No recipe tonight....just a happy smile thinking about today. Kirk and I took the boys on a hike in a nearby state park. We found a lull between rain storms and set out. Walker ahead of me....like with his older brother, Ford, I have outfitted him in mini-me gear. I go by the theory my… Continue reading Little Feet
Tag: road trips
Dayhiking Glacier Basin
A long time ago (OK, not that long ago, just feels like it), back in the summer of 2003, Ford and I set off to hike Glacier Basin at Mt. Rainier National Park. He was nearly 5 at the time and we were spending our first summer living in King County, Wa hiking 3-4 days… Continue reading Dayhiking Glacier Basin
Round The Mountain
Most years I do an annual drive around the mountain, that being Mt. Rainier that is. My brother was up visiting and he had never seen that back side of the park so why not do the drive? And Monday was a pretty sunny day making it even better. Over the years I have found… Continue reading Round The Mountain
Waterfall Hiking
Kirk and I took Ford and Walker on the Silver Falls Loop Trail at Mt. Rainier NP this morning. It has become a yearly occasion to hike it in May or June, early on. The trail sits lower in elevation (low 2,000's) so once the lower mountain pass is open we can drive there. The… Continue reading Waterfall Hiking