Art cars, and their many variants, are an important part of the Burning Man experience. They wander the playa looking for fun and passengers around the clock, and especially come out to play when the night arrives and they turn the celebration into a completely unorchestrated show of visually and […]

Burning Man is a free-for-all libertarian representation of different art forms. Everyone is welcome, and the breadth of art displayed is intriguing and continually changing. Throughout the week, you’ll overhear someone talking about a new installation that wasn’t there the night before, and you’ll bike a mile out onto the […]

Karen gave me a gift certificate to an unpowered glider plane flight that was launched from an airfield near Arlington, Washington. It was a smooth trip up and around. The pilot gave a quick ground lesson on all of the flight controls, and while up I was able to fly […]

Monogram Lake is a pretty cirque lake that is a great spot for camping, trout fishing, and taking other side hikes (including one to the old fire lookout at Lookout Mountain). It is located between Lookout Mountain and Little Devil Peak in the North Cascades National Park, and is accessed […]

Snow Lake is in a valley about an hour east of Seattle near the Alpental ski resort (exit 52 off I-90; exit 53 when coming from the east), and it is accessed at the end of a 7 mile round-trip trail (National Forest trail 1013). The trail starts in the […]

We launched from the Wauna Purdy Spit, a small public beach and boat launch near the little town of Purdy, Washington. […]