Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Rattlesnake Ledge Trip Report
On Friday a week and a half ago we went on a hike up to a fabulous viewpoint called Rattlesnake Ledge. There are no rattlesnakes there or at the lake with the same name below. But you can see for miles on a clear day, and the hike is short. Our friend Jessie was able…
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The End of the Day
We had a great day today, hiking up to Rattlesnake Ledges (no snakes there!) I’ll get a proper report up soon, but here’s a photo from the day for now. It was great to get out on a hike, and enjoy the sunshine.
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Giveaway Winner
The big thing on blogs now is to employ a random number generator to pick the winners of giveaways and other contests. That’s a little more than this mama’s brain can handle right now, so I did it the old-fashioned way. Today I took all the names from the entries for the giveaway, wrote them…
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Rainy Waterfall Hiking
This trip report is very overdue. This happened back in November, the day after Thanksgiving. I thought I’d put it up anyway to serve as a resource. We had a hike planned the week before. But when we woke up in the morning, one of my children was in tears at the thought of hiking.…
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Find Me Now on Facebook
Just popping in real quick this evening to let you know I finally created a Facebook page for The Hiker Mama. It’s about time, I do spend a lot of time there already. Click the widget over in the sidebar, or follow the link: https://www.facebook.com/TheHikerMama. It will be good to have somewhere to share the fun…
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Gear Review and Giveaway: Coleman Outdoor Essentials First Aid Kit
I don’t know about you, but we go through a lot of bandages at our house. Seems like every day someone has a cut or scratch that they need fixed up. Since we’re on the go, we often need bandages in the car or at the park, too. While I usually have a good stock…
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Juanita Bay Bird Watching
Gabriel got to go spend the day with Daddy at work today, learning about what Daddy does and seeing his new office. Annika and I were on our own, which rarely happens. What to do? With some sunbreaks in the forecast, we decided it would be fun to go for a short birding expedition. I…
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Smithbrook Road Snowshoe
We have been experiencing an unusual and long-lasting inversion here in Puget Sound, causing cold, grey, still air to settle in the lowlands. Meanwhile, the sun shines in the mountains. We went up Friday to find the sunshine, and trek in the snow at the same time. Our friend Kirsten offered to drive us…
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Stalking Snowy Owls
OK, well, maybe we didn’t really need to do any stalking, but we had a neat trip last weekend to go see some visiting snowy owls. Some of you might remember last year when we had a record number of snowy owls visiting the lower 48. Last year was an irruption year, when conditions are…
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Gold Creek Pond Snowshoe Trip Report
The kids have gotten noticeably stronger this year in their hiking abilities. We’ve also made some new hiking friends who hike in all seasons, and they invited us to come snowshoeing with them this winter. A Secret Santa has been leaving presents on our doorstep (a 12 days of Christmas theme) and one of the…
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