Skiing in July is awesome.To get my 21st month of Turns All Year, I convinced a few friends to come ski Mt. Hood. I’ve never stood on the top of Oregon before, and the idea appealed to me. So did taking a shortcut via two chairlifts to 700′ below our camp....
A few weeks ago I ran in my 3rd annual See Jane Run half marathon. My 7th half-marathon (I might have a problem) the See Jane Run was a three-peat of my very first half. What can I say? I just love running this race! It’s an easy course close to home and...
Standing on the summit of Mt. Rainier is an incredibly humbling and amazing experience. When we finally made it to the top, I couldn’t stop thinking, “Holy shit. I can’t believe it. I’m really standing on the top of this thing!” Followed...
In anticipation of a for-realsies attempt on Mt. Rainier in a few weeks, here are some photos from 3 trips I’ve taken up there this year already. One could call them “training trips” but frankly the weather was nice and I had some spare time on my...
In March I enjoyed a fantastic 10-day trip to Red Rocks Canyon outside of Las Vegas. I’ve never been to either Red Rocks or Vegas, so when the crew was heading down to climb, I jumped on the opportunity for some sunshine! And while I’m pretty sure I could...
Looks like my summer vacation is coming to an end! I am very excited and happy to announce that I just accepted a role as the Marketing & Membership Manager for The Mountaineers!A 100 year old non-profit providing outdoor education and conservation for the Pacific...
Start with an obnoxious birthday countdown. Yes, it will be annoying, but you don’t care, because honey badger don’t give a f***. I recommend a monthly countdown, with a bigger deal made for the quarter, HALF, and three-quarter birthdays.About a month...
Last Friday my buddy Imran wanted to attempt Shuksan, a major objective near Mt. Baker.Being excellent planners, Imran called me at 10pm and we decided to go for it, leaving Seattle at 4am the next morning. He also convinced his friend Alexis to join us. Apparently...
While in Montana my sisters and I were discussing our hair cowlicks (because that makes perfect sense) and discovered that we ALL have a flat spot on the back of our heads. And not like, you know, a run of the mill, barely noticeable, everybody-has-one...
It seems like only yesterday that Layla, my beloved Jetta, and I celebrated our 100,000th mile together! We’ve been through mostly ups (and some downs) since then, and on a recent trek to Jackson Hole we celebrated...
