tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69185030186863143472024-02-19T02:10:53.408-08:00sleeping with my eyes openI've got my eye on you...worldUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger379125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-67432727515571355592017-07-11T21:49:00.000-07:002017-08-19T22:14:26.786-07:00Olympic National Park Camping TripCamping trip to Olympic with our extended family.<br />
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Theme song: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qbe3oSfUG00">Love is Mystical by Cold War Kids</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoh Rainforest: spectacular hall of mosses walk</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forks, WA and La Push were the setting for Stephenie Meyer's Twilight books. So there's some strange signs around.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Olympic National Park, 3002 Mt Angeles Rd, Port Angeles, WA 98362, USA47.8021067 -123.6043523999999822.280072200000003 -164.91294639999998 73.3241412 -82.295758399999983tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-427484805781582572017-06-23T21:56:00.000-07:002017-08-19T22:18:16.543-07:00The Harding Icefield Trail, AlaskaGiven I'd already walked the first 2.8 miles of this trail on the ice climbing trip I wasn't sure if it was worth going all the way to the top. I asked around and was assured it was worth it, so I hiked the whole thing with my last active day in Alaska. It was absolutely worth it.<br />
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Theme song: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2auon5z1V4">The Wishing Well by Walter Martin</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another warm day on the lower parts of the trail. Bug spray mandatory</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Start of the snowy section. Probably the last 2-3km was under boot-deep snow. I was very glad to have brought my gaiters and boot chains.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exit glacier flowing down the left, harding ice field feeding it from the right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back at the foot of the glacier. They have put up signs showing the previous position of the glacier all the way back to the 1800s, which you start seeing on the road as you're driving in.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Harding Icefield, Alaska 99664, USA60.0181 -149.9860999999999634.4960655 168.70530600000004 85.5401345 -108.67750599999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-15675886425410116612017-06-21T20:53:00.000-07:002017-08-19T22:17:57.610-07:00Kenai Fjords Alaska Kayak TripUnable to convince any of my friends to come with me, I joined up with a couple and another guy who had already booked a kayaking trip in Alaska with <a href="http://www.kayakak.com/">Kayak Adventures</a>. This was the main reason I was going to Alaska, and the centerpiece of the trip.<br />
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Theme song: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2auon5z1V4">The Wishing Well by Walter Martin</a>.<br />
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The type of trip was called "<a href="http://www.kayakak.com/mothershiptripsinkenaifjords/">mothership</a>" which meant essentially we had our own private sailing boat driving us around and being a base of operations for kayaking fun. We ate and slept onboard, which was pretty luxurious compared to a wet tent on a beach. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPsNj5qx4f8">This video</a> gives you a great overview of the trip and introduces Captain Mike and his boat The Starr.<br />
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<b>Day 1: Seward to McMullen Cove</b><br />
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It was a gloriously warm sunny day when we left Seward. Resurrection bay is ridiculously pretty, and shortly after leaving Seward we saw a Fin whale, which are apparently fairly rare.<br />
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On our way to McMullen we also saw harbor seals, a mountain goat, a bald eagle, and a bunch of different seabirds, including puffins.<br />
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It's quite a long way around the cape and into Aialik bay, but by 3:40pm we were in our kayaks on the water, having our first paddle of the trip around McMullen and Quicksand coves. It was great fun exploring the coastline and getting a marine biology lesson from our fantastic guide Emily.<br />
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Unfortunately the great weather didn't hold, and it started to drizzle just as we got in our kayaks, but we were all completely waterproof from head to toe so it didn't actually bother us at all.<br />
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<b>Day 2: McMullen to Pederson and Aialik Glaciers to Paradise Cove</b><br />
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This day was the highlight of the whole trip. The tides were perfect for entering Pederson lagoon at a reasonable hour (I talked to someone in Seward who did it at midnight due to tides). There was a ton of ice in the lagoon which actually made paddling a little tricky. We pulled up onto land and looked out over a mass of ice. Pictures courtesy of my paddle friends, I didn't take any myself because my hands were freezing and I didn't want to get them out of my gloves :)<br />
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We rode the tide back out to the boat, had lunch ,and headed to Aialik glacier. It's incredibly impressive, and quite eerie. We had the entire glacier to ourselves since we didn't start paddling until about 4pm, after all the day-trip boats need to head back to seward (huge advantage of the mothership trip).<br />
