Carbon River Rd to Green Lake
Saturday we did a trail that I’ve done a portion of… and only did a portion of what I did before. Last year I trekked the Carbon River Road to Ipsut Creek Campground. That’s about a 10 or so mile...
Saturday we did a trail that I’ve done a portion of… and only did a portion of what I did before. Last year I trekked the Carbon River Road to Ipsut Creek Campground. That’s about a 10 or so mile...
November 11, 2023 - Goat Creek and Cathedral Falls is one I’ve been to a couple times now, and there are some more trails near here I still want to check out. Today a group of us did about 7miles...
Capitol State Forest is a working forest and outdoor recreational area just outside Olympia… and someplace I have been many times because it has a lot of different trails and because it is so close and easy to get to....
Franklin Falls is a very popular destination in the Snoqualmie Pass area. It’s smack-dab in the middle of I-90 in fact, in an area created by a split between the east and west bound lanes. In the summer, it’s a short...
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by Rob Portinga · Published January 17, 2024 · Last modified January 23, 2024
I’m not really sure what the difference is between hiking and walking…? How do you define it? Is it terrain? distance? or maybe just attitude? Whatever, I found myself with a few free hours while in Downtown Denver after we...
In the Pacific Northwest, if you let the rain keep you from getting outside, you’ll spend way too much time inside and miss some great adventures. This was one of those adventures. It was a trek along the Middle Fork...
Being outdoors; hiking, snowshoeing, and the like has been a bit part of my Positively Healthy life since moving to Washington State almost 4 years ago now. It’s been great for my both physically and mentally. Unfortunately, I’ve also been...
I went for a walk during my lunch break yesterday. And it was kind of a big deal. When I started working from home last fall, I knew I was going to have to get some additional activity in, so...
My move to Washington seems to have me doing a lot of reflecting. It was my birthday the other day… (thank you again to everyone who messaged me with well wishes!) and I spent part of the day out at...