Exploring parks and trails in the Olympia, Washington area. Most hikes are going to be really short–maybe three to five miles. Olympia has some really great places to hike within the city limits. I have a great book I picked up at REI, “Urban Trails Olympia”, published by Mountaineers Books. It has a wealth of information about hikes in South Puget Sound parks, Capitol State Forest, the Shelton area and Harstine Island. I’m slowly making my way through the book!
Sunday, January 12, 2020 I met a friend for a hike at the Billy Frank Jr. National Wildlife Refuge this afternoon. This place holds a special significance in my life: I spent the summer of 1978 helping to restore the Nisqually Delta, as it was known at that time, as…
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Sunday, December 8, 2019 I was pretty bored today. The weather wasn’t that great: damp, not warm, damp, gray, and just plain damp. I didn’t feel like heading out to River Song; I didn’t feel like doing much of anything, really. After spending the morning measuring my dinette and researching…
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Saturday, December 7, 2019 I had wanted to spend the day at River Song, but spent the day dealing with plumbing issues, instead. Plus, it had rained pretty hard off and on throughout the day. Not really the best weather for dealing with mossy, fungal-infested deadfall. However, I had to…
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Saturday, July 20, 2019 I had planned to join a day hike with a Meetup group at Sequalitchew Creek early Saturday morning, but I had a pretty rough night and ended up sleeping in. After doing a load of laundry and a few other chores, I decided to head out…
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