Before The Deluge

Rain and wind this year.  Lots of rain. Lots of wind. It never really stopped--just modulated. Not too cold a rain—maybe 40s, but there were...

    Snow really fell in the high country this past week, with the North Cascades Highway shutting down for the season.  I could see it in t...

I ran the Fowl Run 10k in Mount Vernon on Saturday. We had great weather, despite predictions of misery. Just a little cold, calling for gl...

I had a fun snow day on Sauk Mountain today.  Sauk Mountain is just east of Concrete, Washington.  I parked about a mile below the parking ...

I headed up to the Park Butte lookout on Saturday in Mount Baker Wilderness and Recreation areas. The trailhead parking lot is shared with...

I’ve never been in a corn maze.  Until Sunday.  Made it out to the maze at Schuh’s Farm, on Memorial Highway, outside of Mount Vernon.  Hon...

Went up to Maple Pass in the North Cascades this Saturday on a clear blue day.  This is a hike well known for its gold larches in the late ...