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We paddled through lots of floating ice bergs and listened to the thunder of the ice calving. We saw some decent-sized calvings, although nothing super-huge. We saw a house-sized iceberg roll over in the bay and create some waves. Also waiting on more photos from others here too, it was way too cold for getting my hands out of my gloves often. I was wearing thick neoprene paddling gloves, which were warm, but my hands were wet inside, so bringing them out wasn't fun. Also getting gloves off and camera in and out of the dry bag was quite a business. The other couple on the trip had a waterproof Go-Pro, which was a much better setup.<br />
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After Aialik we loaded the kayaks up and drove to Paradise Cove to sleep for the night. It was quite some distance, I don't think we actually cooked an finished dinner until about 10pm.<br />
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Just enough time for one last paddle before the long trip back to Seward. The water was incredibly still and glassy. Paradise cove was a beautiful paddle. We paddled out to Three Hole Bay (one of the bridges making a hole has fallen down, so it's only two hole now).<br />
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Shortly after I took this photo a humpback whale arrived and hung out with our kayaks for about 20 minutes. It probably got as close as 50m to us, which actually made us nervous since our guide had told us a story about her being tipped out of her kayak by a humpback once (although that's the only time it's ever happened to anyone in the area as far as she and the other guides know).<br />
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We loaded the kayaks back onboard and began the trip back to Seward. I was glad I had taken my travel sickness tablets, since the sea swell was decent as we came around the cape. As we were coming around we started hearing from other boats about a group of Orcas in the area.<br />
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We were lucky enough to see them and we hung out with a adult male, a mother and a calf for the better part of an hour. Twice one of them came directly alongside the boat, within a couple of meters, and then ducked under the boat. It was amazing stuff. Photos to come.<br />
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<b>Notes on gear</b><br />
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I wore sealskinz waterproof socks with chaco sandals in the kayak and they were perfect. I needed 3 pairs of thin socks under the sealskinz for warmth. Beautifully dry the whole time.<br />
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Waterproof pants and jacket were essential for being on the boat and in the kayak. I wore a shirt, thermal top, light fleece and rain jacket on the top. Long underwear and waterproof pants on the bottom. Beanie and regular cap (to keep the rain off my face) on my head. When on-deck and the boat was underway I added a down jacket.<br />
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I used my own NRS paddling gloves (the warmest type) to keep my hands warm, but your hands get wet inside the gloves. The company provides pogies which are big mitts you attach to the paddle over your hands, which stayed drier. I liked the gloves better because they protected me from friction with the paddle. I couldn't fit the gloves under the pogies, that would have been ideal.<br />
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Waterproof Go Pro is the ideal camera setup. Getting a regular phone or camera in and out of the dry bag is a PITA, especially with wet gloves to take on and off.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska, USA60.043776400000013 -149.816364434.521741900000009 168.8750416 85.565810900000017 -108.5077704tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-51845258160747658872017-06-18T20:21:00.000-07:002017-08-19T22:17:38.735-07:00Ice Climbing on Exit Glacier, Seward AlaskaDay 2 continued the action packed week, with an ice-climbing trip with <a href="http://www.exitglacierguides.com/content/exit-glacier-ice-climbing-trip">Exit Glacier guides</a>.<br />
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Theme song: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2auon5z1V4">The Wishing Well by Walter Martin</a>.<br />
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We (five tourists, two guides) met in their office to get fitted with mountaineering boots, crampons, and helmets (as well as lunch and some snacks). After a short drive to the exit glacier parking lot we started hiking up the Harding Ice Field trail to access the ice.<br />
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The hike up is fairly steep and the day was warm, so we did it in T-shirts. The mosquitoes on the trail are pretty intense, definitely recommend bringing some repellent. You hike 2.4 miles to the "top of cliffs overlook" then turn left down an unmarked trail that takes you to the side of the glacier. This is the optimum point for ice climbing on the glacier: good width crevasses without too much snow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Setting anchors with ice screws. We ran two ropes into each crevasse.</td></tr>
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All up I think we climbed around 5 times in three different crevasses. Longest climb was probably around 20m. Some of the crevasses were much deeper in places (I couldn't see the actual bottom), but we usually just belayed down until we hit a snow bridge. Climbing wasn't physically challenging, more technically challenging being in the right posture, kicking your feet in correctly etc. We used the guides' ice tools to do the actual climbing, and just hiking poles for stability when walking on the ice.<br />
