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May 2017
- 15: Grandstand (0)
- 12: Teakettle Junction (0)
- 10: 80 years young (0)
- 09: Flower Porn (0)
- 07: Barefooted (0)
- 06: Devil’s Golf Course (0)
- 05: Panamint Sunrise (0)
- 04: Crystal Power (0)
- 03: Desert dust storm (0)
March 2017
- 13: A day like this (1)
- 08: Out with the old (0)
- 04: Supersport 2.0 (0)
- 02: Mr McDreamy (0)
February 2017
- 27: Snowy day (1)
December 2016
- 29: Ski rodeo, Methow style (0)
- 08: Meditation comes in many forms (0)
- 03: Great Figgy Pudding Caroling Contest (0)
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
- 03: Matho Tapila Mega Moto Adventure (2)
- 02: Assortment | 3 (1)
July 2016
- 16: ORD (0)
- 11: Air time (0)
- 05: Boom time! (0)
- 03: Sherpani (0)
- 02: Work in progress (0)
- 02: July = breakfast with bike racing (0)
June 2016
- 13: Fun with fishies (0)
May 2016
- 31: Life lessons from the seat of a mountain bike (3)
- 26: Freedom Peak (aka Little Navaho) (1)
- 16: Assortment | 2 (2)
April 2016
- 22: Assortment | 1 (0)
March 2016
- 25: Methow Balloon Festival (0)
January 2016
- 07: Snuggles (0)
October 2015
- 30: Goat Mountain (0)
- 07: Cutthroat Pass (3)
- 06: Mount Maude & Carne High Route (4)
- 01: Methow hiking (0)
September 2015
- 26: Diablo Dam (0)
- 20: Jester Mountain (0)
- 13: Church Mountain (0)
- 12: Farm to table (9)
- 08: B is for Backup Plans (0)
- 07: Late summer travel (0)
July 2015
- 15: First Passage (8)
May 2015
- 19: Loowit Trail (4)
- 18: Operation Jail Bird (6)
- 14: Hawkins Mountain (7)
- 09: The plum wars have not ended (0)
- 08: Phantom of the Opera: it’s time for the love to die (6)
- 07: “Is it Friday yet?” (0)
- 05: Picture perfect Palouse (3)
- 04: Cat vs Chickens 2.0 (2)
April 2015
- 16: Coming soon to a house near you (2)
March 2015
- 24: In the pause between one week and the next (2)
- 19: Bare Mountain (1)
- 14: New year’s resolution update (0)
- 10: Peak 5760 (2)
- 10: We are back in business with the mighty Wurlitzer! (0)
- 09: Meditation buddy (0)
- 03: How I learned to love Evernote (3)
- 02: Tripping out of winter (4)
- 01: Hip Chicks & Cool Cats 2.0 (10)
February 2015
- 26: Assortment (3)
- 18: How pro athletes use their down time (0)
- 12: Garage Sale (3)
- 11: Nick & Carry’s Definitive Guide to Buying a Bike (1)
January 2015
- 30: Three reasons why endurance athletes should avoid CrossFit (23)
- 23: Something for the weekend (0)
- 13: Yellowstone Teton Moto Adventure – Part 1 (0)
- 11: Painting with chili (0)
- 10: A pile of tile maintenance (0)
- 09: Furry Friday (0)
- 09: Sasquatch, rope swings and deer (0)
- 08: Anderson Butte (0)
December 2014
- 12: And on the first day… (0)
- 11: Not going as planned (16)
November 2014
- 21: Furry Friday (0)
- 20: Everyday magic (0)
- 13: “Whale” that was a cold hike! (0)
October 2014
- 22: Breakthrough (0)
- 09: 95 to Infinity (0)
- 06: Strength Training for Cross Country Skiing – Week 3 (0)
- 03: On the eve of my high school reunion (0)
September 2014
- 29: Strength Training for Cross Country Skiing – week 2 (0)
- 27: Something for the weekend (0)
- 26: Changing seasons (0)
- 23: Strength Training for Cross Country Skiing – Week 1 (0)
