I climbed 8,440 foot Dorado Needle and 8,868 foot Eldorado Peak on Friday and Saturday respectively. The weather was spectacular, the routes were in great shape, the bivy spot was awesome, and it was an all-around great time! The Eldorado Ice Cap area in North Cascades National Park never fails to produce memorable climbs. I…
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Cool and Cloudy Seattle
Another cloudy and cool day in Seattle – the coolest corner of the United States right now! The sun actually broke through the clouds at about 5 pm so the evening was nice. Tomorrow is supposed to be warmer and Sunday warmer yet before another weather system moves in early next week for more clouds,…
Uncle to be
Yep, I am going to be an uncle very soon! My sister Karen is due with her first child on August 14th, but she could give birth any day now! This a happy and anxious time for my family. Every day, I get calls from relatives asking if she has given birth? If she is…
Black-tailed visitor
For the second day in a row, I ran at Soaring Eagle Park. However, this time it was for 70 minutes and with my friend Bjorn. It was a great run with awesome trail conditions and refreshing weather. We ran many of the trails in the park. It actually rained a bit more after my…
Camano Island
Here are some photos from our property on Camano Island that we visited yesterday. It was a cloudy day, but the view was still beautiful. The 2.5 acres is situated over a bluff with a 180 degree panorama across Saratoga Passage (of Puget Sound) to Whidbey Island. Camano Island is basically all residential and has…
More Pugh photos!
Mount Pugh Trip: I forgot to mention that I also saw a black bear on the forest road just before the trailhead. He walked up the road in front of me for over a quarter mile. Check out some more photos from Mount Pugh, with a focus on the wildflowers today: Gorgeous Wildflower Sloan Peak…
Bench Press WR!!
My mom has done it again! Defying the aging process, she continues to improve her benching world record and raise the "bar" for the competition and herself. My mom lifted 203.7 pounds today, the first time she had officially lifted over the 200 pound barrier (in practice she has done over 220). She broke her…
I was tired!
I got a reasonable amount of sleep last night – probably around 8 hours – but that was not enough for me. I proceeded to fall asleep again around noon and sleep till 3 pm. This tells me I am probably not getting enough sleep during the week. Oh well, there is no getting out…
Baron
Today I visited my sister Karen and Anthon's house in Maple Valley. We had some bbq chicken and celebrated Anthon's birthday with a nice carrot cake. It was a fun time. Karen and Anthon have a new member of the family, Baron – a purebred German Shepherd. When I say purebred, I mean official papers…
Back in Sammamish
A smooth flight yesterday brought my mom and me home about 20 minutes earlier than expected. To symbolize my return home, I have posted a picture of a pink Rhododendron, the Washington State flower. We have many Rhodies at my house in Sammamish and I took this macro of one flower cluster this morning. My…
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