Outdoor adventures, mostly gravel rides, but not always
A beautiful, quiet loop among the farms and canals
A lovely, flat cycling loop to see the iconic windmalls of the Dutch countryside.
A reconnaissance trip in smoke filled skies salvaging a bit of the day
R. and I had a three-day, two-night trip planned from Obstruction Point and through Grand Valley with two nights at Upper Cameron, an area of the Park I’ve never seen. Unfortunately we were hit with the double-whammy of an excessive heat warning and an air quality alert from forest fire smoke. We talked it over with a few Rangers at the WIC in Port Angeles and ultimately decided, after a few re-routing discussions, to cancel the trip and try another time when the conditions improved.
An easy beach trail along the Olympics' South Coast
A tale of so many fronts: sun, fog, thicker fog, sun breaks. “If you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes” was never truer advice.
An easy loop around the Icicle Creek Gorge with a variety of water views
A nice morning loop around Icicle Creek with a variety of forest, hill, and water views.
An easy tour of flat and windswept farm fields covered in tulips and daffodils with barns galore
Every April Skagit Valley fields explode in brilliant colors thanks to the very special crops of daffodils and tulips. We arrived during peak daffodil season, just ahead of the multi-colored landscape generated by the tulips.