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It was great fun, and much more interesting than just tramping around on the glacier. The hardest part of the whole thing is getting belayed over the edge of the crevasse. Anyone with good fitness should be able to handle one of these trips.<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Exit Glacier, Alaska 99664, USA60.178383 -149.6494390000000334.656348499999993 169.04196699999997 85.7004175 -108.34084500000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-25679778407305548502017-06-17T20:18:00.000-07:002017-08-19T22:17:12.499-07:00MTB: Lost Lake Trail, Seward AlaskaFirst activity of the Alaska trip: mountain biking the Lost Lake Trail, the <a href="https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/5532161/lost-lake">#1 trail in Alaska on mtbproject.com</a>.<br />
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Theme song: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2auon5z1V4">The Wishing Well by Walter Martin</a>.<br />
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I rented a bike from the Seward Bike Shop:<br />
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The shop is run by Ron, who knows everything there is to know about local mountain biking. He didn't have full suspension bikes for rent, but I got a Kona hardtail for about $35/day. I posted the opening hours for the shop on the Google maps entry. You can actually ride to the trail from the shop (4.5 miles one-way), there's an off-road path beside the highway that looks like it goes most of the way.<br />
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I took the wheels off and fit the bike into the tiny little compact Toyota Yaris I had rented, which BTW cost almost $100/day with all the fees. Rental cars are really expensive in Alaska.<br />
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The trail is fantastic and is now in my top 5 rides of all time. Not super technical, so the climb isn't too hard, although there were probably a couple of places I pushed over a rocky ledge on the way up. It would be really easy to surprise a bear on the trail, especially when moving quickly on a bike, so I wore multiple bells and carried bear spray.<br />
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Descent is all downhill, pretty fast, obstacles are mainly rocks and small creek crossings. Lost Lake was completely free of snow on Jun 17, but there was still quite a bit of snow on the Primrose trail at the top. I went that way to check it out, and pushed through snow for a few km, but it wasn't particularly fun. If there's snow on Primrose when you get up there I wouldn't bother going too far.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the top you can see all the way back to Seward and Resurrection Bay</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great view of more of the lake from the Primrose Trail. Most of the camping spots are on this side in somewhat protected gullies. It's worth coming around this way a bit, to get this view. I kept struggling through snow on the Primrose trail for 4km before turning around again. I wouldn't recommend it, it was hard work and not fun riding.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Lost Lake, Alaska 99664, USA60.2699244 -149.4306454999999760.2384244 -149.51132649999997 60.3014244 -149.34996449999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-25671347679621885952017-04-25T22:09:00.000-07:002017-08-19T22:13:39.280-07:00Orcas Island: MTB and hikingCamping trip to check out <a href="https://www.evergreenmtb.org/trails/mount-constitution">the mountain biking on Orcas</a>. You can only ride the trails there in the shoulder season before they get too busy with hikers in the summer.<br />
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Theme song: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iZ9JRVmJ5o">Paint It Black by Ramin Djwadi</a>. Pretty much the whole Westworld soundtrack really.<br />
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The riding was amazing. Really nice singletrack with stupendous views, beautiful lakes, and pretty much zero people. Now in my top 10 all time favourite rides. The only other person I saw was E who was hiking the same trails, and the people with a truck who gave me a shuttle to the top for a second lap :)<br />
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The next day we headed out to Obstruction Pass State Park for a short hike. There's a hike-in campsite here that would be do-able with the kids.<br />
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Theme song: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ernVvrYH9vg">Cocoon by Milky Chance</a>.<br />
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Fortunately Vegas has an amazing array of natural scenery to offer. First up, Red Rock Canyon. We did the Calico Tanks walk, which was really beautiful and the kids had a lot of fun rock scrambling to the top.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The kids were very much done hiking for the day, so E and I took turns to walk the lost creek trail while they slept in the car.</td></tr>
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The next day we went to great playground (exploration peak park). We'd promised the kids swimming and the pool at our condo wasn't ready: it was green :( There actually weren't that many pools open at all. We finally settled on the M Resort and Spa Casino which had a heated pool that was decently priced, open to non-guests, and was really nice. Would do it again.<br />
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The next day was mountain biking for me. Rented a full suspension bike from Mcghies Bike Outpost in Blue Diamond, which sits at the foot of many miles of really amazing desert singletrack. The bike shop was great, and even let me leave my post-ride beer in their fridge.<br />
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The riding is top notch, I had an absolute ball, and rode about 37km. Weather was good, although could have done with less wind.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Great singletrack with beautiful canyon scenery</td></tr>
