Colleen Drake, AKA Teacup
Washakie Pass, Wind River Mountains 
Washakie Pass, Wind River Mountains 
Olympic Mountains 
Wind River Mountains
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More about Memories
What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it. Antoine de Saint-Exupery in Wind, Sand, and Stars The memories I described in my last post apparently resonated with readers, for I received many gratifying comments, including this one from my…
Duckabush Memories
Whenever I hike a trail that is familiar to me after many years of returning, I am of course flooded with memories of past trips. Recently I revisited the Duckabush River Trail, which I first hiked in 1971, the year before I graduated from college. My friend Patty and I had planned to hike a…
Finding Strong
A lot of what we experience as strength comes from knowing what to do with weakness. Barbara Ehrenreich in Nickeled and Dimed Recently I purchased a home on the Olympic Peninsula, a place that is familiar to me and has felt very much like coming home. I wanted to be closer to my family, to…
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The Solitude Trail 