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21 Oct 2019

LOSE IT! 10 Items to Leave Behind on Your Next Hiking Trip

by HikerBabe | posted in: Hiking 101 | 6

Ask 10 people what essentials you should pack on your extended hiking trip and you’ll probably get 20 different answers. We don’t want to haul around a bunch of stuff we’re highly unlikely to use or need. But we also … Continued

hiking, what not to pack
9 Oct 2019

Walupt, Yogi & Me: When Discretion Is The Better Part of Valor

by HikerBabe | posted in: Trail Tales, Washington | 0

“Wait,” I whispered. “Did you see that?” Pulled up short on the soggy trail, I pointed to some prints in the soft mud. Husband Chris and I were chugging along a lake shore trail in the middle of Nowheresville, western … Continued

Walupt Lake
4 Oct 2019

7 Simple Ways to Spend More Time Outside

by HikerBabe | posted in: Just for Fun, Random | 2

Whether you’re an avid outdoor lover or you just like to get some fresh air now and then, chances are you’re pretty busy. Your plate is full. Your calendar’s crammed. So spending time outside can be a real challenge.  But … Continued

25 Sep 2019

Comet Falls

by HikerBabe | posted in: Uncategorized | 0
23 Sep 2019

Remembering Murphy: 10 Things I Learned When My IG App Crashed

by HikerBabe | posted in: Just for Fun | 10

Remember Murphy’s Law? Murph is a close relative. In fact, if you look up “Murphy’s Law” in the dictionary, you might find my picture. Right next to Murph’s. At least it felt that way when my Instagram app crashed a … Continued

Insstagram crash
20 Sep 2019

How NOT to be a Trail Jerk in 8 Easy Steps

by HikerBabe | posted in: Hiking 101, Mount Rainier, National Parks, Trail Tips | 2

Most hikers are good folks. Patient. Considerate. Magnanimous. But every once in a while you run into some real lulus. Like the herd of marauding yahoos we ran into on the Van Trump Trail at Mount Rainier recently. They broke … Continued

Hiking Rules
17 Sep 2019

2-Fer! Mount Rainier’s Comet Falls & Van Trump Park Offer TWICE the Awesome!

by HikerBabe | posted in: Mount Rainier, National Parks | 0

“How about Comet Falls?” I chirp as Old Iron Knees and I completed Day 2 of a week-long hiking trip in western-ish Washington state. We already racked up some hefty trail miles exploring waterfalls, lakes, and more dirt roads than … Continued

Comet Falls trail, Van Trump Park
4 Sep 2019

Wedding Cake White & Rumpelstilskin

by HikerBabe | posted in: Mount Rainier, National Parks, Pacific Northwest, Trail Tales, Washington | 4

Wedding-cake white and looming large over her Cascade brethren, Mount Rainier seems to sprout solo from sea level at the western edge of the Cascade Range, stretching her glistening crown nearly three miles into the sky. Her beauty is so … Continued

hiking at Mount Rainier, narada falls
28 Aug 2019

8 Quick Tips to Help You Enjoy Your Mount Rainier Visit

by HikerBabe | posted in: Mount Rainier, National Parks | 0

Wedding-cake white and big beyond adjectives, Mount Rainier dominates Washington state like Buckingham Palace towers over a sand castle. Indeed, the Mountain soars almost a mile and a half above the Puget Sound basin, resting upon and covering approximately one … Continued

Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, visit mount rainier
14 Aug 2019

To Catch a Thief

by HikerBabe | posted in: Announcement, Random | 4

Lurking in the shadows and dark alleys, the rapacious thief is poised to pounce on unsuspecting prey. Is it stalking you? I always thought the Silent Thief of Sight only prowled “old people.” I thought: “I’m not hitting the oldster … Continued

eye health, laser iridectomy

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