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The next day we went to the acquarium at Mandalay Bay. It was decent, but not amazing. I was enthralled for quite some time watching a huge octopus move around though.<br />
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On our final day we drove up to Mt. Charleston. At the (very new and beautiful) visitors centre they were desperate for kids to do their young ranger program, so we did. Afterwards we hiked up Fletcher Canyon, which was a really great walk. In the final section the canyon walls close in tightly, and there was still a bit of snow to navigate around.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Las Vegas, NV, USA36.1699412 -115.1398295999999835.7602007 -115.78527659999999 36.579681699999995 -114.49438259999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-71939845007761438602017-04-01T14:13:00.000-07:002017-07-01T14:14:27.390-07:00Cherry Blossoms at University of WashingtonSpring is finally here. The cherry blossoms at UW are really impressive, and this year was apparently a particularly good one.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Suzallo Library is a spectacular building. The stairwell outside this room was full of people getting wedding photos done.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Seattle, WA 98105, USA47.655335099999988 -122.3035198999999722.133300599999988 -163.61211389999997 73.177369599999992 -80.99492589999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-68545183000522986422017-02-19T14:05:00.000-08:002017-07-01T14:06:48.696-07:00Hawaii Big IslandWe escaped the Seattle rain to Hawaii, picking the sunniest spot on the sunniest island, which is Kona on the Big Island. We stayed in an AirBnB place near Anaeho'omalu Beach (A-bay). It was beautifully warm and sunny the whole time we were there.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got going really early to get one of the very few public car spaces at Mauna Kea beach. It's got a nice beach with shade and good sand for sandcastles.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We went for a hike to break up the beach time a bit, but this was essentially just walking up a road. The kids couldn't go far enough to get to the interesting bit.</td></tr>
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We also toured around some coffee plantations.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ueshima, this place was great because they had macadamia trees as well. We collected nuts and cracked them right there. Kids loved it.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Kailua-Kona, HI, USA19.639994 -155.996926119.520373000000003 -156.1582876 19.759615 -155.8355646tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-63170017858120303822017-01-14T13:47:00.000-08:002017-07-01T13:51:13.611-07:00Snowshoeing at HyakTook the new snowshoes out for a spin at Hyak snow play area.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Hyak, Snoqualmie Pass, WA 98068, USA47.3915222 -121.3922309999999821.869487699999997 -162.70082499999998 72.9135567 -80.083636999999982tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-40933245542628985772017-01-01T13:43:00.000-08:002017-07-01T13:45:05.762-07:00Resolution 5k Run and Polar Plunge in Lake WashingtonOn new year's day we did the resolution run (5k) and polar plunge in lake washington. It was cold, there was snow on the ground in the morning, and waiting around for the run to start wasn't particularly fun. The plunge is at the end of the run, when you are plenty hot, so it wasn't actually too bad. I might do this again next year...maybe :)<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Magnuson Park, 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, USA47.6823529 -122.2567806000000122.160318399999998 -163.5653746 73.2043874 -80.948186600000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-23962921938729498412017-01-01T13:39:00.000-08:002017-07-01T13:40:13.214-07:00NYE: MoPOPWe bought tickets to the NYE party at MoPOP (formerly EMP) and it was great.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0325 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA47.6214824 -122.3481244999999822.099447899999998 -163.65671849999998 73.1435169 -81.039530499999984tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-4053173637897551392016-12-30T13:36:00.000-08:002017-07-01T13:36:44.140-07:00Butchart Gardens and Royal British Columbia Museum: Victoria, CanadaTrip with family to Victoria on Vancouver Island. We checked out Butchart Gardens with all of its impressive Christmas lights on display.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Victoria, BC, Canada48.4284207 -123.3656444000000148.3441262 -123.5270059 48.512715199999995 -123.20428290000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-64153743320698722602016-12-27T13:21:00.000-08:002017-07-01T13:22:47.569-07:00Seattle Thunderbirds Ice HockeyWe took our family visiting to an ice hockey game. Seattle vs. Spokane. I felt a little sorry for Spokane due to the vigorous, and obviously well-rehearsed, chant of "Spokane sucks!" to musical accompaniment.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0625 W James St, Kent, WA 98032, USA47.38702 -122.239859921.8649855 -163.5484539 72.9090545 -80.9312659tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-71472696457259951722016-11-28T13:16:00.000-08:002017-07-01T13:17:39.597-07:00Thanksgiving in Leavenworth, WAJust after thanksgiving we rented a cool house and had a fun time checking out Leavenworth with family. The christmas lights were on, there was a kids christmas parade, and we soaked up some fake Bavaria. We also made trips to Stevens Pass for snow play and Lake Wenatchee.