My Health Adventure
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Dosewallips, Olympic National Park
The first backpacking trip of the year was a great success! I was able to invite folks from work for a first overnight hiking trip for 3 of 4 of them, and get all my gear out and put it to use! We had a great time, and this particular part of Olympic National Park…
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Hiking in the wilderness
What activities do you lose yourself in? I always thought Groundhog Day was a pretty funny movie, until I actually considered the reality of it. Every day is another repeat… wash, rinse, spin over and over and over and over. For the characters in the original movie, obsession with getting a relationship right was not…
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No
Do you trust your instincts? My first thought when I saw this prompt was to answer yes: I follow my instincts all the time. I feel like my work day is full of this dynamic: I have a feeling, then I act on it and make the right call. I have a conversation with a…
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Iceland is Awesome
In July of 2023, I was plotting my travel back to Seattle from Spain after leaving my son there for a semester abroad. We had developed an epic plan involving flights to London, the Chunnel, Paris, Bordeaux, and then an afternoon stop in Hendaye, and a train to Donastia, where he would be staying and…
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How is your heart?
If you are going to worry about your health, what should be on the top of the list? Your HEART. Number one killer: In the United States, one of every 5 deaths is heart related. This has been the case for decades, but our treatment abilities for this deadly group of diseases has increased significantly.…
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It’s Lottery Season!
Yes, Mt Rainier National Park is still snowed in and will be until the 4th of July. Same with the Enchantments up near Leavenworth WA. In order to stay over night and backpack in these amazing locations, you need to enter a lottery at recreation.gov and see if randomly you get to pre-book you trip.…
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The choice is impossible
Beach or mountains? Which do you prefer? Why? I just can’t decide! I look at the montage of images in my mind of all the beaches… the soft sand seeping up in between my toes, the beautiful sunsets, the waves and the way they wash over me, powerful and at the same time calming. Then…
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First hike of the year…
The weather is beautiful and cold in the Northwest. We’ve had an unusual 10 days or so of clear skies and sunshine. The temperatures have been cold, but we decided to brave the chill and do a short hike to see some nature and a cute waterfall. We visited Ludlow Falls in Port Ludlow, Washington.…
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The elephant in the room
For decades, the healthcare world believed that a bit of alcohol every day provided some heart benefit, specifically red wine. It seemed to be part of the magical Mediterranean diet, which again and again proves wondrous for the human heart and decreased disease. Unfortunately, the science behind this suggestion was wrong, and not only false…
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