Into the Mountains

Greetings from Georgia!  It's been some time since I've found a computer to work with, but I have been busy visiting many incredible places, so I hope you'll forgive the lack of correspondence. After visiting Batumi, I quickly decided to move on.  Batumi is the definition of 'tourist trap'--not modern enough to be cool and …

Hiking the Enchantments

While I was away in China, some mysteriously beautiful pictures appeared on Facebook of an area, apparently local, that I had never been to.  Chrystal lakes, soaring peaks, mountain gems all filled a picture gallery in places I didn't realize were so close to home.  When at last I returned to Washington, I decided I …

Pasayten Boundary Trail

For those of you who might not be aware of the fact that the Washington State was in flames this summer, consider yourselves notified.  Fires forced the evacuation of Twisp, Winthrop, and Conconully and tragically claimed the lives of three firefighters.  Most of the details attending the Chelan Complex and Okanogan Complex fires can be …