The first of June was freakin’ EPIC. Analisa posted an IG story asking if anyone was around to climb Silver Star Mountain (the one in Okanogan county along Highway 20, NOT the extinct volcano in Skamania County) on Saturday and it JUST so happened I was trying to make weekend climbing plans. Our schedule lined […]
| February 14, 2019 | I am blessed. Really and truly. I have been regarded highly for my optimism and effective communication by those close to me. It’s been reassuring to have these qualities both felt within me and interpreted outwardly. I hold myself responsible for maintaining optimism and effective communication, but also give myself […]
| February 3, 2019 | Outside, snow is falling and covering the world in a subtle blanket of white. I type on the screen of a new laptop in a home of solitude. I am alone with my thoughts, present with myself. I am given the gift of time to process 2018, as a way […]
| May 30, 2018 | Sometimes, it’s really challenging to recognize what we need, ask the Universe for it, then ACT on our needs. A lot of us can feel the shift in our needs, but not many people actively seek resolutions. This climb (and trip overall) was a feast for the soul. ‘Twas the day of Haley’s […]
| January 25, 2016 | I’ll admit it. I’ve completely romanticized North Cascades National Park. I’ve proclaimed it, essentially, as my mountain muse. I can’t help it, though. The first time I bestowed my eyes upon Diablo Lake, I felt something inside me shift. It felt like a dream. I had to shake my head […]
| January 18, 2017 | My blog post series on North Cascades National Park continues. After spending the last ten days in upstate New York taking a Wilderness First Responder course (much more on that later!), I found myself continually reminiscing on my memories of Washington. I still feel incredibly connected with these mountains. They have deeply inspired […]
| January 6, 2017 | My third day in North Cascades National Park was a solo trip. I planned to venture into the park before weather was supposed to turn over the weekend. My goal? To arrive at the trailhead of Hidden Lake Lookout early enough on a Friday morning in September to claim an overnight spot […]
| December 30, 2016 | This is part two of a five-part series professing my love to North Cascades National Park. Mother Nature was relentless in my second hike along Heather Maple Pass Loop where my crew and I experienced all weather conditions, including a 2-hour horizontal hail storm. There’s debate of whether to take this hike clockwise […]