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Hiking the Wonderland Trail. Days 7-9: Coming Full Circle
DAY 7: White River to Summerland August 23 Mileage: 6.7 Summerland … how do I love thee, let me count the ways. I’ve done a lot of hiking. Ok, let’s just say more than most people I...
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Hiking The Wonderland Trail. Days 4-6: "Trail Names"
Day 4: Eagles Roost to Mystic Camp August 20 Mileage: 11.5 Today we were leaving misty Eagles Roost camp and heading through an iconic part of the park, Spray Park. I had very much been anticipating this...
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Hiking The Wonderland Trail. Days 1-3: "It's just a trail."
This is my favorite photo from our trip. I just love how the white, majestic mountain seems to swirl down into luscious greens, with a hint of trail in the foreground, wildflowers in full bloom all around....
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How I Hiked the Wonderland Trail With Kids: Planning and Logistics
We did it! We completed 9 whole days on the Wonderland Trail, starting and ending at Longmire. Before I dive into any stories, I just want to say my boys, ages 10 and 13, are rock stars. Frickin’...
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Chain and Doelle Lakes, July 30-31
“Let’s go on a hike,” he said. “It will probably be fun,” he said. Well you don’t have to ask me twice. The hubs wanted to get out on at least one overnight this season,...
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Marten and Snoqualmie Lakes, July 19 - 21
In case you didn’t know, we are training for the Wonderland Trail. What is the Wonderland Trail you ask? That is a totally legit question. I only came to understand this magical thing called the...
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Venado Caves Tour
I’ve done cave tours before. They are pretty cool; dark and humid with fascinating mineral formations that have been building for millions of years. Tight spaces, creepy bats. Educational and fun. Almost...
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Summer Fun in Costa Rica
Costa Rica …… I don’t even know where to start. Many of you have asked for our CR pics, so since I’m typing this after our trip, I think I’ll do a photo dump with a few captions...
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Why Budget Travel is Akin to Hiking
                                                          Waiting for street tacos at 10pm in Mexico City I realize this is a blog about hiking, but my goal from the get-go was to record our travel forays...
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Adrenaline Burst Birthday on Mt. Si
Look at that little cutie, guys. That was Theron, when he was just 4. Oh, those eyes. I just want to eat him up. That was the first time he did a big hike on his own two feet. No daddy back packs anymore...