August 2014
- 10: West Seattle Sunset (0)
- 03: Angel-Watching (0)
July 2014
- 22: Carlton Complex Remains (0)
- 19: Bitter sweet trip to the Methow (0)
- 10: Portland 3-day bike tour (0)
June 2014
- 26: Chihuly Museum (0)
- 25: Bean Peak & Volcanic Neck (3)
- 24: Father’s Day weekend in Leavenworth (1)
- 23: Camp Muir & Anvil Rock (0)
- 22: Colchuck Peak (0)
- 16: Trail etiquette for hiking with dogs (23)
May 2014
- 14: Didn’t get the memo (0)
- 11: NW Trek Photo Safari (0)
April 2014
- 05: Heart-stopping IOMTT ride with Michael Dunlop (0)
- 04: Zabriskie Point, Death Valley NP (12)
- 02: The Stuff of Life (0)
- 01: Knee Update (0)
March 2014
- 26: Plotting (16)
- 11: Remembering Leo (0)
- 07: Seattle Snaps (0)
- 02: Why everyone needs to wax their cross country skis (0)
- 01: Cold feet (0)
February 2014
- 28: The conscious cat (0)
- 18: Snaps from Wenatchee Ridge (0)
- 13: Pit Stop Ballet (0)
January 2014
- 31: Self love (0)
- 22: Oneness (0)
- 21: Cabo, the final installment (1)
- 10: Baby turtles on the loose! (0)
- 02: Los Cabos wildlife (2)
December 2013
- 22: It’s a white elephant Christmas (1)
- 20: First snow (0)
- 15: Good dogs (0)
- 14: A mellow Methow day (0)
- 07: Something for the weekend (3)
- 06: How to get the best value from your Capitol One credit card rewards (0)
- 04: Time lapse video from the ISS (1)
- 03: Happy birthday to me! (0)
November 2013
- 28: Thankful for maps (2)
- 28: Something for the weekend (0)
- 27: The spirit of Thanksgiving (0)
- 18: Urban Hike: The Olmstead Vision (3)
- 17: Volunteer Park Conservatory (1)
- 16: The Must List (0)
- 15: A slow-food vegan Thanksgiving (3)
- 12: Lovely birthday wishes (0)
- 09: Not for eating (0)
- 08: Digital Dip (0)
- 07: What’s up? (0)
- 06: Grant turns one! (0)
- 05: Lakeview Cemetery (1)
- 04: Anniversary weekend – part 2 (0)
- 03: Plum picking (1)
- 02: A blustery weekend round up (0)
- 01: Anniversary weekend in Egmont (0)
October 2013
- 31: ACL style – flat boots (0)
- 25: A little somethin’ for the weekend (2)
- 24: When did playing a competitive sport become bullying? (9)
- 24: Meet “the Russian” (0)
- 21: It sucked and then I cried (0)
- 19: Halloween hair (0)
- 18: Fun on the JWT – the final day (3)
- 14: Rethinking Columbus Day (0)
- 14: That is one tired theater goer. (0)
- 13: The face of patience (0)
- 11: Labor Day fun on the JWT – part 2 (3)
- 10: Labor Day fun on the JWT (5)
- 02: Tools of the trade: goniometer (0)
September 2013
- 17: Eight Mile Lake (0)
- 12: How does an ACL injury occur? (1)
- 11: Is there a speed limit on these things? (0)
- 09: Even cuter still… (0)
- 09: Fuzzy company while working from home. (0)
- 08: Not the kind of outdoor gear I was hoping to acquire… (0)
August 2013
- 10: Four peaks for the price of one! (0)
- 09: Afternoon tea makes me so happy! (0)
- 09: Have a great weekend! (0)
July 2013
- 03: Pack your bags; it’s time to go! (0)
June 2013
- 28: When one just isn’t enough (0)
- 23: The Forgotten Corner Tour – Part 3 (0)
- 22: The Forgotten Corner Tour – Part 2 (0)
- 21: The Forgotten Corner Tour – Part 1 (2)
- 17: Cookbook review: Quick Fix Vegan (0)
- 16: Bill’s Peak (1)
