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The albatross and the whales, they are my brothers
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Short day hikes to overnight backpack trips.

The morning after, as I was heading out.
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Winter Camping 2020

cassandra March 3, 2020

February 29 & March 1, 2020 Finally! My first winter camping trip! Well, no, actually, not my first. I’ve been winter camping several times, but always in places I’ve driven to, and usually sleeping in my truck. This was my first winter camping trip where I snowshoed in. I was…

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Priest Point Park
Day Hikes

Priest Point Park

cassandra February 10, 2020

Sunday, February 9, 2020 Another rare sunny day this winter! I got home early Sunday afternoon after spending the weekend in Seattle and was just itching to get out. I needed Vitamin D and exercise! It would have been a perfect day to head out to River Song. But, according…

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Sunset from the North Jetty
Day Hikes

The North Jetty

cassandra February 4, 2020

Saturday, January 4, 2020 I headed out the maze of narrow, winding roads leading out of Cape Disappointment State Park, looking for the road back to the resort, and a sign caught my attention. I could visit the North Jetty? I tapped the brakes and quickly turned left onto Jetty…

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Coast Guard Station
Day Hikes

Exploring Cape Disappointment

cassandra February 4, 2020

Saturday, January 4, 2020 I was pretty tired by the time I left North Head Lighthouse. I’d already gone on two hikes and spent an hour listening to a very disappointing sales pitch. I debated just heading back to my condo, but decided I couldn’t leave without at least driving…

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North Head Lighthouse
Day Hikes

Exploring North Head Lighthouse

cassandra February 4, 2020

Saturday, January 4, 2020 I decided to continue heading south after leaving the Worldmark sales office early Saturday afternoon. There was still plenty of daylight left, and there were two lighthouses close by. I love lighthouses. My ex and I spend a whole week lighthouse hopping up and down the…

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Blue skies!
Day Hikes

Mima Falls State Park

cassandra February 3, 2020

Sunday, February 2, 2020 Today dawned bright and clear, the first sunny day since mid November. I debated running out to River Song, but I’ve been trying to cut down on driving since I saw last month’s gas card bill. Between the two trucks and the weekend runs out to…

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Shipwreck at Surfside
Day Hikes

A Shipwreck at Surfside

cassandra February 2, 2020

Saturday, January 4, 2020 Yesterday had been pretty stormy–rainy with gale force winds–but today had blue skies. Not completely blue, but patches. Patches were good. Patches allowed some sun to shine through. Instead of relaxing in my condo over breakfast, I grabbed my Napapajri wool sweater and headed for the…

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The dunes along the beach at Ocean Park
Day Hikes

A Vacation at Surfside

cassandra February 2, 2020

Wednesday, January 1, 2020 I needed a break from tiny living. I love living in my little travel trailer, but I just needed a break. I wanted to relax on a sofa with my feet up on a coffee table in front of a fireplace or take a long, hot…

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Surf pounding the beach at Surfside
Day Hikes

A Storm at Surfside

cassandra February 1, 2020

Friday, January 3, 2020 Finally! The weather I wanted! I’d been checking weather forecasts for weeks prior to my trip, hoping hoping hoping! for stormy weather. I had not come to Surfside for good weather. If I had wanted that, I would have come in the summer. I wanted bad…

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Through the snowy woods we go
Day Hikes

Snowshoeing White Road

cassandra January 31, 2020

Sunday, January 26, 2020 I signed up for my first snowshoe trip with the Mountaineers! Again, before I signed up, I read the trip description and contacted the trip leader. The six-mile round trip had a difficulty rating of “easy” with a 400-foot elevation gain. I emailed the trip leader…

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Some of My Favorite Photos

Dinosaur crashing through the wall at the Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs
North Head Lighthouse
Waves crashing into the cliffs at North Head Lighthouse
Tarbosaurus Baatar
Creepy stump
Transmutation, Burning Man 2019
Salamander at Woodland Trail
Sunset from the North Jetty
The sun is getting ready to set on my hike
Snow, snow, and lots of snow! White Road trail.
Protoceratops skull
Mount Rainier
Water tower at North Head Lighthouse
Genghis Khan Equestrian Statue, gleaming in the morning sun
Blue skies!
Looking north from Bell's View Trail viewpoint, North Head Lighthouse
Looking down from North Head Lighthouse
A creek running through Mima Falls State Park
The boardwalk at Nisqually Wildlife Refuge
Railroad bridge over Pattison Lake
The fallen cedar at River Song
The North Jetty, Waikiki Beach, and the Pacific Ocean crashing into the cliffs at Cape Disappointment State Park
A log that washed ashore, Surfside Beach
Beautiful snow-covered trees
A grassy log in Lake St. Clair
View of Mount Rainier from White Pass
Looking north toward Long Beach
White-capped waves contrast starkly against the deep blue Pacific Ocean off North Head Lighthouse
Me, holding a magnificent hunting eagle
A bridge on Mima Falls East Trail

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