PNW – Going On 40

Hiking Nirvana: Naches Peak Loop Trail

With a hiker’s report on AllTrails mentioning slush on the trail, I felt both a deflating sensation, tempting me to stay at home and a rush of “now or never” pressure to embark on the climb up Chinook Pass before it closes for the season. So we went. “I can’t imagine driving all this wayContinue reading “Hiking Nirvana: Naches Peak Loop Trail”

Bon Voyage

An 80-mph-speed-limit sure does cut the six-hour drive from Moab to Las Vegas down, but it also cuts into the moments I wish would last longer. Like, what it is to be a Holstein cow lying down with half of their bodies pressed in the cool mud. Or being the long-winged hawk pirouetting on andContinue reading “Bon Voyage”