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September 6, 2025—I awoke at 2:30 a.m. to the sound of thunder and flashes of lightning. The weather conditions were a little disconcerting since I was supposed to be driving up to Seattle, Washington, at seven in the morning to ride the Burke-Gilman and Sammamish River Trails. I’ve been wanting to ride the Burke-Gilman Trail since learning about it two years ago. On my way back from Vancouver, B.C. two years ago, I had hoped to stop in northern Seattle and ride the Burke-Gil

December 14, 2023—I recently read an article from BikePortland regarding a presentation given to the Columbia River Gorge Commission...

August 12, 2023 —I had the opportunity to ride and explore the Discovery Trail, not the one on the Olympic Peninsula, but the trail on...

Photo by Cullen328 May 3, 2023—I attended an online public meeting with staff from Mount Rainier National Park. Park Service staff held...

I did not sleep well last night, waking up at two in the morning with a sore back and anxiety of the drive home later today and all the...

After a decent night’s rest—I never sleep great when camping—I awoke to get ready to lead my group over to Freshwater Bay. We had to stop...

It’s that time of year when once again I led a small group of paddlers up the Olympic Peninsula to do some paddling in and around Sequim...

Like so many paddlers, I belong to several paddling groups. Last weekend, I had the opportunity to travel to Port Townsend, Washington,...

Kayak and canoe campers might think they have to drive 25 miles or more outside of civilization to escape the jarring sounds of car...