Now that I’ve acclimatized to Seattle, I decided to go for my first hike of the year on Sunday. Since all the hikes look the same out here, I went for my nearest favorite: West Tiger (aka Exit 20).
I hit the trail at the same time as a lady and her 6 month [...]
Today was Presidents Day, which meant that I was off work and the stock market was closed. The weather forecast for Seattle was 57 degrees and sunny. Perfect conditions for an urban hike. I’ve urban hiked Manhattan, San Francisco, Auckland, and Buenos Aires. I decided to urban hike Seattle armed with my camera and [...]
As much as the people of Seattle rave about the hiking here, it doesn’t even come close to the diversity of trails in the San Diego region. Outside Seattle all the hikes look pretty much the same. Every trail seems to have the same thick green forest with not much in the way of views. [...]
I saw a deer and two different colored slugs on the Wilderness Peak Trail.
Photo Gallery For Wilderness Peak
After passing the Twin Peaks diner, you come across one of the most popular hikes in the Seattle Metro: Mount Si. It’s a steep 8 mile hike that reaches almost 4000 feet above sea level. It took me 3.5 hours to complete the hike.
Photo Gallery For Mt Si
Today I did a steep 3 hour hike in the Issaqua Alps. This is quite the change of scenery from San Diego. The thick isolated green terrain reminded me of the movie First Blood. This hike is close to my home, so I will be back.
Trail Description on Hikipedia
Photo Gallery For West [...]
Just east of where I’m living now is Snoqualmie Falls, Washington. This is where Twin Peaks was filmed. Before I left the house, I had a plan to run around taking pictures of the locations used on the TV series. It had been 15 or so years since I saw the show, so I [...]
In December 2004 we went hiking on Palomar Mountain. At an elevation of 5,550 feet, we ran into a snowman.
Photo Gallery For Palomar Hike - December 2004
Yesterday we visited the Channel Islands National Park. This National Park just outside of Ventura, California does not have an entrance fee like most parks. However, you will need to hire an outfitter to take you to the island which is 20 miles off the coast. We went to the island of Santa Cruz with [...]