- 10: Natural skin care? (0)
May 2013
- 12: I think Kurt Vonnegut was actually talking about my mom (0)
- 09: The Guest House (0)
- 07: Search for Love (0)
- 06: Crack climbing in snake country (0)
- 03: Furry Friday (0)
- 02: Now is the Time (0)
February 2013
- 13: Drumming by Kaze Daiko (2)
- 10: Gong Hei Fard Choy (0)
- 09: Over the river and through the woods (0)
- 04: Five Pieces of Inspiration #5 (0)
January 2013
- 30: Letting Go (0)
- 30: Season of the Bike (0)
- 29: In memory of Robert Frost (1)
- 25: Five Pieces of Inspiration #4 (0)
- 14: Open Letter to CBC re: the Seattle Brews Cruise (5)
- 11: Winter frost (2)
- 10: Feet (2)
- 05: Sledding 101 (0)
- 03: Rememberance (0)
- 01: Biathlon #2 (0)
December 2012
- 27: Color study (0)
- 27: Christmas 2012 (0)
- 22: Welcoming back the light (0)
- 21: Line Study (0)
- 16: Seattle Children’s Museum with R&R (0)
- 15: 2012 Motorcycle Show (0)
- 10: Sugar plum fairy fun (1)
- 08: Figgy Pudding Caroling Contest (0)
- 01: B&W Photography Class (3)
November 2012
- 25: Pratt Mountain – new summit #39 (2)
- 22: Thanksgiving hike #8 (0)
- 21: Isn’t long-term storage what IPAs are made for? (3)
- 14: A healthy Thanksgiving menu (2)
- 13: A “Grand” birthday adventure (0)
- 12: Spyfall, or how to take down a four-star general (0)
October 2012
- 31: The rest of the story (1)
- 28: I’ve had better mountain bike rides (5)
- 22: Hard Rock Cafe (2)
- 21: Bob’s Pumpkins and Corn Maze (2)
- 17: Five Pieces of Inspiration #3 (0)
- 15: Hood ornaments (0)
- 14: Welcoming the rain (0)
- 13: The best (4)
- 08: Play time at Juanita Beach Park (0)
- 08: Fay Peak, Mount Pleasant & Hessong Rock (0)
- 07: Not just another bank holiday (2)
- 01: More shots from Mt. Baker (0)
September 2012
- 30: Mt. Baker (0)
- 29: Cloudy day cricket (0)
- 27: Black Peak (0)
- 26: Blood lust (0)
- 17: Tenth Anniversary S24O (3)
- 14: Fall berries (0)
- 12: Fall harvest (0)
- 11: Chikamin Peak (17)
- 04: Sawtooth Slam (0)
August 2012
- 26: Sahale (3)
- 22: MBO 2012 (3)
- 14: New summit #26 – Del Campo (1)
- 06: Fourth time’s the charm! (0)
July 2012
- 31: Mt. Rainier steam train (0)
- 30: Ride Around Mt. Rainier in Two Days (0)
- 20: Thoughts in the aftermath of the Batman shooting (1)
- 10: Spickard & Redoubt adventure (0)
- 09: Can you guess what this is? (5)
June 2012
- 29: Team Pursuit (4)
- 20: Mt. Snoqualmie on the Solstice (0)
- 13: One peak closer to finishing the “Snoqualmie Ten” (16)
- 11: Dirtyface x 2 (0)
- 09: Dragontail (attempt) (1)
- 09: Caturday (0)
- 05: Girls’ weekend on Orcas (0)
- 04: Mountaineers climbing class snow field trip (3)
- 03: Two days of biking in Wenatchee (0)
May 2012
- 25: Three types of fun (0)
- 14: Satulick Mountain (0)
April 2012
- 17: Quilcene Burger Loop (2)
- 16: Quartz Mountain (3)
- 12: Hellfire or Salvation (4)
- 10: Sploosh! (0)
- 08: Quick visit to Granite Falls (2)
- 06: Sunshine Coast Motorcycle Tour (1)
- 06: Vantage with my climbing students (4)
March 2012
February 2012
- 27: Methow Madness, take 2 (0)
- 20: Nougatocity (0)
- 15: AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Course Field Trip (0)
- 06: Recon adventure on Tye Peak (0)
- 05: Five Pieces of Inspiration #2 (1)
