A couple days in Maui.

“Mom there’s chickens everywhere!” We land in a Maui tropical paradise, and the girls and I are scouting chickens. Their hiding in bushes, under cars, cluck-clucking. Without many large predators, Maui has a chicken infestation. For this trip we were based out of Lahiana, Maui. Transportation on the island is prolific. You can rent […]

Immersion@mission

It started some time this summer. My level 3 PSIA-NW coach said “put in for a scholarship”. Thankfully he continued to chisel this advice at me through the year. I eventually got around to it and picked a ski clinic nearby at mission ridge. I originally thought my whole family would come too, but even […]

Moving Mountains 2

There’s a culture here, a unique intensive vibe that resounds through the people of the mountain. The mountain that never sleeps. The people and their restless energy. The tree’s that crack and creak, the blowing wind and sleeting rain. The complete silence and hustle-bustle, the swish of snow on skis. The day’s start early and […]

Moving mountains 1

“Pretend that there’s a peanut butter sandwich inside the front of your boot.” He says, with a really big smile and intense blue eye’s. Then proceeds to ask the young lady next to me what kind of jelly is in her pb sandwich, in the front of her ski boot. She suddenly becomes all animated […]

The last of the summer wine. VII

This excerpt will be the last in the Epic Lake Roosevelt paddle. Map-of-Lake-Roosevelt-National-Recreation-Area . After paddling over 130 miles, I am pleased to announce IT IS DONE! The river has taught me so much; about myself, qualities, strengths, weakness and fears. I hope that you have enjoyed reading about those also. So to complete […]

Hawk creek VI

Continuing on the Map-of-Lake-Roosevelt-National-Recreation-Area paddle. Floyd met us girls at seven bays resort and marina on a Saturday. We weren’t in a hurry to get back so we took him paddle camping. At this point we had paddle 100 miles. It took a long time. Of course then again we really were not in a hurry. Every […]

Dear America, I don’t want to go to your birthday party

I hate birthday party’s. I hate that here in America; on the weekend, we all sit and eat cake. To what celebrate, obesity, diabetes, your birthday? Why are most birthday parties scheduled on the weekend? Like, ohhh I could run off to Banff… But little so and so has her 3rd birthday at 2 pm […]

It’s not bear repellent!

Speaking of lessons learned… A few years ago the girls and I took an epic trip. We researched the remote hot springs up in northern Idaho. Took off for a week and had a great time! Most of these hot springs only required a couple of miles hiking. So we would usually end up camping near […]

“You are never alone” PCT 2017.

8/19 “Be strong, be courageous, be fearless.” Joshua 1:9. In the morning we hit the nearest road and try to hitch a ride to Trout lake. “I should have brought a skirt” makes the guys laugh as I stick my thumb out. I hadn’t hitchhiked since I was a teen, this wasn’t a shady deal though. […]

Down the trail

Mileage out here is a funny thing. There’s all kinds of apps, maps and markers. We use the pct halfmile app, but it would be nice to have some other refrence. We tend to do more miles than we actually think. Considering that our camp was over a half a mile away and our water resupply […]