Category: Fam Camps
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All Cheer Mt Rainier
Carlsbad has its under-otherworldly caverns, Bryce has its spooky hoodoos, Arches has its, well, arches but Rainier doesn’t Have, Rainier IS. Rainier is omnipresent. Whether its lurking in the clouds, looming behind the fog or lighting up the city, Rainier is compass rose in Tacoma Washington. Sunrise Camping The Sunrise Visitor Center is two hours…
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All the way to Tacoma …
“I went from Phoenix, Arizona All the way to Tacoma, Philadelphia, Atlanta, LA …. Steve Miller Band (1976) The world is not all sunshine and waterfalls. Or is that rainbows? The point is, vertical hikes can be mean and nasty and as tough as we are it could beat us to our knees and keep…
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Flirtin with Disaster
Mt Rainier could blow its top any day now or it could wait a little while, which in geologic terms could be like 10,000 years. At 14,410 feet, Rainier is the tallest volcano in the Cascades and the most glaciated peak in the lower 48. We took our chances on America’s largest active volcano, flirtin…
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Escape to Mt. Baker
When summer temperatures in Seattle soar into the 70’s, there is nothing else to do to escape the insufferable heat but flee 90 minutes north to Mt. Baker mountain in search of snow. Hopping on that bandwagon, we threw our tenting gear into Boss and left Roxie stowed in her gated Jim Creek Naval Radio…
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Three Amigos: Ross, Diablo and Jim Creek
After a day of head-in-the-clouds exploring the insurmountable Cascade Pass and Hidden Lakes trails of Marblemount, we backtracked to the National Park treasures of Ross and Diablo Lakes for some grand views from easier to reach places. It’s a 30 mile stretch between Ross Lake and Marble Creek, snaking along the Skagit River, passing the…
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So, It’s Time to Go
Insights on our time during COVID-19 inspired by the works of Dr. Seuss Finally!We’re off to see glaciersAnd sights we’ve not seenFor in-person experiencesNot TV nor magazine We have $2 buck gas in the tankAnd burning desire in our heartsWe’ll drive ourselves thousands of milesFor these new-to-us parts. We’ve made a choice that’s right for…
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How the halloumi are you?
As people who are always on the do, stationary life has forced new lows on us and our blog has suffered in the process. We’re convinced there’s nothing to write about and our lives are very boring but real writers would insist there’s always a story to tell or a situation to opine about, you…
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What’s Cookin’
Dr. Cox took full credit for the decision not to plate the broken fibula. He said he sees new bone growth over the past 6-7 weeks and was quite pleased with himself and his advice to Louisiana boot. The break actually happened on March 29 and by our count, that makes 3 weeks, but if…
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Lake Harmon-y
It’s been 20 days since Sheri broke her fibula, which was 20 days of nothing more than hobbling to and from the bathhouse, around the commissary and out to sit in a chair on the fishing pier. Now we’re wearing recyclable grocery bags on our faces. We used to be scared of people wearing masks…
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Trust me, I watched a how-to YouTube video.
On the seventh anniversary of our Cherry Blossom wedding on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC, we celebrated DIY – Louisiana style. Forget flowers and candy Copper and wool are the traditional gifts in this itchy year; desk stationery being the modern gift. At a balmy 95 degrees, wool was way-out and…