Hiking + Foraging + Cooking, oh yes! Today's note is about three different activities and one delicious mushroom. Kathleen introduced me...

Congratulations on your achievement Nobody likes the changes and limitations forced on our lives over the past eight months. We can't...

Staircase is open again OK, we got that out of the way. A group of us noted that the Park Service has re-opened the road to Staircase and...

This week’s note is about hiking We have a number of great trail reports from this past week's glorious fall weather. Niru & Ven ventured...

Fair warning: this is not about hiking. I am definitely NOT a musician. But I do like music, and lately for reasons I can't really...

Thank you for all the kind notes They really lift my spirits Adam's poem really seems to have struck a chord. He is and exceptional...

Another (lovely) poem, from a friend It has been another tough week. Regardless of where any of us land on the political spectrum, I hope...

I don't want to talk about SMOKE But really! What is next? Locusts? As if a pandemic and no group hiking wasn't enough to deal with. We...

Thank you Barbara for this gem To the Fig Tree on 9th and Christian written by Ross Gay in 2013 Tumbling through the city in my mind...

Another day in paradise The sun is shining, apples are turning red on their branches, the ferry is sounding its fog horn. The hydrangea...

And a Quote from Marcus Aurelius All I have for you today are a few random thoughts. No telling where they came from or why they bubbled...

Really. No kidding. At least in my mind I know, I know. We just had our first day above 90 degrees for the year. Bella (the Irish Terrier...

Sorry I'm late, but the mountains were calling.... Six of us headed up the North Fork of the Skokomish on Monday with big smiles and high...

Hiker MISSING in the Olympics Many of you saw this in your newsfeeds last week. Fortunately, the 21 year old young man was located safe &...

Yet another thought on these times Let me start of by just saying it: I generally like being around people. Before all this shared meals,...

We're back As I mentioned last week Sandy, Laurie, Dave & I headed out on a five day adventure on Sunday through hiking from Graves Creek...

Another thought for challenging times Honestly, I have no recollection of where this koan came from. I probably heard it or read it,...

Wednesday, time to write It has become somewhat of a routine at my house: Wake up, brew a cup of coffee, tune into CNN, see if Gov. Cuomo...

But my deck is still wet! Summer should mean reliably dry weather, parades, BBQs, Rotary Auction, camp for the little ones and of course...

Once again, it seems like a lot is going on First, a little bit of feedback from the crowd about starting smaller group hikes: you could...