Trail Community – The Solitude Trail

Lost Trails

I was pleased last week when a reader recognized the trail I described in my tale of cold and warmth and knew it to be one that has been long abandoned. The Boundary Trail once spanned the width of the Pastayten Wilderness from Horseshoe Basin in the east all the way to Ross Lake. TheContinue reading “Lost Trails”

Still Hiking with Leah

Great things happen when women and mountains meet. William Blake In 2012 when I retired, my husband and I moved to Marrowstone Island, which is located just off the mainland of the Olympic Peninsula, connected by a bridge. Our home provided a view of Admiralty Inlet, Whidbey Island across the sound, and the Cascade Mountains,Continue reading “Still Hiking with Leah”

Ed and Bill

Whatever one finds in front of herself at the moment. . .is what the given situation is. That other thing, the so-called pristine landscape of a former time, is no longer available; and somehow a person must make peace with that. To go in search of what once was is to postpone the difficulty ofContinue reading “Ed and Bill”