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Friday, October 10, 2008 1:30 AM

Remembering Fort Flagler

It occurred to me that a masterpiece has sat unpublished on my hard drive ever since our camping trip to Fort Flagler back in July. Chelsea spent the first afternoon writing a letter to Diana (her roommate from college) who is spending the summer as a...
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Monday, September 08, 2008 1:30 AM

San Juan Islands

Saturday morning started dark and early as I headed over to Kirkland to pick up Tyla. We made our way up to Anacortes and caught the 8:45am ferry to Friday Harbor . The ferry ride is a gorgeous one hour trip through the islands. Tim from San Juan Kayak...
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Wednesday, September 03, 2008 1:30 AM

Whistler in the Summer

Mom, Dad and I spent the weekend in Whistler. I wasn't sure what to expect there in the summer, but it was a blast. The weather was a bit foggy the first day but it didn't deter us much. The second day was full of sunshine and we had some great...
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008 3:47 PM

Rattlesnake Ledge

It is Mom and Dad's last day in town so I took them on a hike up to the top of Rattlesnake Ledge. It was a pretty nice day so we had a great view from the top. I, of course, took another panoramic photo. You can click on it for the full size view...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008 1:30 AM

Pacific Gaper Clam

When we were walking along the beach at low tide, we were startled when streams of water started shooting up around us. Most were only about a foot high but some shot four feet up in the air. We couldn't see what was causing it, but after some research...
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Monday, July 21, 2008 1:30 AM

Fort Flagler Camping Trip

What a weekend! As I mentioned in the last post, the whole crew headed to Fort Flagler State Park on the northeast part of the Olympic Peninsula. Tim, Chelsea and I got there on Thursday night. We set up the tents, had a quick fire and then headed for...
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Friday, July 18, 2008 1:30 AM

Where in Washington is Ben?

This weekend is our second camping trip of the year, and it's a big one! Our campsite is packed as full as they allow. Campers include Laura, Matt, Andy, Stephanie, Tyla, Chelsea, Tim, and me. Chelsea, Tim and I are getting a heard start on everyone...
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008 1:30 AM

Iron Horse Trail

On Saturday, Tim and I dropped a car off at Rattlesnake Lake and drove his truck up to Hyak at the top of Snoqualmie Pass. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad used to connect those two points, but in 1980, the railroad went bankrupt...
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Thursday, July 03, 2008 9:49 AM

Attacked by the Tiger

Tim and I met at the main Tiger Mountain trailhead after work yesterday for a quick climb up the mountain. I decided to make the trip a bit tougher on myself and added two gallons of water to my backpack. (If you watch Good Eats you'll know that "a...
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 1:30 AM

Kanaskat-Palmer State Park

On Friday afternoon, Tim, Chelsea, Andy, Stephanie and I headed down the road to Kanaskat-Palmer State Park . It's less than an hour from home near Black Diamond and Enumclaw. The park itself wasn't all that special, but we had a nice campsite...
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:30 AM

Office Decoration

When I moved into the new office, I came up with an interesting way to decorate the back wall. I used the National Geographic Topographic maps software to create a bunch of 8.5x11 PDFs. I printed everything off at Kinko's and then painstakingly placed...
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 1:30 AM

The Quiet Side of Tiger

It just occurred to me that this title would work for a golfing post, but that's not what this is about. On Sunday afternoon, I headed down to Tiger Mountain as soon as I got home from church. It was 70 degrees and sunny so the place was busier than...
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Monday, June 16, 2008 1:30 AM

Iron Goat Trail

On Saturday, I headed to Stevens Pass to hike along the Iron Goat Trail. This trail follows the old railroad bed and contains numerous old concrete snowsheds, concrete walls to protect the wooden snowsheds, and tunnels. This also happens to be the spot...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008 1:30 AM

Twin Falls

After my abysmal physical performance on Friday, I was pretty down on myself so I decided I need to get back on the trail and prove I wasn't a tub of lard. After church on Sunday, I drove to exit 34 and found Twin Falls State Park. The trail is not...
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Monday, June 09, 2008 1:30 AM

Skiing in June

A guy on my team at work, MikeD, has been talking to me about backcountry skiing for the past year. He did it for a long time in Colorado before moving to the Seattle area. He finally convinced me to give it a try, so Friday morning we set out for Camp...
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