Saturday, June 18, 2011

Seattle - 5/30 - 6/13


Tiger Mtn...  Cougar Mtn...  Dash Point.
Weyerhaeuser...  Chuckanut...  Deception Pass.
Anacortes...  Ebey's Bluff...  Mt. Si.
116 miles of twisty trail fun.
Hot yoga...  Y yoga...  Marlene's.
Pho King...  Pho Hung...  Fried Oysters.
Bald Eagles...  A Spotted Owl...  Wow!
Rain...  Drizzle...  Overcast...  
Then...  SUN...  then...  Mt. Rainier!
Home again and Coming  up for air.
But off again Lickity Split.







4 comments:

Leslie said...

Viva le PNW!!!

SteveQ said...

I've been looking for contact info for you, because I want your advice on a project I have in mind: climbing all the 2000 foot peaks in Minnesota. There are 29 and 13 have never been climbed... and I'm starting to see why. One has a 20 mile approach through downed trees, boulders and bog and I've already had a nightmare about it. I have a reputation for being unprepared, being ill-equipped, getting lost, falling and getting hurt; any of those could mean dying out there. I'm not even sure my car can make it to one trailhead!

So, my basic rules are: 1) Be prepared for the worst possible scenario. 2) Take no chances. 3) Get all the help possible.

What other rules should I adopt?

RunSueRun said...

Hey Steve,

With your "reputation," ;-) have you thought about taking along a SPOT unit? Or enlisting the company of another adventurous soul?

(I myself am low tech... one could even say NO tech save for a wristwatch. I like it that way.)

Your idea sounds totally cool to me, especially since it's never been done. Good luck!!

Sue (back from vaca)

SteveQ said...

Sue, I just did one of the "easier" peaks. One mile of bushwhacking took 4 hours. It was possible only because I used a Garmin and plugged in the lat. and long. where I was and where I was going, it's not like Colorado! You can't see more than a foot in front of you and it's all brambles and deer flies.

I doubt I'll attempt many more.