Fri, Apr 18, 2025
Five of us enjoyed fabulous birding weather with 51 species of birds, a deer, rabbits, frogs, and more. Great views of Hooded Mergansers, Pileated Woodpeckers, over 500 cackling geese, and nesting tree swallows, among the wonderful memorable moments.
Tue, Apr 15, 2025
This was the first naturalist trip to a relatively new trail in the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie. We saw a variety of mosses, lichens, trees, flowers, shrubs, birds, and geological features on the 2 mile loop around an oxbow lake.
Thu, Apr 17, 2025
Private one day car-to-car bike, ski, and climb of the Triple Couloirs
Thu, Apr 17, 2025
Original objective was the main summit but the snow got pretty tough to deal with and we called it a day at the east summit
Sat, Apr 12, 2025
A brutal approach and excellent skiing made for a great late season Type 2 day on Ruby. 2 miles of biking, 10 miles of touring, 5,300' of elevation gain.
Sat, Apr 12, 2025 - Sun, Apr 13, 2025
A springtime overnight packraft trip on central Washington's Winchester Wasteway in the Columbia Basin Wildlife Area
Fri, Apr 11, 2025
We did a loop north from Rocky Coulee across the area, looking for flowers and birds while discussing the geology. The area had burned and much of the sagebrush was gone, now replaced by a cheatgrass prairie.
Fri, Apr 4, 2025 - Mon, Apr 7, 2025
A long weekend of trips and surfing in the Tofino and Ucluelet area.
Sun, Apr 13, 2025
Started out down the Boulder Garden Loop with a quick jaunt up to Little Si.
Tue, Apr 15, 2025
Eleven of us enjoyed 26 bird species on a beautiful, magical morning with good looks at Cooper's Hawks, soaring bald eagles, 4 woodpecker species (including the majestic pileated), and the first Rufous hummingbird of the season. Great group, and a great birding outing with bleeding hearts, trillium, and wild bitter cherry in bloom.
Sat, Apr 12, 2025
Wet snowy day. Easy to miss intersection
Sun, Apr 13, 2025
Just above 1300 CFS, about the bottom limit for a fun run
Sun, Apr 13, 2025
For most of us, this reach rated amongst our favorite river stretches for the engaging rapids and wildlife encounters. 1500 CFS was a favorable flow rate, washing over many problematic boulders but no so high as to create menacing eddy fences.
Sat, Apr 12, 2025
An early spring hike on a relatively flat trail to a sandy beach on the Stillaguamish River
Sat, Apr 12, 2025
Sunny and joyful hike around Whistle Lake in Anacortes Community Forest.
Sat, Apr 12, 2025
GoHike Urban Walk from the Graham Visitor's Center to Foster and Marsh Islands to the Montlake Cut to Lk Union and back to the Arboretum to view the John Grade Sculpture "Union".
Sat, Apr 12, 2025
Five-mile loop around Discovery Park. From the north lot, we looped around the park, including some time at the beach.
Fri, Apr 11, 2025
Early season Condition Hiking Series hike
Fri, Apr 11, 2025
My dog and I encountered 26 bird species on a 2.6 mile / 422' perimeter walk down the North Ridge and up the South Ridge. For optimal birding, I recommend going at dawn; there's so much manmade noise mid-day that it hinders the enjoyment of the birdsong.
Sun, Apr 6, 2025
Early season Condition Hiking Series hike.
