It was Nathan’s birthday on April 16th, so I decided to take him on a mystery trip to Fort Ebey State Park the following weekend! It was incredible. We saw lots of friendly creatures–up close and personal! Below, a garter snake. This guy was pretty crabby. The ... Continue Reading
We showed up that morning, looking like an ad straight out of a Filson catalog … If this isn’t a Mountain man, I don’t know what is. We only snowshoe in style … It turned out to be a typical Washingtonian morning. The boys admiring big trees. We drove ... Continue Reading
I wanted to see the Bald Eagles, famous for rendezvousing on the Skagit River east of where we live, so Nathan, our friend Scott and I headed up Rt. 20 on our search one Monday afternoon. We didn’t see any Eagles up close (we did glimpse a few from afar), but it was still a ... Continue Reading
Nathan and I have been taking advantage of our correlating times off on Tuesday afternoons before Hayloft Yoga to visit one of our favorite close by areas, Larabee State Park. The scenic route up Chuckanut Drive transforms from fertile farmlands to scenic coast, and the changing ... Continue Reading
Since I began my busy working schedule, Nathan and I haven’t been able to go on our usual weekend adventures. However, I started my on-call duties at the CoOp this weekend, and on Saturday, as soon as I called in at 2 to find out I was not needed at work, we got down to b ... Continue Reading
Maj came to visit one September weekend, and Nathan and I set out to show her some of our favorite areas nearby. Day One took us to the Heliotrope Trail, which leads to the Coleman Glacier on the West side of Mt. Baker. Nathan’s parents had hiked the trail a few weeks ea ... Continue Reading
We couldn’t have picked a more perfect day to embark on an alpine hike to Hidden Lake. The sun was lightly blanketed by some thin clouds and the air was warm. On the way up to the lookout tower, we passed by amazing wildflowers! Nathan even introduced me to the delicious le ... Continue Reading
Sugar, a usually grumpy horse, transformed throughout the week into a pleasant, happy mare! From my blog for Sanborn Western Camps. After such a successful first Horse Yoga Long Trip, I could not imagine it getting even better. With a new group of 9 campers, two staff and a total ... Continue Reading
I had the honor and the privilege of photographing my cousin, Melissa Penson, and her fiance (now husband!), José Calderon throughout the festivities surrounding their wedding this weekend at The Chapel on the Green in Yorkville. Saturday was glorious with blue skies, sunshine ... Continue Reading
This Mothers Day, Nathan and I went on an adventure that most mothers would pale at the thought of. We took Route 20 East toward the Cascade Mountain Range, and headed up Cascade River Road for as far as we could until the road was closed due to snow. It was a mildly drizzly mo ... Continue Reading