July 25-29, 2022 Days 59-63: Juneau Monday July 25 Day: 59 The kids and I had a quiet morning. When Chris was done with work we met up with Bryan and Nadine and we went to Glacier Gardens Rainforest Adventure. This is a botanical garden set on the edge of Tongass National Forest. Tongass National Forest … [Read more…]
June 11, 2022 Day 15: Warm Springs Since we got into Warm Springs in the evening yesterday and didn’t get to everything we decided to stay another day here. I didn’t mention yesterday, but there is a huge waterfall that empties into the ocean and it creates quite a current near the dock. It does … [Read more…]
Another sunny day, another adventure. Chris picked Snoqualmie Falls for this outing. Another place we’ve been to plenty of times before. I typically really enjoy this location, and this hike so I was really looking forward to our outing. Its about 45 minutes from our house and I really enjoy the drive, so really it … [Read more…]
Since we aren’t living in our home right now (due to the remodel) we decided we finally needed to get another car. Since I couldn’t just walk the kids to school anymore, and Chris was working on the house until late at night, it just wasn’t feasible to share the car anymore. We were trying … [Read more…]
Franklin Falls- 2 miles out and back, 400 feet elevation gain Pass-Northwest Forest Pass Difficulty-2/5 Rating-3.5/5 Has it already been 5 months? This month FLEW by! Partly because I didn’t realize we’d been here four months already until it was half way over. And partly because we had so much company … [Read more…]
Bloedel Reserve-1.5+miles, little elevation gain Pass-pay to get into the park Difficulty-1/5 Rating-4/5 Hidden Lake- 1.5 miles out and back, very mild elevation gain Pass-Northwest Forest Pass Difficulty-1/5 Rating-3.5/5 Snoqualmie Falls-1.4 miles out and back, 250 feet elevation gain Pass-none Difficulty-1/5 Rating-3.5/5 … [Read more…]
Murhut Falls-1.6 miles out and back, 250 feet elevation gain Pass-none Difficulty-1/5 Rating 4/5 This weekend our Sweet Lilly June turned 3-years-old!!! I can hardly believe that she is already three. We are so grateful that she is ours. She was the easiest baby, which I am so grateful for since … [Read more…]
Snoqualmie Falls- 1.4 miles out and back, 250 feet elevation gain Pass-none Difficulty-1/5 Rating-3.5/5 This past week my mom and sister came to play! It was SO much fun having them here! It was a busy week and we tried to be able to do as much as we could while … [Read more…]
Snoqualmie Falls- 1.4 miles out and back, 250 feet elevation gain Pass-none Difficulty 1/5 Rating-3.5/5 Beth is my youngest sibling. She is 10 years younger than me and she is one of my very best friends! I was so excited to hear she wanted to come visit us over her spring … [Read more…]
Chris has grown up loving hiking, back packing, and hunting, all sports really. I grew up not athletic but my family loved to go and do things. Four wheeler or rail rides. Going out shooting. Going to the Lake. Going to the mountains. Just going. When I lived in Duncan I loved it! All my … [Read more…]