January 2012
- 29: Five Pieces of Inspiration #1 (2)
- 28: Norse Peak (1)
- 22: Tusk o’ Granite (2)
- 19: Freezing rain (0)
- 18: Snow day at Vertical World (0)
- 17: Camera play time (0)
- 16: Smith Tower photo safari (0)
- 14: Stinky Spoke finally lived up to its name! (0)
- 13: In the land of Dixie (0)
- 05: Christmas in the Methow (0)
- 01: 2011 reading wrap-up (0)
December 2011
- 25: Merry Christmas (1)
- 24: Guard kitty (0)
- 24: Harvest time! (0)
- 22: Mutton Mountain (0)
- 21: Give it up for sprouts! (0)
- 19: Coming to a mountain near you (2)
- 19: Olympic Sculpture Park (0)
- 18: Annual motorcycle lust party (0)
- 14: Thank you WL Gore! (0)
- 14: Marking the passage of time (1)
- 13: Self-portrait (0)
- 12: Poinsettias (0)
- 12: Guitar practice (0)
- 11: Christmas, as seen by a two-year-old (0)
- 10: Silly kids (0)
- 10: Mt. Ararat (0)
- 06: We’re Christmasafied! (2)
- 06: Unusually awesome avalanche forecast (0)
- 05: Cycling explained (1)
- 05: Mt. Dickerman “snowshoe” trip (0)
- 03: Play date with Ronan (0)
- 02: Round Mountain (0)
November 2011
- 24: Scramble for Stuffing (0)
- 20: I didn’t die and that’s a good thing (2)
- 16: Not Mrs. Opulence just yet (0)
- 13: Cougar mountain leaves (3)
- 11: Eleven is one louder (1)
- 08: Banff Mountain Film Festival (0)
- 04: Putrid Pete’s Peak is not all that stinky after all (0)
- 01: Making up for lost time (0)
October 2011
- 30: Fourth of July Creek / Icicle Ridge Traverse (5)
- 24: Oatmeal cookies of love (0)
- 23: Wallace Falls State Park (0)
- 17: What vegans eat (0)
- 16: Kaleetan Peak (0)
- 14: The price of safety (0)
- 07: Double your Simon, double your fun (0)
- 06: And so it ends (0)
- 04: Getting what you order (0)
September 2011
- 25: Pondering (0)
- 22: England & Isle of Man Adventure – part 6 (0)
- 22: Classic Nick (0)
- 21: Testing…testing… (0)
- 18: Good-bye Grandma Divine (0)
- 17: Three days on Rainier (0)
- 13: Fun with paint chips (0)
- 12: Dehydrating fall fruits (0)
- 11: Black Cat Brewery’s offerings expand (0)
- 10: Season-ender at the Velodrome (0)
- 09: Behold! (0)
- 09: Alpine daisies (0)
- 07: Dehydrator magic (0)
- 07: Pumpkin bread (0)
- 06: Simon’s Cat (and Mouse) (0)
- 01: My lucky Mark (0)
- 01: England & Isle of Man Adventure – part 5 (1)
August 2011
- 30: Officially my most favorite breakfast. Ever. (8)
- 27: You don’t have to die to get to heaven (0)
- 24: A different kind of therapy (0)
- 21: England & Isle of Man adventure – part 4 (0)
- 18: Testing, take two (0)
- 16: Snow Lake (0)
- 15: England & Isle of Man adventure – part 3 (0)
- 14: England & Isle of Man adventure – part 2 (0)
- 13: England & Isle of Man adventure – part 1 (0)
- 12: It’s not a matter of if but when (0)
- 11: A new brewery is born (1)
- 10: Weekend bike tour: Harrison Hot Springs (3)
- 09: Summer reading update (0)
- 01: Making up for a misspent youth (0)
July 2011
- 25: Mt. Hood (0)
- 14: Summer in Bavaria (0)
- 13: I like vegetables (2)
- 05: 2011 Northwest Tandem Rally (0)
June 2011
- 30: Two TdF riders are plant strong (0)
- 28: Le Velo (0)
- 26: Summer trip to Camp Muir (0)
- 23: Sorting and editing (0)
May 2011
- 25: Twisp Moto Tour (1)
