Running, biking, hiking, packrafting, backcountry travel
The first thing I noticed when I pushed away from shore and onto the Yukon River was the loud hissing noise emanating from the bow of my packraft. I splashed water on the tubes of my boat, searching for a pinhole. After several minutes of careful looking and listening, I finally convinced myself that the …
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The forecast overnight low was 35F, yet here I was lugging a -20F sleeping bag 5000 ft up a ridge. Stupid, stubborn, or just doing the best I can with the gear I have? Probably a little of each. That morning I'd surveyed my three sleeping bags as I packed for my trip up Miners …
The blog has been a bit quiet lately, for several reasons. First, although my instinct is to quickly fire off a trip report about my Alaska adventure while it's still relevant and fresh, I want my account of that trip to be more than just a trip report. As a recipient of the Kyle Dempster …
Two of the questions I am asked most frequently about my upcoming bikerafting trip to Alaska is how I will carry my boat while I'm on my bike, and how I'll carry my bike on my boat. Just to reassure you, I definitely did not invent this "bikerafting" thing, and it's not quite as bad …
For Mother's Day this year, Tom and Rowan and I drove out to the Olympic Coast and enjoyed an amazing day in the sunshine, playing on the beach and relaxing at Quileute Oceanside Resort. Then, on Monday morning, they slept in while I woke up early and biked from La Push to Kingston via the …
Last time I was in Darrington, I stopped by the Darrington Ranger Station to ask when the Mountain Loop Highway might open (answer: not until mid-May at earliest). While I was there, a couple guys came in with a bunch of photos and a detailed description of current conditions on the Suiattle River road and …
Some people think that everything happens for a reason. Iām not sure I believe there is that much order in the universe, but it does seem like breaking my ankle last September ultimately led me back to biking, and to my upcoming Alaska bikerafting adventure (more on that soon). I broke my ankle during a …
It might seem like I've been all bike bike boat bike bike lately, but I do still adventure on foot! Unfortunately my ankle (broken last fall) still isn't 100%, so my pedestrian routes have been fairly, well, pedestrian. š But last week I made a little loop connecting Heybrook Ridge and Heybrook Lookout, without ever …
One of my favorite things about Washington is the diversity of the landscape. People who don't live here might assume it's all big green trees and moss and rain - and in Western Washington, for parts of the year, this is the case. But all you have to do is drive 1-2 hours east over …
Every time I visit the Methow Valley, I love it a little bit more, and this latest trip was no exception. Last week we headed over for a short vacation during our daughter's mid-winter break from school. Tom and Rowan were excited to ski, and I was looking forward to riding my new n+1, a …
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