This is slightly delayed but there are so many gorgeous photos to be shared, I just had to post this. I arrived back in Winthrop mid October. First house sitting…
Category: US Hiking
Winter Solstice 2021
Keyla and I just got back from a comparatively short but meaningful hike! We got up just before the sun came up to celebrate Solstice out in the woods. At…
Not hiking – Can’t breathe
The valley has been affected by the Cedar Creek Fire which has been burning west of Mazama and closed Highway 20 last Monday (too close to the highway and the…
Louis Lake and Thompson Ridge
On July 4, Keyla and I set out with overnight backpacking gear to Louis Lake. The trail starts on the Twisp River road, about a 45min drive from the house…
Slate Creek
Having 6 weeks to spend in the Methow Valley, I was hoping to have time for at least some overnight backpacking trips between house sitting “jobs”. I have been hiking…