Three Shots of the Same Mountain
Watched Winter Landscape Photography & Aerials by Scott Kranz from youtu.be8 minutes 31 seconds After record snowfall in the Cascade Range, I step into the backcountry for a ski tour to capture...
View ArticleBeyond the Iconic
Watched Landscape Outdoor Photography | Going Beyond the Iconic Shots by Scott Kranz from youtu.be12 minutes 50 seconds Many of our natural destinations, whether reached by road or trail, culminate in...
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A Real Life Fantasy Bridge
My Windows lock screen today – Rakotzbrücke Devil’s Bridge in Germany. A perfect reflection forming a circle, framing and framed by fake columnar basalt.
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Read A Year of Picnics
Read A Year of Picnics by Ashley English Everyone loves picnicking—dining in the great outdoors, cozied up on blankets, and surrounded by the beauty of the natural world. Now imagine doing it...
View ArticleThree Day Backpacking Trip Ideas
5-10 miles (basecamp options): Lake Valhalla – 7 mi RT, or car shuttle 10mi, 1500′ elevation (Stevens Pass East) Summit Lake – 6.1 mi RT, 1300′ elevation (NW Mt. Rainier area) – crappy road access...
View ArticleBiking in the Southwest
Watched Did an indoor bike workout watching this and had a real strong moment of sadness and mild despair that I don’t know when I’ll be able to travel again. Last year we did a desperation mini “road...
View ArticleIndoor biking with cows in the fog
Watched Ride through a pack of cute goats at 50 minutes 😍 Read a Guardian “100 tips to make your life better” and most were meh but I liked “exercise on Mondays, nothing happens then” — excellent...
View ArticlePreparation or surprise?
Watched In watching this I realized how helpful these kind of videos could be for prepping for an unknown ride — this bike lane had a *lot* of sand on it and I might not want to ride my road bike on...
View ArticleKing County Parks Levy survey: an exercise in defining success
King County Parks is preparing for their 2025 levy vote. Taking their survey made me change my mind about how I prioritized things — defining success for something as big as a park system was an...
View ArticleRead Be Prepared
Read Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol All Vera wants to do is fit in—but that’s not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends live in fancy houses and their parents can afford to send them to the...
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