Come visit us tomorrow evening for a women’s-specific clinic thanks to our favorite ladies’ vendors Meet other ladies who spend time outdoors, and save while shopping for a good cause– we’re offering 15% off all women’s apparel, and ten percent of all proceeds benefit the “Girls Rock!” program at the Seattle MetroCenter YMCA. We’ll be open late– ’til 8:00 p.m., [...]

August 8, 2010 After a great sleep in the Alaskan camper, James and I got a late start.  We didn’t get up until about 8 am then we leisurely got ready for ride number two on the weekend.  I had picked a short 16 mile ride with hopefully not much hike a bike to it. It was nearly 11 am [...]

August 8, 2010   Location: De Roux CG, Trail 1383, Trail 1392, Trail 1392.1 and Trail 1392.   Snoqualmie Pass — Salmon La Sac/Teanaway; Cle Elum Ranger District Guide Books and Maps:   Green Trails Map #209   NW Forest Pass Required   Current conditions: Trail 1383 Johnson-Medra is in good condition for the first mile to mile and a [...]

Eight brave souls, seven male, one female took up the challenge of what has become a yearly pilgrimage up Jolly Mtn.  In its third year the size of the group continues to grow as do the tails that come out of the ride. The day started at 6:45 am for me as the group was meeting at 7:30 to make [...]

Day 67 5-31-07 Cowboy Camp Fox Mill Spring – Kennedy Meadows 19.2 (.7) miles; 702.8 (13.5); 2779 trip miles 70′s; sunny; shattered clouds later in day I awoke to a very cold damp sleeping bag this morning. It was super cold last night. I didn’t sleep well as a result. I spent most of the morning curled up in the [...]

Day 66 5-30-07 Cowboy Camp 6580′ Walker Pass Trailhead CG – Fox Mill Spring 32.2 miles; 683.6 total miles (12.8); 2759.1 trip miles 80′s; hot Let me say I don’t like the heat. I pray the Sierras are cooler. Though from the report a southbound section hiker gave us, it sounds like there is almost no snow in the Sierras. [...]

Day 65 5-29-07 Cowboy Camp 5100′ Just below ridge – Walker Pass Trailhead CG 26.9 (.4) miles; 651.4 total miles (12.8) 2726.9 trip miles 80′s; sunny I slept okay last night. It wasn’t the greatest and it wasn’t the worst. The moon was so bright. We were up and hiking by around 6. The trail was fairly easy to the [...]

Day 64 5-28-07 CB Robin Bird Spring – just below ridge 22.3 miles; 624.5 total miles (12.4); 2700 trip miles 80′s; sunny I didn’t sleep well during the first part of the night. My head was too low compared to my feet. Normally I try to position my feet a little higher to help with recovery. This time it was [...]

Day 63 5-27-07 Cowboy Camp 6220′ Above Waterfall Canyon – Robin Bird Spring 26.6 miles; 602.2 total miles (12.4); 2677.7 trip miles 80′s; sunny Last night was another good nights sleep. It was a good thing, since we had a big day today. I wish we could do less miles but the water sources dictate where you must go. We [...]

Oak Creek – Above Waterfall Canyon Cowboy Camp 6200′ 17.70 miles; 575.7 total miles (12.4); 3651 trip miles 70′s; Sunny, no shade I slept great last night and woke up feeling refreshed, which is a first in a while. I got up and had a small breakfast of an apple turnover and some water, then got going. Wounded Knee’s friend [...]