Hiking

August 17th, 2011

The Tahoe Rim Trail circumnavigates the lake at elevation, and covers 165 miles.  Looking forward to exploring it!  It’s very distracting to have the water right there and all this new stuff to check out. I would wager Mochi has logged more hiking miles than probably most other shih-tzus.  He doesn’t always have a great [...]

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March 4th, 2011

Stand-Up Paddleboarding After our modest success on the surfboards, we had to try SUP (Stand-Up Paddleboarding).  It’s quite popular and when you see a Jesus-like figure off in the distance seemingly walking on the ocean, they’re probably on a stand-up paddleboard.  This was a common site during our week in Maui. It takes some getting [...]

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March 2nd, 2011

Bryn and I had an awesome time in Maui last week.  Thanks to mom and dad for the invite!  Our days were packed with fun activities, including several “firsts” — surfing attempts, scuba diving, etc. It had been 20 years since my last visit to Maui, and much like how a kid remembers Disneyland, my [...]

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January 4th, 2010

Poo Poo Point is a popular day hike on Issaquah’s Tiger Mountain.  Even though it’s been in our backyard for nearly 25 years, Dad and I had never done it until last week.  And we brought Mochi along too, since we all needed to work off our Christmas treats. Poo Poo Point is best known [...]

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