Sissy Hike and a Bear I desperately wanted to do the Chimneys today, my favorite hike in the Smokies, but no one else was up for 2 miles “straight up”. Bummer. However, we need to keep up our self image…
Andrew’s Bald Trail Another leisurely start this morning. Big breakfast and on the road to a trail. We were headed over the Newfound gap to Deep Creek and the Indian Creek loop trail. Part way up the road a rebellion…
Two Sickos and Bad Knees When Aaron and Shannon showed up they both had head colds and my wife has bad knees, so hiking will be somewhat curtailed. We decided on early to bed on Friday and to sleep late…
After 4 weekends of landscaping and lawn and garden work in May , I decided the only way to escape from all the endless projects a Master Gardener (my wife) can think up was to…. Escape. So we did some…
Hoh Rainforest Next morning is here already. Gotta go!! Quick breakfast and down the road to the Hoh Rainforest. We got going so early we had to wait for the Ranger Information office to open. We decided to skip the…
This morning we opted for the lodge dining room. Good choice. Linda and I shared a 3 egg omelet, with a variety of tasty ingredients and an order of French toast, with sauteed bananas, mascarpone cheese and blackberry compote. Dessert…
Road Trip around the Olympic peninsula A professional 3 day meeting in Settle prompted pre-meeting 3 day vacation on the Olympic peninsula. We were a bit lat making reservations for the 3 nights we had to spend on the Olympic…
Smoky Mountains Day Four
Sissy Hike and a Bear I desperately wanted to do the Chimneys today, my favorite hike in the Smokies, but no one else was up for 2 miles “straight up”. Bummer. However, we need to keep up our self image…
Smoky Mountains Page Three
Andrew’s Bald Trail Another leisurely start this morning. Big breakfast and on the road to a trail. We were headed over the Newfound gap to Deep Creek and the Indian Creek loop trail. Part way up the road a rebellion…
Smoky Mountains Day Two
Two Sickos and Bad Knees When Aaron and Shannon showed up they both had head colds and my wife has bad knees, so hiking will be somewhat curtailed. We decided on early to bed on Friday and to sleep late…
Smoky Mountains Day One
After 4 weekends of landscaping and lawn and garden work in May , I decided the only way to escape from all the endless projects a Master Gardener (my wife) can think up was to…. Escape. So we did some…
Day Three – Hoh Rainforest and Sol Duc Hotsprings
Hoh Rainforest Next morning is here already. Gotta go!! Quick breakfast and down the road to the Hoh Rainforest. We got going so early we had to wait for the Ranger Information office to open. We decided to skip the…
Olympic Peninsula Day Two – Kalaloch
This morning we opted for the lodge dining room. Good choice. Linda and I shared a 3 egg omelet, with a variety of tasty ingredients and an order of French toast, with sauteed bananas, mascarpone cheese and blackberry compote. Dessert…
Day One- Quinault
Road Trip around the Olympic peninsula A professional 3 day meeting in Settle prompted pre-meeting 3 day vacation on the Olympic peninsula. We were a bit lat making reservations for the 3 nights we had to spend on the Olympic…