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...

The Colorado Rockies

  Both in 2020 and 2021 the brother next to me and I backpacked in the Rocky Mountains west of Aspen, Colorado.  Last year we did part of th...