Adventure

My Explorations

April 21, 2025

Sometimes It’s OK to Just Sit
December 10, 2023

Thanksgiving Adventure
October 6, 2023

Rain Ride
September 22, 2023

Morning Scampers
September 15, 2023

Stopover
March 12, 2023

Will Ride for Pizza
February 22, 2023

A Quick Weekend at Organ Pipe
December 2, 2022

Zion Dinner
November 30, 2022

Thanksgiving in Zion
October 17, 2022

Idyllwild Weekend
May 13, 2022

Bird of Northwest Summers

For one day last year, I heard a bird in the neighborhood. I wasn’t sure if I heard it right at first
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January 25, 2022

Random Canyons in Anza Borrego
October 10, 2021

The Routine Ride

It’s been forever since I’ve been out on my bike, partly due to being overly busy, and partly just waiting for the temperatures to cool down. I was actually a little nervous as I got ready to ride up my favorite hill – a nice little 1,000 foot climb to my little spot in the […]
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July 3, 2021

The Next Phase
June 11, 2021

Hiking the Colorado Trail
May 18, 2021

In Need of a Hike
February 11, 2021

Back to Anza-Borrego
June 9, 2020

A Drizzly Ride
January 12, 2020

Carrizo Badlands Loop
July 2, 2019

The Dangers of the Patio

It started innocently enough. An outdoor dining table here, an outdoor couch there, and pretty soon...
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February 23, 2019

Overland Stage Route and Canyon sin Nombre
November 16, 2018

Three Days in November
October 7, 2018

Marion Mountain Trail
July 11, 2018

Being Adventurous as a Parent

To many I would imagine, especially to those who aren’t into the outdoors, we’ve done a lot. We’ve done numerous camping trips with our little one, small hikes, and some bike rides. We have even managed a few backpacking trips in the Sierras with our little one. However, with the exception of some of the […]
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March 26, 2018

Dripping Springs Loop
March 11, 2018

Tenaja Canyon Trail
February 11, 2018

Oriflamme Canyon and Pinyon Mountain Valley
January 26, 2018

Pinyon Wash and Coyote Canyon in Anza Borrego
January 14, 2018

Slow Down
December 20, 2017

Landscape, Time, and Exploration

It may have been pouring rain, but the itch to explore the folds and crimps in the Pacific Northwest Landscape is still strong. I drove from my parents’ place in Packwood, WA back to Tacoma this afternoon, after a layer of snow coated everything a few hundred feet above the misty valley bottom. The snow […]
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November 26, 2017

Even Failure Can Be Bliss
September 29, 2017

The Best Sections of the Pacific Crest Trail