My friend Steve from the Peninsula Wilderness Club had enquired a few times about the Ancient Lake hikes that I sometimes go on. For Steve and me, this trip was a long time coming. Since it gets very hot and dry, Ancient Lake is not usually a place one goes for a hike in the summer. This however …
On Labor Day weekend this year, I co-hosted a backpacking trip around Jack Mountain in the North Cascades / Pasayten Wilderness with fellow PWC club member Kevin Koski. Joining us on the trip was another friend and club member, Isaac Sun. Originally another group of people from Hawaii that saw the trip announcement on-line was going to join us but …
I walk by this graffiti on my way to work every morning. Creepy looking Yoda using da force. Update: Glad I took a picture when I did. Someone painted over this recently and I noticed it just today, Sept 21st 2011.
When I was young and probably in my teens, I used to think it would be cool to live in an apartment. Every time I saw this bldg in Seattle I would wonder how cool it would be to live here, Jeffersons style, moving on up! My tastes have changed since then. …
This year, starting in May, myself and Doug Savage of the Peninsula Wilderness Club made a pledge to sponsor weekly hikes up Green Mountain every Thursday night after work. In the first few weeks we didn’t have many folks show, mainly just a few friends. By the end of the season, we had as many as …