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How To: Sun Protection in the Snow
This is my friend Casey. She's a rockstar, and summitted Mt. Baker via the Squak Glacier last weekend in a single day. We spent 13 hours on our feet going from the top to the bottom, with 7-8 of those hours under direct sunlight. As you can tell from the photo, Casey...
The Reading Rainbow of My Heart
I'm reading a pretty terrible book right now. Normally when I don't like a book, I give myself permission to quit after 100 pages or 1/3 of the book, whichever is sooner. I keep reading this particular story because it was written by a celebrity and I'm a bit of a...
Snow Spelunk – Cave Explorations on Mount Hood
One of my very favorite parts of my job at The Mountaineers is when I get to write articles for our Mountaineer magazine. In November, I was privileged to write an article about my friends Erik, Dave, and Tyler, who had gone on an exploration of the glacier ice caves...
Turns All Year: Month 55
FIFTY FIVE MONTHS!!!To kickoff my birthday month, and celebrate my 55th consecutive month of skiing, I hopped on a helicopter and took a trip into the mountains of the great white north! I'd never ridden on a helicopter (it was incredible), I'd never done a 7-day...
How To Paint A Mountain Mural
One weekend in 2016, I painted a mountain mural on my bedroom wall. I shared it on Facebook, and was surprised by the response. My best friend gave me the ultimate compliment when she said, "You PAINTED that? I thought you bought it at IKEA!" My life was complete! And...
Things I Love: A-Z
My coworker Becca works with the 'leaders of tomorrow,' which is a fancy way of saying she spends a lot of time with kids and young adults. She gets to know them pretty well and vice versa. One year, as a joke, the kiddoes made her this book called Things Becca Hates....
Turns All Year: Months 53-54
In the Pacific Northwest, March-May are typically some of the best skiing months of the year. Most often you'll get new snow to start off the spring, then slowly it warms up and turns to spring corn. My favorite season of all is "Volcano Season" - the unofficial...
Sweet Serendipity – How I Bought A House in Seattle
I love birthdays. Christmas, Easter, the last day of school.... pretty much all of the holidays kids get excited about pale in comparison to birthdays for me. Birthdays are the one day where you are different than (most) everyone else. Everyone should enjoy...
Your UNpacking Persona
You get home from a big trip and you’re exhausted. You really need a shower. The VERY last thing you want to do is unpack your crap, but you know you should.... You weigh the pros and cons: unpacking is a 20-minute commitment at minimum, putting off the shower...
