Year of Hiking 2026: Nos. 51 - 56

September brought some amazing adventures to a couple new-to-me hikes and trail combos. It was especially great to have Brad along for most of the fun! 

No. 51 - Leif ➡️ Wild Cherry ➡️ Wildwood ➡️ Holman ➡️ Birch ➡️ Wildwood ➡️ Wild Cherry ➡️ Dogwood ➡️ Wildwood ➡️ Firelane 1 ➡️ Leif,  Sept. 5:

No. 52 - Augspurger Mountain, Sept. 7:

When the main trail ended, things got a bit overgrown! That's the trail:

No. 53 - Firelane 1 ➡️ Wildwood ➡️ Maple ➡️ Leif ➡️ Firelane 4 ➡️ Maple ➡️ Firelane 5 ➡️ Saltzman ➡️ Wildwood ➡️ Firelane 1, Sept. 12:

No. 54 - Lewis River Trail, Sept. 20:

No. 55 - Tualatin Hills Nature Park, Sept. 21:

No. 56 - Green River Trail, Sept. 27:

:)

2026: Nos. 78 - 83

September reading roundup...

No. 78 - Those Empty Eyes by Charlie Donlea:

No. 79 - The Passengers by John Marrs:

No. 80 - Murder Thy Neighbor by James Patterson:

No. 81 - Birth Vibes by Jen Hamilton:

No. 82 - How To Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay by Jenny Lawson:

No. 83 - Lavender House by Lev Ac Rosen:

:)

Year of Hiking 2026: Nos. 46 - 50

I head back to work in August, so the trail adventures had to slow down 😭

But we did take a trip to North Cascades National Park for a few days of exploring. Such a beautiful spot!

No. 46 - Newhalem Creek Campground, Aug. 6:

 No. 47 - Rock Shelter 🠊 Trail of the cedars 🠊 Ladder Creek Falls, Aug. 7:

No. 48 - River Loop 🠊 To Know A Tree Trail , Aug. 7:

No. 49 - Stetattle Creek, Aug. 8:

No. 50 - Thunder Creek Trail, Aug. 8:

:)