Waikiki Springs, Mead, Washington
Being a person can be so challenging. Add in chronic illness, and some days feel impossible. Those days when every movement is felt in your pained joints and strains your breathing, sense of control, and body awareness. As I write this, I want to say that those days are the days I need to be […]
Dishman Hills, Spokane Valley, Washington
Dishman Hills Natural Resources Conservation area is over 3,000 acres of ponds, pines, and rocky hills managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, Spokane County, and Dishman Hills Conservancy. It has been a protected natural area for over 30 years. Dishman Hills Public Trailheads and Conservation Land cover three main areas: Dishman Hills Natural […]
Tubbs Hill, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Tubbs Hill is to Coeur d’Alene what Central Park is to Manhattan. It takes maybe three hours or so to explore Central Park, and Tubbs Hill will need no more than an hour to complete the main loop. There are trails to walk, run, and hike; there are countless viewpoints and space for more idle […]
Spokane Hobbit House & Hidden Hike
Cancer is never just cancer. It touches every part of your life. You lose the body you once knew. Strength, endurance, and many of your bodily functions are not as they’ve always been or should be. You are now managing the grieving process, but it’s confusing and requires more energy than you can spare for […]
Stories About Stehekin, in North Cascades National Park: Chapter Two
Find Chapter One here. As a substitute for solo hiking the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), the plan was that I would begin hiking it in sections this year. I was part of a group of women from North Idaho Backpacking Babes (NIBB) who were working all year to do Section K of the PCT, which […]
Stories About Stehekin, in North Cascades National Park: Chapter One
Lakeshore Trail #1247 thru-hike to Stehekin, Washington, in the Sawtooth Range of the North Cascades. You can only get to Stehekin by hiking, boating, or flying. There is no hospital or medical clinic. There are 22 miles of road and one stop sign. The staff that works here and the locals are so excellent it […]
North Idaho and Spokane River Centennial Trail Section “Thru-Hike” Adventure!
What is a thru-hike? It’s hiking a trail in one continuous direction, from beginning to end. What is section hiking? It is thru-hiking a trail, in sections at a time. This trail is paved. Is it a hike? That’s up to you. Does it matter? That’s also up to you. Each day, meet at the […]
2022 Hikes (and a couple of races) Completed
43. Dinosaur Ridge Trail, North Dinosaur Open Space Park, Morrison, Colorado 44. Triceratops Trail, Golden, Colorado 45. Red Rocks Trading Post Trail, Red Rocks Park, Morrison, Colorado 46. Fall Creek Falls, Swan Valley, Idaho 47. Jenny Lake Trail, Grand Teton National Park, near Moose, Idaho 48. Hole in the Ground, Palouse to Cascades State Trail, […]
Couch to Scotchman Peak
Pre-Training 3-4 days each week (Winter-Spring) Do some research: Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness USDA Forest Service Scotchman Peak Trail #65 Idaho Trails Association Scotchman Peak Washington Trails Association Scotchman Peak I wrote this plan. If you see this referenced without credit being given to me, please tag my page as the original author – thank […]
McKenzie River National Recreation Trail #3507
Willamette National Forest, in Linn and Lane Counties, near Sisters, Oregon I’ve wanted to do this trail for a few years, and it was an easy sell to get my friend, Trailkat, to go with me the week of Thanksgiving. After a 7.5-hour drive, we arrived at Horse Creek Lodge & Outfitters. Setting up the […]