am at the end of my 2023 year long knitting project, this time a Sophie Shawl based on precipitation (rainy days vs dry days). I was mostly through November when it was clear I was going to…
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Reaching Our Turn Around Point
Editor’s note: it is the month of December and for many bloggers it is the season of “Blogmas”. It is a marathon of posting every day for the month of December, often with a holiday theme. For some crazy reason I have dived into this as motivation to clear out some drafts and repost some…
Snuffy’s 2014 Pacific Crest Trail Journal-Oregon Wrap Up
Here are the last few journal entries for the Oregon PCT in 2014, finally! It is always interesting to go back and look at some of my observations and goals. Which ones I kept, which ones I am still working on and which are no longer a priority. Growth is a good thing… September 2…
Snuffy’s 2014 Pacific Crest Trail Journal-Oregon Day 6
July 14th Destination: Barlow Pass Today’s Miles: 19 Start Location: Timothy Lake Trip Miles: 102 I woke up this morning and with plans to continue south at 5:30 am. Repacking my gear, I realized that I needed to do a better job of checking to make sure I have everything I need before starting…
Why You Might Not Want To Wear A Skirt Even When Recreating Responsibly
Editor’s note: there are quite a few people landing here on my story about wearing a hiking skirt while recreating responsibly (got to love Google) and if that is you, you will find information about what I wear at the end of the post! The Friday before last I ventured out for a hike…
Do You Have A Favorite Outdoor Brain Worm?
In a post I wrote last year, Maybe We Need A Few More Tourists on Public Lands, I mentioned hiking behind a young couple in bright yellow rainsuits who spontaneously began singing in a joy filled moment along the Spruce Trail in the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park. Have you ever had that happen…