Heliotrope Ridge

  2020 has not been a good year for native orchids, mostly because of covid.  We have not been able to do the hiking we usually do and many ...

The Olympics

   July14-16 we were in Olympic National Park for some hiking and sightseeing.  We visited a number of our favorite places including Ruby Be...

Two Orchids at Baker Lake

  In July we went on an overnight backpacking trip with our oldest daughter to Baker Lake in western Washington.  It was a very wet trip and...