A sign of a good vacation is when you come home even more exhausted than when you left, right? My latest adventure to Washington sure felt like that! The main objective of the trip was summiting Mount Adams, but my bestest adventure bud, Eric, and I were just not just going to stop at a… Continue reading Washington Escapades Part 2: Burley Mountain Lookout, Suntop Lookout, and Mount Rainier National Park
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Washington Escapades Part 1: Fort Vancouver, Beacon Rock, Bonneville Dam, and House Rock
A sign of a good vacation is when you come home even more exhausted than when you left, right? My latest adventure to Washington sure felt like that! The main objective of the trip was summiting Mount Adams, but my bestest adventure bud, Eric, and I were just not just going to stop at a… Continue reading Washington Escapades Part 1: Fort Vancouver, Beacon Rock, Bonneville Dam, and House Rock
Redemption on Mount Adams
2 years and 8 days after it all going wrong the first time, I jammed my ice axe into the summit of Mount Adams. That above is the TLDR version... for those wanting more detail, here we go! Mount Adams is one of five volcanoes in Washington, and is part of the greater Cascade Volcanic… Continue reading Redemption on Mount Adams
Springtime in Kentucky – Part 3: Mammoth Cave National Park & Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
April 19, 2024 A soggy spring morning greeted me after a night of pretty gentle rains. Aside from the loudest thunder clap I have EVER heard waking me up at 9:30pm, the severe storms held off. Happy I put my rain gear in my tent with me, I was slow to rise, and took my… Continue reading Springtime in Kentucky – Part 3: Mammoth Cave National Park & Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Springtime in Kentucky – Part 2: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site and Mammoth Cave National Park
April 18, 2024 Read part 1 here. Thick fog greeted me in the darkness of Lebanon, Kentucky, as I stirred from my hotel bed. Quite to start my adventures, I dressed and stuffed down a Hampton Inn waffle. I recently joined Postcrossing and drew an address in China and was hoping I could print it… Continue reading Springtime in Kentucky – Part 2: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site and Mammoth Cave National Park