- 17: View from not quite Saddle Rock (0)
- 16: Crevasse rescue practice (0)
- 16: Girlfriend weekend in Vancouver (0)
- 13: Kirkland at sunset (0)
- 12: I like the law (0)
- 12: Small doesn’t have to mean boring or uncool (0)
- 09: Why bother? (0)
- 08: Sage Hills mountain bike ride (0)
- 07: Can we call this epic yet? (5)
- 02: Bicycling-related books to enjoy during national bike month (2)
- 01: Old habits die hard (3)
April 2011
- 29: Race report: the royal wedding (0)
- 28: 2 Mile Challenge (2)
- 25: Remembering Nawang Gombu (0)
- 24: Moss (0)
- 24: Play weekend in the snow (0)
- 24: You know you shouldn’t be here (0)
- 24: Diavel unveiling party (0)
- 24: Things I’m grateful for (0)
- 24: Nobody cares what we had for dinner (0)
- 23: Easter action from Simon’s Cat (0)
- 15: What hell looks like (0)
- 02: The best things I read this week (0)
March 2011
- 26: 8 steps to overcoming your fears while climbing (1)
- 25: Calendar girl (4)
- 25: On the wishlist (0)
- 20: SIG outing in Vantage (0)
- 15: Post-processing heaven (0)
- 12: Icicle Creek ski outing (1)
- 07: Ugh! (1)
- 02: Sticky kitty (0)
- 01: Winthrop ski vacation (1)
February 2011
- 28: Month 2 (0)
- 21: Chocolate Cherry Smoothie (0)
- 20: Chilly Hilly pre-ride (0)
- 18: Cat Laser Bowling (1)
- 16: Purple Power Smoothie (0)
- 15: Why me? Why today? (0)
- 14: Happy Valentine’s Day (0)
- 13: MTTA Yurt (0)
- 10: Open Letter to Mountaineering Boot Manufacturers (6)
- 09: Sunset from Mailbox Peak (0)
- 07: Today’s salad (0)
- 06: February bouquet (1)
- 05: Warmer and wetter (0)
- 03: Today’s salad (2)
- 01: The score (0)
January 2011
- 30: Banana breakfast cookies (0)
- 29: If wishes were fishes (1)
- 28: “Obviously a major malfunction” (0)
- 27: What are you taking a picture of? (1)
- 26: Something’s working (1)
- 24: Today’s salad: Quinoa Salad with Pears (0)
- 23: Photographing flowers at Molbaks (0)
- 21: The Onion parodies the FDA (1)
- 20: Weekly menu planning (4)
- 19: Holy green juice batman! (0)
- 18: Instant mac & cheese epiphany (0)
- 13: Once a Scorpio, always a Scorpio (2)
- 12: Forks over knives (3)
- 11: Getting silly (0)
- 10: Mix tape Monday, part II (0)
- 09: Cinnamon-apple-oat squares (0)
- 08: Today’s salad (0)
- 07: Seattle University RAs “flash” the dining room (0)
- 06: Today’s salad (0)
- 05: Today’s salad (0)
- 05: Is it too early to start making a birthday list? (2)
- 04: Life’s dilemmas (2)
- 03: Pink risotto (0)
- 02: 365 Project – one month at a time (0)
- 01: Hurricane Ridge (0)
December 2010
- 31: Kendall Peak Lakes (0)
- 31: Black-eye peas, Indian style (0)
- 30: Skagit Float Trip (0)
- 30: Simon’s Cat in “Santa Claws” (0)
- 29: It tastes better than it looks (0)
- 28: Rampart Ridge (0)
- 27: So far so good! (0)
- 26: Boxing Day at the Museum of Flight (0)
- 25: Merry Christmas (0)
- 24: Christmas ships (2)
- 24: Christmas Salad (0)
- 23: When reality hits you in the face (2)
- 22: Today’s salad (0)
- 21: Solstice (0)
- 17: Holy site change Batman! (0)
- 10: L.R.S.D. (0)
- 09: Men’s 30-30 race (0)
- 08: Morning rainbow over Bend, OR (0)
- 07: When in Bend… (0)
- 07: Fast food temptation (0)
- 06: It’s so sick people puke bib shorts (0)