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The only item on our agenda for our second day in Auckland was reunion with a family friend from Boise, Jason, who has lived in Auckland for the past 15 years. We had a couple of hours to kill in the morning before our lunch meetup, so we grabbed some... [Read More]

On Thursday Kaitlin and I embarked on our long-awaited honeymoon (can we call it a honeymoon 2.5 years late?) to New Zealand. We’ll be spending 13 days total in the country, visiting Auckland, Queenstown, Rotorua, and Tongariro. Our journey began with a 13 hour overnight flight from SFO-Auckland - surpisingly... [Read More]

This weekend I checked a big one off of my PNW bucket list: climbing and skiing Mount St. Helens. At 5500 feet of elevation gain over a 10 mile round trip, this would be my first volcano and one of my longer climbs. With the weather on the mountain Saturday... [Read More]

I took advantage of the “Juneuary” weather this weekend to ski a loop in the Alpental valley backcountry and do some long overdue scouting. The weather forecast was 41 degrees and sunny all day at the pass so I opted to get out there (relatively) early to avoid both the... [Read More]

The Tatoosh range in Rainier National Park is a favorite of mine due to it’s stunning views and relatively easy access. With low avalanche danger and a sunny forecast Kincaid, Rachel and I headed to the park. I love the Tatoosh but the Longmire gate opening at 9am and closing... [Read More]