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Online Hiking Information
I was poking around this evening, looking to see which campgrounds are open, dreaming about an upcoming trip we are planning. I came across two neat PDFs on the Okanogan – Wenatchee National Forest web page. I saw the Hwy 20 one last summer at the Ranger Station in Sedro-Woolley. They have a nice map…
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Moran State Park, Orcas Island
All week we had been debating on where to go for our Friday hike. The weather looked good, but there is still so much snow in the mountains. None of our ideas inspired us. No one felt like climbing a mountain; we didn’t want to go anywhere we had been before. We flipped through the…
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Spring Hikes with Children
I have an article up on the ParentMap online edition. Click on over to read about 7 hikes you can take your kids on this spring that have indoor options if you need to escape the weather. Get out there and have some fun!
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State Parks Free This Weekend
Residents of Washington State will be able to visit state parks without purchasing a Discover Pass on Sunday and Monday, March 18 and 19. These free days are two of the days mandated by the Legislature to offer to the public. They are in celebration of the State Park System’s Birthday. What is your favorite…
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Forgetfulness
Have you ever forgotten something really important on a hike or nature outing? Well, last Friday I forgot my camera on a hike I took with the kids. To make matters worse, we saw a new kind of ice that I hadn’t seen before, and it would have been so great to document it for…
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A Weekend with Birds – McDaniel Lake Camping with PSBO
We had the opportunity last weekend to go camping with the Puget Sound Bird Observatory at their summer banding site. They have been set up for the month at McDaniel Lake near Naches, conducting research on birds and their habitats in the Pacific Northwest. We arrived on Friday evening to a dinner waiting for us. …
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Welcome to The Hiker Mama’s Blog!
I have been scheming about this blog for a few years now, and the time is finally right to begin. I plan to fill this blog with trip reports, photos, stories (the good, the bad, the ugly and the funny), and inspiration. My goal for this space is to encourage folks to get outside. Take…