That’s the thing about an out and back – you have to go back. And you have to go back the same way you came. Which can be kind of nice because you know what lies ahead. And also hard because you know what lies ahead. But despite how sore I had been on Saturday […]
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To call Stehekin a small town is probably being generous. It is basically a tiny land locked island, complete with all the complications of being an island. It’s hard to get anything there, if you have to go to the doctor “down lake” you have to spend the night in a hotel, all the cars […]
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You know it’s going to be a good adventure when you see a bear on the drive to the trail head. Friday donned misty and overcast and Molly and I got up bright and early to drive up to Cascade Pass. The plan: run/hike over the pass to Stehekin to visit my wonderful friends Marieke […]
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One of the reasons I have written so little as of late (this is a lame excuse but I am going to use it anyway) is because of the mountaineering course that Kyle and I taught again this spring with BOEALPS. For anyone who is wondering what that conglomeration of capitol letters is: BOEALPS is […]
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Day three:Ellensburg KOA to the Columbia River south of Vantage 40.30 miles Our morning-selves turned out to be just as indecisive as our nighttime-selves. Even though we woke up around 6am it was already hot outside. We decided to take the road – we had put a poll up on IG and everyone agreed, we […]
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Day two: Lake Easton State Park to the Ellensburg KOA40.95 miles On the morning of day two I woke up to a lot less pain in my knee but I could still feel it. Upon stretching and probing it I discovered a massive bulge. I was horrified! Had I pulled a muscle? Did I have […]
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Hi. How are you? It’s been forever. In fact it has been so long that inbetween when I last wrote and now Kyle and I picked up a whole new sport. “Holy heck,” you are probably thinking. But honestly I am not sure Kyle and I picking up a new sport is actually the best […]
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It has become somewhat of a tradition for me to do a “Best Of” post on the blog, one that I am happy to continue despite the fact that this year I really SUCKED at writing blog posts. So you might see some adventures in this post that I haven’t gotten around to writing about […]
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Look, I’m not trying to pretend I’m someone that I’m not so let me level with you – I would never have chosen to go off-roading if my dad hadn’t been along for the ride. With such a camping, hiking, rafting, outdoor adventure focused trip planned I knew I needed to throw something into the […]
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