An inspired adventure blog

An inspired adventure blog

For the doers, the dreamers, the trekkers

04 May

Posted at 19:06h in Personal Reflections

“You hear them when you try to fall asleep They crash to the shore, they come from the deep As sure as the sun will rise, the sun will set You taste the salt the closer you get Waves Picking you up Pushing you down They’re always around Waves Just like dream Silver and green We live in between They can carry you all the way to me They can pull you out to the deep blue sea Oh waves, there are waves” — "Waves", Blondfire I'm sure I'm not alone in this, but sometimes I just feel a bit "off". ...

22 Apr

Posted at 20:11h in Tactical Tips

“If I’d known how much packing I’d have to do, I’d have run again. ” — Harry S. Truman My first few dayhikes in Washington State were a bit of a "cluster'.  My first official hike was climbing Mt. Ellinor in the dead of winter.  This was A) probably not a very good idea to begin with and B) definitely not a good idea wearing low top hiking boots and cotton cargo pants.  On the way up, my pants got soaked due my body heat...

19 Apr

Posted at 23:01h in My Adventures

“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default.” — J.K. Rowling We have a folder in our "pictures" library on the computer entitled, "2015 Silent Lake Failure".  I write a lot about our adventures, and I try hard not to sugarcoat the reality of mountaineering and backpacking.  Sure, there are definitely those, "hair blowing in the wind at sunset" moments, but there are...

13 Apr

Posted at 21:31h in My Adventures

“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.” — Roald Dahl A friend once told me that she knew why I liked mountain climbing and being in the wilderness so much, "They're your secret places, that's why", she stated as a matter of fact.  At the time, I really didn't understand what she was talking about.  How could a place on...

17 Mar

Posted at 22:41h in Personal Reflections

““It seems to me that television is exactly like a gun. Your enjoyment of it is determined by which end of it you’re on.”” — Alfred Hitchcock The first time I ever looked at a gun was in a sporting goods store when I was 16 or 17 years old.  I was peering hesitantly through the glass counter top, and the sales clerk asked me if I wanted to look at one, "Really?", I asked with a shaky voice.  He gently took a revolver out from locked...