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Leavenworth, WA 98826, USA47.5962326 -120.6614764999999947.5533961 -120.74215749999999 47.6390691 -120.5807955tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-60260855015378930352016-10-29T13:00:00.000-07:002017-07-01T13:01:45.000-07:00Puget Sound Mycologoical Society Mushroom ShowI think we have reached peak PNW. We went to a mushroom show, and it was surprisingly awesome. So much so that we went on a guided mushroom walk in Bridle Trails a few weeks later to learn more.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Bellevue, WA, USA47.6101497 -122.201515947.4388297 -122.5242394 47.7814697 -121.87879240000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-48791501472725441282016-10-16T14:02:00.001-07:002016-10-16T14:02:19.426-07:00Bruno Weber Sculpture ParkToday thanks to the <a href="http://www.atlasobscura.com/things-to-do/switzerland">Atlas Obscura</a> I had a great time wandering around the <a href="http://www.brunoweberpark.ch/#welcome">Bruno Weber Sculpture Park</a> at Dietikon near Zurich. It's an amazing, and slightly creepy place. Like Gaudi meets Angkorwat: lots of strange concrete sculpture that is starting to age and is in a little bit of disrepair. If anything the slightly decrepit state gives it even more atmosphere.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com05500 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103, USA47.6682486 -122.3507665999999922.146214099999998 -163.65936059999999 73.1902831 -81.042172599999986tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-83542092000173569012016-07-01T23:02:00.000-07:002017-05-11T23:03:07.930-07:00Exploring Seattle: Monorail, Pike Place, Great Wheel<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Seattle, WA, USA47.6062095 -122.332070847.2636695 -122.9775178 47.9487495 -121.68662379999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-20070370349322519472016-06-26T22:56:00.000-07:002017-05-11T22:57:07.271-07:00Camano Island and Deception Pass<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We stayed a couple of nights on Camano Island.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kids had a great time building boats at Cama beach.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They had a bunch of activities for kids at Cama, including this amazing bubble mix and hoop that made enormous bubbles. We probably spent 2 hours just making bubbles....</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Camano Island, WA, USA48.173986199999987 -122.528213847.834995699999986 -123.17366080000001 48.512976699999989 -121.8827668tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-19754492539364325762016-06-12T22:33:00.000-07:002017-08-19T22:22:05.775-07:00Rainbow Rim: Mountain Biking The North Rim of The Grand CanyonAnother spectacular trip with escape adventures! This one exploring the north rim of the Grand Canyon.
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Theme song: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFBe_wP2_gw">Hoops by The Reubens</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful singletrack through high meadows on the Arizona Trail, north rim</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First view of the canyon. The other side is a <i>very</i> long way away.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 1 campsite!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Break at the top of a climb the next day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mix of singletrack and doubletrack. Navigation was complicated, there's a ton of fire roads and trails going all over the place.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lookout right near our campsite for day 2. Stupidly spectacular view.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here we are! The Rainbow Rim is a bucket list MTB trail. Great singletrack right next to the rim of the Grand Canyon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really. Right next to it for a lot of the time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Set up the tents then went for a bonus excursion on fantastic rainbow rim single track before dinner.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like rain is coming. It sure did, there was some emergency tent pitching by some of our people who were just sleeping outside and got pretty soaked.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 3: Full length (50km) of the Rainbow Rim!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Those clouds may not look that bad, but a serious storm arrived. Tons of thunder and lightning, heavy rain, and even hail for a while. I almost gave up and turned back at one point. The lightning was particularly frightening given we were often exposed on rocky ledges with solitary tall trees....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Made it to the end! Bizarrely up this end didn't seem to have gotten wet at all.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final day featured a lot more jeep roads than single track. The main event was trying to soak each other by jumping bikes into the puddles created by the storm :)</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, USA36.1069652 -112.112997210.584930699999997 -153.4215912 61.628999699999994 -70.8044032tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-12303984521671932632016-06-05T22:47:00.000-07:002017-01-02T22:47:34.570-08:00Mt. Rainier and PackwoodWe stayed in Packwood and hit up Mt. Rainier with Em's family.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hot enough to be wearing shorts and T-shirts but plenty of snow at Paradise for making snowmen and having a snowball fight. Weirdest snow experience ever.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6918503018686314347.post-14338723758659961262016-05-28T22:34:00.000-07:002017-01-02T22:35:20.717-08:00Starbucks Reserve, SeattleUnlike any other Starbucks and worth a look if you are in Seattle. It is PACKED on weekends though. Everything is very modern with lots of brass fittings. They roast and pack the coffee into bags onsite. It's actually quite fun to watch.<br />
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