This summer seems to be just zooming past us. But the good news is the hikes have been glorious! Just a note: you might want to bring bug...

The Press Route is Complete! Hello fellow hikers! It is good to be back after an entire week in the Olympics. We had an amazing time!...

You are seeing the weekly hiking notice on Tuesday this week because I, along with six other Mountain Goats, am heading out on what we...

Sharing a trail with friends Sorry for being a day late this week, but I was busy hiking Marmot Pass yesterday and yes I'm sore this...

We've now made it through the horrible heat wave (YIKES! that was hot) and are hopefully looking at more temperate weather for BBQs,...

Be careful in this heat! The forecast for this coming weekend (and continuing into Monday) is for potential triple digit temperatures in...

And that means many of us are ready to hike. Thank you for your patience as we work through re-starting and all the usual Mailchimp, Sign...

Hooray for Everyone! We did it! We’ve survived COVID & quarantine, dusted off our hiking gear and successfully met for a Monday hike....

A Really Big Deal This is the moment we’ve been waiting for: we have three hikes for this coming Monday! Patti and I are still on our way...

Hikes restart June 7 So this “edition” of our weekly newsletter is brought to you by your friendly administrators with some tips,...

We made it to Death Valley This will be a quick note, since we are travelling. But my goodness! Do we have a lot to report. We left last...

Here’s What I Know “The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and...

It looks like we’re ready to hike! Thank you everyone for your enthusiastic response and never-ending patience. It has been quite a busy...

Being flexible, changing perspectives I had a perfect chance to be reminded of this fact on Sunday. When we discovered something...

Both literally & figuratively Yes, the Mountain Goats headed up the Duckabush Trail yesterday past Big Hump and then back down to the...

Today we talk about cooking Because Spring has sprung, all those winter stews feel too heavy. It is time to dust of the grill and think...

Magnificent, but so hard Good morning fellow hikers. All you get today is a trail report, but from a new location (at least for me)....

The Road Not Taken Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked...

A few rules to follow as we emerge I know there are a lot of us who are eager to get back onto the trails and into the forest. This has...

One heck of a year It was fifty-two weeks ago that we last had organized group hikes. Governor Inslee issued our first stay-at-home order...