Snowy Introductions to Bryce
We left a super-saturated Zion National Park (NP) and arrived a few hours later at the incredibly snowy Bryce NP. Originally the plan was to go for a short snowshoe, but we chose to spend more time in Zion plus…
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Waterfall Showers Sans Soap
It rained a LOT during our time in Zion National Park (NP). I don’t know if it broke any records but it was unusual enough that everyone was talking about it. Shuttle Drivers Know Things Most of the park has…
Playing Peek-a-boo with Angel’s Landing
Day 3 of the REI Adventure was my most anticipated hike in Zion National Park (NP), the West Rim trail. When we were in Zion NP a few years ago, we hiked to Observation Point via a now closed (due…
Hiking an Ancient, Canyon-Making Landslide
Day 2 of our REI Adventure in Zion took us to the Sand Bench Trail. I still read this as a beach trail, but no beaches were to be found during this trip. One of the factors that caused the…
The Watchman Trail, a Muddy Hike in Zion National Park
I wanted to go somewhere warm and sunny to get away from the dreary Seattle winter, so we decided to go to Zion & Bryce National Parks (NP). Please note the irony here as one of the activities listed in the itinerary is snowshoeing...
And Now For Something Completely Different
I did a thing late last year that amused the heck out of me and, as a warm-up to getting back into this whole blog writing thing, I've decided to share him with you. My dear reader, please meet PeeNie.
Happy Anniversary
This past weekend was our 2 year anniversary of living in the metro Seattle area. When we moved here I had big plans of spending copious amounts of free time exploring our new home. I purchased guidebooks and bookmarked a…
Reaching Volcanic Heights: Mt St Helens P4
While I have absolutely ZERO regrets about this adventure, the only reason we climbed Mt. St. Helens is because Snesha wanted to use it as a training hike. Yeah. This was a training hike for her! The part that absolutely…
Reaching Volcanic Heights: Mt St Helens P3
My favorite beaches are not the sandy ones where you lay out on a towel and soak up the sun. My favorite beaches are the ones with things to climb on and explore. I really enjoy scrambling around on big…
Reaching Volcanic Heights: Mt St Helens P2
Hitting the trail so early in the morning has a few drawbacks primarily the spark plugs in my brain don’t fire as well as they should. I say that as the reason I got to the trailhead before having to…