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Hiking or trekking? What’s the difference? I don’t know and don’t think it matters as long as you’re walking somewhere you think is beautiful, you’re either already or are about to get sweaty and you feel a lot closer to whatever means the most to you.

Spider Meadows, Buck Creek Pass and Backcountry Surgery
8 Oct 2021

Spider Meadows, Buck Creek Pass and Backcountry Surgery

by womoses | posted in: Cascades, Hiking, Uncategorized | 0

Lying in bed, begging to sleep, my mind was consumed by a deep, torturous throbbing emanating from the tip of my left thumb. A couple days before while pitting plums, I cut the nail bed, and now a small wound … Continued

backpacking, blueberries, buck creek pass, glacier peak wilderness, lyman glacier, spider meadows
Day 37: Deception Pass
4 Nov 2020

Day 37: Deception Pass

by womoses | posted in: Hiking, Kayak Chronicles, Kayaking, Salish Sea | 0

After the exciting crossing from James Island, Gio and I had some time to hike around Deception Pass State Park. Here are some photos from that afternoon.

Royal Basin
26 Jul 2020

Royal Basin

by womoses | posted in: Hiking, Olympics | 1

My first ever backpacking trip in Washington State was to Royal Basin. This was back in the summer of 2004. My friend Jim “Hot Pants” Watkins (don’t ask) was visiting and we both wanted to do a trip in the … Continued

backpacking, hiking, olympic national park, royal basin

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