Nature
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To Banff and back again…
Think back on your most memorable road trip. My favorite road trip of all time was back in the summer of 2016 when I decided to take my two teenagers on a significant adventure. During the spring, we reviewed lots of options. We came up with Banff National Park in Canada as our midpoint destination.…
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They are everywhere…
Do you ever see wild animals? Yes. Here’s a fast and furious picture slide show of some of my favorites that I captured with my camera… And a video of my favorite bird… And a video of my favorite scary North American mammal… I hope to see more and more… I’ll update this as I find more…
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What is my favorite hike in Washington?
Today, I thought about this question and have a favorite but I do not guarantee that the favorite will remain the same. In fact, I thought about this prompt many days, and my favorite hike changed every time I considered the act of choosing. I am actually a fairly decisive person, so what is my problem? Washington has…
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Dungeness Spit
It is time for a hike, but what does one do in December?? The mountain byways are snowed in. Weather is totally unpredictable over a few thousand feet above sea level. My favorite area for this time of year is the northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. It lies perfectly in the rain…
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Favorite place to travel…
This is a difficult question and it depends on my mood when you ask me. Overall, though, I can’t get past Kaua’i, Hawaii. I have been there three times, more than any other vacation spot and there are plenty of reasons for that. The main reason to me, though, is that I think it is…
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Great Sand Dunes
Last June, during a nice break in between jobs, I traveled to Colorado to check out the national park scene. After some deliberation, I decided a few weeks ahead of time to travel south from Denver and visit the Great Sand Dunes National Park. Honestly, I didn’t know much about it. This was going to…
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Mount Walker
One of my favorite go-to hikes is a roughly 5 mile jaunt round trip up a small mountain on the Olympic Peninsula. It’s a moderately challenging climb, rising 2000 feet in just two miles. On top there are two vistas with very different views: the north side gives a nice view up into the East…
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Time off… Taking a new direction in life
Free time in nature Last June, I left my job and took a month off to reflect, relax and spend time in nature. This was a major deal for me. I had been working or going to school for decades with no real break beyond recovery vacations. My wife and I decided that this would…
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