Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
Two things are certain. I can’t wait to return to North Cascades and I’m so tired. After a few pieces of beef jerky and a couple handfuls of trail mix, we got into our tents for the night. It was drizzling, which is a great sound to fall asleep to. In fact, Zoe said I […]
Read More Day 34: North Cascades National ParkLast night I did not sleep good so I was very tired. But I still got up packed up and going. I had a apple sauce and a meat stick you have to get protein right. It only took us half an hour to get back to the car and are happy to report Fred […]
Read More The day I went to CanadaThis morning we woke up to the best song. No it wasn’t the birds or the river or something majestic like that. Instead, it was Say You Will by Foreigner. I can’t think of a better song to wake up to. We had a marvelous suprise this morning. Everything was SOAKED. EVERYTHING. Apparently, it had […]
Read More Backpacking out of North CascadesToday I woke up to my dad blasting say you will to wake me up. We packed up our tent and had to start the hike in the rain. We had to cross a bunch of logs and then back up slick rock it was so hard because I have the shortest legs. That was […]
Read More The day I finished my backpacking tripThis morning we grabbed some of those delicious croissants we had yesterday and were on the road. They were a really got last Canadian treat. Unfortunately, we have to go back to the U.S. so we had to go back past security. The guy wanted to look in our trunk but didn’t want to have […]
Read More Backpacking at North Cascades NPToday started like every other day, getting woken too early, making me a bit grumpy. Grabbing breakfast and driving before our hike. I was still grumpy when we got to the trailhead and hearing that today we had a three thousand foot incline with huge packs on our backs did not help. So I started […]
Read More The day I found something outI’m so happy. I’m exhausted, sore, sweaty, dirty, hungry, but so happy. I know these adventures won’t last forever. They can’t. The girls are 13 and 11. We only have a few years until summer jobs, internships, volunteer opportunities, or studies will take priority of their summer schedules. Their childhoods are much closer to ending […]
Read More Day 33: North Cascade National ParkAfter a particularly good night of sleep last night we were up and grabbed a pastry. Mine was super good it was a croissant filled with raspberries the covered in almonds. Then we borrowed some bikes from the hotel and rode to Stanley Park around the bike trail. It was so much fun. It was […]
Read More Exploring VancouverToday we got up and chilled in our bed for a little bit. Next we picked up our room then went to the restaurant downstairs where I had a berry scone. Then we went to the front desk and asked to rent bikes. They took us out back and we each choose a bike. We […]
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