It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.

Alright, this might be the coolest hike I've been on yet.  The day started out overcast, so I almost called this one off. Luckily, the clouds to the South had already burned off by the time we were crossing the Hood Canal bridge to take 101 south. The tide was out and the water smelled just like being on the coast.  The hike to the summit was no joke. We did about 2400' of elevation gain over 3 miles on the way up starting in lush forest, over exposed rocks, near snow banks, and straight up the side of the mountain.  Mt Rainier was...

Rebecca's tinyhome, new weeping willow and bonfire.

(Rebecca)Zipped out of the office for a couple of days on Foundation business... in the minimal outdoor time I got, I enjoyed some bright colors around the LAX airport strip.

We're back from Texas and dogsitting Aura's mom, Viva (left), for the next two weeks! With a friend in town, we headed to the Sequim farmer's market on Saturday, then to Three Crabs Lane, where we could see the Olympics, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, the Cascades, and the lighthouse on Dungeness Spit.  We then headed to Miller Peninsula State Park, for what would be an unbelievably cool hike! The native rhododendrons were in bloom.    About four miles in, we saw a picked morel on the trail and looked over to see about five or six more growing.  We...