Category: Adventures

December 22, 2015 / kirsten / Hiking

A thing of beauty

Let’s get the bad out of the way first: These boots are heavy and stiff…

September 23, 2015 / kirsten / British Columbia

One of the wonderful yet deeply weird aspects of life in Bellingham is that you…

September 10, 2015 / kirsten / British Columbia

From various vantage points around Bellingham, it’s tough to distinguish the profile of Vancouver Island…

September 8, 2015 / kirsten / Hiking

Every summer since we moved to Washington my husband and I have hiked Hurricane Ridge…

August 31, 2015 / kirsten / Hiking

After a hot and often smoky summer, rain was a welcome relief this past weekend,…

August 28, 2015 / kirsten / Hiking

Known locally as the primary access point for climbers looking to summit the Twin Sisters,…

August 28, 2015 / kirsten / Hiking

For someone who loves trees as much as I do, I sure spend a lot…

August 24, 2015 / kirsten / Hiking

Finding pockets of species diversity in the midst of land pressed into the service of…

August 24, 2015 / kirsten / Alaska

My husband is a bit obsessed with spotting a brown bear in the wild and…

August 18, 2015 / kirsten / Hiking

In thinking ahead to fall hikes, I was reminded of this outing from last fall.…