One of my favorite internet radio stations, psychedelik.com, seems to be having a problem with its domain and the website has been inaccessible over the past month. Thankfully, some playlists I had stored on my MPD server to tune into Psychedelik’s streams use hard-coded IP addresses and these seem to be functioning normally. Therefore, in… Continue reading Psychedelik.com Emergency Operations Centre
Box Mt Lakes and Lime Ridge
Over Labor Day weekend I went on a 6-day adventure involving car camping, foraging, hiking, scrambling, and a 120 mile bike ride home with camping gear in the BOB trailer. The featured destination was Lime Ridge, a place I hadn’t been to since a Boy Scout hike maybe 20 years ago. There is not much… Continue reading Box Mt Lakes and Lime Ridge
Biking the Snoqualmie Tree Farm
Last weekend I hopped on my bike with camping gear in tow and went for a weekend jaunt out to the Snoqualmie Tree Farm. Starting at home in the Rainier Valley, I rode all the way out to the tree farm via the I-90 trail, Preston-Snoqualmie Trail, Snoqualmie Valley Trail, and various back roads. That… Continue reading Biking the Snoqualmie Tree Farm
Mt. Phelps Bagged
My Mount Phelps trip was a rousing success! Pictures are here. I biked from SE Seattle to almost the end of the North Fork Snoqualmie Road pretty much per the Google bike directions. This route worked well except for the jaunt through Snoqualmie Ridge; the trail connecting the Preston-Snoqualmie Trail to Snoqualmie Ridge is quite… Continue reading Mt. Phelps Bagged
Mt. Phelps or Bust
I am currently on my way to climb Mt. Phelps, using only human power to get there from home. Mt. Phelps (incorrectly named “McClain Peaks” on Google and USGS maps) is a prominent dome-shaped peak clearly visible east of Seattle. I have had my eye on this peak for a while and it took some… Continue reading Mt. Phelps or Bust
Sierra Pictures
I know it’s been almost a year since I went on a 10-day hike on the South Sierra High Route, but I finally sorted through the many pictures that the three of us took and posted the highlights in a gallery. See the gallery here Someday, if I find time to sort through my notes… Continue reading Sierra Pictures
Elza on the Slopes
It’s never to early to start learning to Ski! Over this winter we took Elza up to Stevens Pass a couple of times to go Alpine skiing. We gave her some 80cm skis, a pair of small ski boots, and a harness, then took her up to the top of the hill and gave her… Continue reading Elza on the Slopes
Starting the South Sierra High Route
Today I will leave on a 10-day hike/scramble in the Sierra Mountains in California. The Sierras are not my regular stomping grounds, but my friend JP convinced me to go along on this hike that he has been planning for a long time. JP started the northern portion of the Sierra High Route a while… Continue reading Starting the South Sierra High Route
Fall/Winter Foraging
Over the past fall and winter, Amie, Elza and I went on several trips to search for fine edibles. Lake Cushman In early October, we rented a cabin at the Lake Cushman Resort. It was the off-season and the place was deserted. We harvested a bounty of Chanterelles, both Yellow and White, a bunch of… Continue reading Fall/Winter Foraging
2014 Roadtrip to the Southwest
For three weeks from April 12 to May 4 last spring, Amie, Elza and I embarked on a grand road trip through California, Arizona, and southwestern Utah. Our home for these three weeks was a surplus vanpool van that my dad purchased some years ago and converted into a DIY camper of sorts. The van… Continue reading 2014 Roadtrip to the Southwest