Category Archives: Outdoor Adventures
Lobster Beach to Dumas Bay
Sometimes, winter in the 253 is blustery and dark and encourages you to explore activities like sitting by the fire, drinking cocoa, and reading books. But sometimes, winter just means that the temperatures will hover in the 30s and 40s, but the sun will shine and the Puget Sound will look like an impressionist painter’s …
Sunday Morning on the Tacoma Waterfront
This was a similar time of year and a similar perfect day to the first time The Hubby and I took our kayaks out on the Sound. It is still my perfect sort of trip: glassy water, very few other boats, and cool enough temperatures that I don’t overheat while paddling. Thank you, Tacoma, for …
A Quick Saturday Paddle to Olalla Bay
Once upon a time, the Hubby thought it would be great to get me into kayaking. So we went down to Point Defiance and rented some kayaks at Owen Beach for a leisurely paddle along the shore. We were meandering our way back from the end of the promenade when we heard something that sounded …
Seventy48… here we come…
#OptOutside: 2017 Edition
Our traditional Black Friday #OptOutside was our first time on the water since hearing about https://www.seventy48.com/… and trying to figure out if we have what it takes to join in that race. Seventy miles in 48 hours or less, including sleeping, eating, and bathroom breaks. This challenge has me looking at charts, trying to figure out …
Sunday Morning Paddle
It was a beautiful morning for a trip around Ketron Island. We saw a few harbor porpoises, a few seals, and plenty of birds. Tide was heading out, so it was a bit of work to get around the South tip of the island (which I’m feeling now). But it was an easy float back …
Ross Lake Dam Trail
On our way back from a fun weekend in Mazama, the Hubby and I decided to check out the Ross Lake Dam Trail. I’d heard about it originally in an article from Sunset Magazine, and since we were so close, we decided to add the hike onto our trip home. Given my druthers, I probably …
Board Body Workout
Once upon a time, the Hubby and I snowboarded ALL. THE. TIME. As in, we would purchase season passes when they went on sale in the Spring. And we would make sure we got our money’s worth. We would head to the mountains any weekday we had off work and at least one day each …
#OptOutside 2016
While we had an excellent time during our first #OptOutside adventures, they did set me up with the expectation that November in the Pacific Northwest would be bright sunshine and flat-calm waters. Black Friday 2016 wasn’t quite that way. It was cold and cloudy and I was super cranky. So we paused, we re-set, and we …